With Terminator Genisys out in UK cinemas tomorrow (July 2), there's no better time to look back at some of the lesser known facts about the franchise that turned Arnie into a superstar.

Re-Viewed: Arnold Schwarzenegger's sci-fi classic The Terminator

Re-Viewed: James Cameron classic Terminator 2 Judgment Day

1. James Cameron found himself in director jail in the early '80s having been fired from Piranha II. Unsure if he'd ever be able to sit behind the camera again, he sold off his Terminator script for $1 in exchange for the rights to direct it.

2. Mel Gibson and OJ Simpson were initially considered for the role of The Terminator before Arnold Schwarzenegger landed the part. Arnie had in fact originally met with director Cameron to discuss playing Kyle Reese before being cast as the T-800.

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3. The Terminator's iconic line "I'll be back" was originally scripted as "I'll come back" (something that rolled over into the official novelisation). The actor had trouble pronouncing "I'll" and tried to get Cameron to let him say "I will be back" instead.



4. Arnold only utters 58 words in The Terminator.

5. The teaser trailer for The Terminator was narrated by Peter Cullen, best known as the voice of another iconic robot character: Transformers Autobot leader Optimus Prime.

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6. The Sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day upped the word count for its lead star to 700. His $15 million salary meant that he got paid $21,429 per word.

7. Terminator 2: Judgment Day's $102 million budget made it the most expensive film ever made when it came out in 1991.

8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day won 4 Oscars. At the 64th Academy Awards in 1992 it took home awards for Best Sound, Best Make Up, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.

9. Linda Hamilton suffered permanent hearing loss during the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Between takes of filming the elevator shootout scene she forgot to put in her earplugs before firing a gun, which led to the damage.

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10. In the Spanish version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day the Terminator's line: "Hasta la Vista, Baby" is translated to "Sayonara, Baby" to keep it funny for the audience.

11. The Terminator is the only character that is on both of AFI's 100 Greatest Heroes and 100 Greatest Villains lists.

12. Arnold got paid $29.25million for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and also negotiated to get 20% of the gross of ticket sales, DVD sales, TV rights, game licensing, and in-flight movie licensing on the movie.

13. Ang Lee turned down the opportunity to direct Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines so that he could make Hulk. Ridley Scott was also considered before the job went to Breakdown's Jonathan Mostow.

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14. So Arnold could reprise his leading role in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, he worked out for three hours every day for six months so his weight and muscle measurements were exactly the same as they were during the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

15. Terry Crews was meant to have a reasonable-sized part in Terminator Salvation, but it was cut out of the film. Despite this, you can still see his character's body in one scene.

16. Produced away from the studio system by The Halcyon Company, Terminator Salvation's $200 million budget makes it the most expensive independent movie of all time. Warner Bros later stumped up $60 million for the rights to distribute the film across North America.

17. Christian Bale is notably absent as John Connor in Terminator Genisys. Tom Hardy was reportedly considered for the role before it was given to Jason Clarke.



18. Paramount has already given the go-ahead for two sequels to Terminator Genisys regardless of how it performs at the box office. This North American distribution rights to the Terminator franchise will revert back to James Cameron in 2019.

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