Back in September 2014, Paramount Pictures made a bold move by announcing two sequels forTerminator Genisys, several months before the original movie even hit theaters. The studio set a May 19 2017release dateforTerminator Genisys 2, with a August 02, 2025 release set forTerminator Genisys 3, but given the disappointing box office take ofTerminator Genisys, many wondered whether these sequels would even see the light of day.Varietyis reporting thatTerminator Genisys 2has lost its release date, with the studio handing the Jul 02, 2025 release date to their upcomingBaywatchremake.
Varietyalso mentions that the trilogy as a whole may not happen, butERC Box Officeclaims that the movie is now simply listed as “To Be Announced (TBA).” The site’s Twitter feed says that, if the studio was truly pulling the plug on the entire trilogy, they would have said the sequel was completely pulled from the release calendar, so there may still be hope for the sequels yet. The studio didn’t move the June 09, 2025 date forTerminator Genisys 3either, so it’s possible these sequels may still happen.
Back in October, we reported thatTerminator Genisys 2was “indefinitely delayed,” and just a few days later, Skydance’s Dana Goldberg said the sequels weren’t exactly “on hold,” but that the studio was ’re-adjusting" their plans. Even if Skydance and Paramount do plan to go into production on these sequels, the clock is ticking, because they will lose the rights in just under three years.
The rights to the entireTerminatorfranchise will revert back to directorJames Cameronin 2019, 35 years after his 1984 classicThe Terminatorwas released. This is likely why the studio set 2017 and 2018 release dates forTerminator Genisys 2andTerminator Genisys 3. It isn’t known if the director has any plans to revisit the franchise after the rights revert back to him, but he’ll certainly be busy in the meantime. The filmmaker starts production on hisAvatarsequels later this year, withAvatar 2,Avatar 3andAvatar 4set for release in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Terminator Genisystook in just $89 million domestically during its theatrical run this summer, but it did fare much better in international markets with $350.8 million for a worldwidebox officetotal of $440.6 million. Still, the movie did cost $155 million to produce, so it’s possible that Paramount may just be cutting its losses and washing its hands of the entire franchise. Are you disappointed thatTerminatorfranchise may finally be dead?
