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Today, we explore Cameron’s new Terminator movie ambitions.
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The Big Sip
The take: The man who invented the AI apocalypse genre now can't stay ahead of the news cycle.
What happened: James Cameron confirmed to Gizmodo this week that he'll begin writing a new Terminator film once marketing ends for Avatar: Fire and Ash, which releases December 19.
Why it matters: Cameron isn't struggling to imagine a scary future. He's struggling to imagine one that hasn't already arrived. "Science fiction has caught up and is actually overwhelming us at this point," he said. "We're living in a science fiction world."
What to watch: Cameron aims to "future-proof" the script by setting it just two years out. If writing starts in early 2026, that means a 2028 setting for a 2028 release. The window between fiction and reality: zero.
In 1984, Skynet was fiction. In 2025, it's got a government contract.
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