JK Simmons Is Committed to Two More Terminator: Genisys Sequels

"I am signed on, so if there are sequels I will by God be there."

Possible spoilers ahead! (Click to reveal)

Yes, we are told O'Brien does [survive]… in fact, we went back and did a little added shot on the roof of the whole helicopter sequence to make sure that we see that after Arnold throws me away so that he can save people, I'm one of those that he saves, and I'm still alive and watching whats happening.





"There are a lot of ways we could go with O'Brien and we've actually have had those discussions already, so I do know where it goes - but thats part of the fun of the character, he's the only guy in 2017, in the regular world, that has a clue whats going on. Nobody believes him, but he does sorta know whats up, or is beginning to figure out what the whole story is here. So I think if we make the sequels as they continue, I think O'Brien's credibility level will develop."



Although we cynically talk about sequels as though they're inevitable, it will entirely depend on the box office, which could easily be killed by word-of-mouth. He also revealed the direction his character arc would take if the trilogy does go forward:"There are a lot of ways we could go with O'Brien and we've actually have had those discussions already, so I do know where it goes - but thats part of the fun of the character, he's the only guy in 2017, in the regular world, that has a clue whats going on. Nobody believes him, but he does sorta know whats up, or is beginning to figure out what the whole story is here. So I think if we make the sequels as they continue, I think O'Brien's credibility level will develop."Although we cynically talk about sequels as though they're inevitable, it will entirely depend on the box office, which could easily be killed by word-of-mouth. Variety reports that Genisys was beaten on its opening night by Magic Mike XXL (ouch again), and it is now tracking to make $45 million its opening weekend, rather than the originally projected $55 million. It could make up the difference in the international box office, where these tentpoles tend to do very well, but it remains to be seen whether these sequels will actually happen. If they do happen, though, at least Simmons's presence will make them a little more tolerable.

We pretty much hated Terminator: Genisys , and we weren't alone. Critics agreed that the reboot was a perfunctory, poorly-written exercise in cynicism, and the movie now holds a paltry 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch. But naturally, there will probably still be sequels based on the nostalgia factor alone, and supporting player JK Simmons has just revealed that he's signed on for two more movies. When asked if he would participate in any more Terminator films, Simmons told Slashfilm in a recent, spoiler-ific interview,There aren't too many reasons to be excited for prospective sequels, but this would be one point in their favor, as Simmons's performance was one of the few highlights of an otherwise weak film. See the full interview with Simmons below:In the interview, Simmons addressed the fate of his character, Detective O'Brien, at the end of the film, as it was left somewhat ambiguous: