Celebrated director James Cameron explains why he wouldn’t make a similar Terminator movie today despite its franchise-inspiring success. Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi thriller introduced the world to the AI menace of Skynet, as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cybernetic assassin T-1000 hunts down Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor before her child can be born and leads humanity against artificial intelligence in the future. Produced on a $6.4 million budget and earning an incredible $78.3 million gross, Cameron gained widespread recognition, sparking a career that established the director as one of Hollywood’s most celebrated voices.
