Terminator Zero, which is penned by The Batman Part II‘s Mattson Tomlin, looks pretty solid. But at the same time, it feels like the franchise just can’t escape its basic premise, and the anime series’ newest trailer is doubling down on what has always worked.
After a number of teases coming straight from Tomlin, who’s spent at least a couple of years promising a fresh new take on the property, the teaser trailer was cool enough to make us raise an eyebrow. Now, after watching the main one, it’s become clearer the franchise might need a full reset after going offline for a bit.
Mind you, I thought Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) was actually quite ballsy and genuinely decent, as it tried to establish an entirely new conflict from the get-go in spite of retreading much of the Terminator 2 formula we all know and once loved. James Cameron was well aware that the IP had run out of gas after too many post-T2 sequels that just didn’t hit the mark, yet he knew some concessions had to be made in order to step into a new era for the sci-fi series. That didn’t work out at the box office despite positive-enough reviews, mainly because audiences had been burned out after so many subpar follow-ups, and so the series’ big-screen future went dark again.
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