Joss sent a public letter to the owners of the Terminator Franchise, bidding $10,000 for the rights.
Joss Whedon is cool. He wrote Buffy the Vampire Slayer and became successful in Hollywood, which is something the people who complain about the possibility that Joss will end up with the Terminator franchise will never do. So that is an accomplishment in it's own right. Speaking to EW.com Joss explains himself a little bit:
"Here's the thing: It's not a slam on The Terminator. I love The Terminator. That part's totally true. I was thinking to myself, 'Not since they auctioned off frames from The Little Mermaid have I wished I had more money this much.' So you know what, never hurts to ask. I loved the movies, even the later movies. I loved the mythology. I loved the TV show [The Sarah Connor Chronicles] - like, really loved. Not for pretend. And not just because of [star] Summer Glau.
"But mostly, it's just me being a dumb-ass, because that seems to be what I do best - I'm not even very good at that. So, no, I do not think they're going to call me and say 'Congratulations! We'll have that $10,000 now.' Although, it would be non-exclusive. Other people could make Terminator movies and TV shows too. I'm just putting that out there in case you publish this."
Whedon goes on to say "I adore the franchise. I literally did learn a huge amount from that [franchise]. [The Terminator] came out when I was in college, and I was like, This is how you construct a story. It's very important to me. That part was true. The part where I think I'm going to get it, not so true. And certain ideas, like [bidding for] The Lord of the Rings and the Batman franchise, also possibly not true.
"If they will give them to me for $10,000, I absolutely would write a check. That's true. They just didn't say those [properties] were for sale. They said they were on back-order, is what I understand. It's all ridiculous, but it comes from love."
Access broke this story a few days ago saying in his article that Sony is the front runner to end up with the Terminator Franchise. If that info is true I would be happy with that. Joss is cool but Sony is cooler. More funds, better picture = Sony with the Terminator Franchise rights. If there is to be a movie to follow up Terminator Salvation please do it right. Please sit down and think about what you are putting up on screen. Please make McG shut his mouth about how big his d%$k is. If he doesnt want to do that then find someone that will. Terminator is a solid franchise, it sucks that the people that were entrusted with it (McG) rushed, trying to make his mark and then failed while making the movie.
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