Terminator: Dark Fate has had a rough outing at the box office, taking in a mere $29 million during its opening weekend. Now, the film is on track to lose as much as $100 million for the studio after its underwhelming performance, despite having the best ratings since Terminator 2: Judgment Day with a 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Even after adding legendary producer James Cameron and returning actress Linda Hamilton, it seems nostalgia isn't enough to bring Terminator back into the mainstream quite like it was in the '90s. Now, after just a few weeks, director Tim Miller has opened up about his experience working with Cameron.In an interview with KCRW's Kim Masters, when asked if Miller would consider working with Cameron again in the future, he responded with, “No, but it has nothing to do with whatever trauma I have from the experience, it’s more that I just don’t want to be in a situation again where I don’t have the control to do what I think is right.” Miller believes much of what audiences didn't like were things out of his control.Creative differences are nothing new, most projects encounter them at some stage or another during the process. However, Miller felt having his name attached to it as director means he ultimately takes the fall for its failure. In a recent discussion with The Hollywood Reporter , Miller opened up about these struggles."Even though Jim is a producer and David Ellison is a producer and they technically have final cut and ultimate power, my name is still on it as director," said Miller. "Even if I'm going to lose the fight … I still feel this obligation to fight because that is what the director is supposed to do. Fight for the movie."One of the biggest creative differences the two had was around the plot direction of the movie. Miller wanted Dark Fate's antagonist, Legion (basically the updated version of Skynet) to win against the humans, while Cameron instead wanted to mirror his first two films in the franchise and tell another story of the humans overcoming the robots."[I suggested] Legion is so powerful, the only way to beat it is going back in time and strangle it in the crib," recalls Miller. "Jim says, 'What's dramatic about the humans losing?' And I say, 'Well, What's dramatic about the humans winning and they just need to keep on winning?' I like a last stand. It's not his thing."While Miller and Cameron may never cross paths again, Skydance's David Ellison appears to have left the door open to work again with Miller in the future. Over a recent dinner, Ellison said "What are we going to do next together?"As for Schwarzenegger and the Terminator franchise, we're not sure if "They'll be back."

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