Terminator Salvation (2009)
Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film, the fourth installment in the Terminator series, directed by McG, and starring Christian Bale as future Resistance leader John Connor and Sam Worthington as cyborg Marcus Wright. The film also introduces a young Kyle Reese from the original 1984 film, played by Anton Yelchin, as well as depicting the origin of the T-800 Model 101 Terminator.
Terminator Salvation, set in 2018, focuses on the war between humanity and Skynet — a departure from the previous installments, which were set between 1984 and 2004 and used time travel as a key plot element.
After a troubled pre-production, with The Halcyon Company acquiring the rights for the franchise from Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar and several writers working on the screenplay, filming began in May 2008 in New Mexico and ran for 77 days. The film is currently the most expensive independent production in history, with a budget of $200 million. Terminator Salvation was released on May 21, 2009 in the United States and Canada, followed by early June releases in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The film was met with mixed critical reception[3] and failed to meet initial financial expectations. However, its final worldwide gross of $372 million ranked it 16th in terms of grosses in 2009.
Directed by McG
Produced by Derek Anderson
Victor Kubicek
Jeffrey Silver
Moritz Borman
Written by Screenplay:
John Brancato
Michael Ferris
Characters:
James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd
Starring Christian Bale
Sam Worthington
Anton Yelchin
Moon Bloodgood
Bryce Dallas Howard
Common
Jadagrace Berry
Michael Ironside
Helena Bonham Carter
Music by Danny Elfman
Themes:
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography Shane Hurlbut
Editing by Conrad Buff
Studio The Halcyon Company
Wonderland Sound and Vision
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) May 21, 2009
Running time Theatrical Cut:
115 minutes
Director’s Cut:
118 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million[1]
Gross revenue $372,046,055[2]
Preceded by Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
