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The T-1000 Returns In the ‘Terminator Genisys’ Trailer!
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The Terminator Genisys trailer doesn’t arrive until tomorrow, but right now we have some footage from it. It’s both spectacular and disappointing. How? Well, take a look at the CGI-heavy sequence as depicted above (see an opposing scene from T2 below). Really? It’s totally unnecessary. It looks like the T-100 arm is coming out of Arnold’s stomach.
Otherwise, I love the aesthetics of the footage, and the epic tease of the T-1000’s return!
Tune in this coming Thursday for the full trailer premiere to the latest Terminator sequel, in theaters July 1, 2015.
Alan Taylor shot the film in New Orleans. It stars Emilia Clarke (as Sarah Conner), Jai Courtney (as Kyle Reese) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as a T-800), with Jason Clarke (as John Conner), Byung-hun Lee, Matt Smith, Aaron V. Williamson, Dayo Okeniyi and J.K. Simmons.
Why is the below gif so much cooler? Well, because the arm was real. Physical effects will always look better.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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