Terminator Salvation Director Wishes They Kept Original Darker Ending
The director of Terminator Salvation wishes they had kept the original film's darker ending. Released in 2009, Terminator Salvation was set to be the next chapter in the Terminator franchise, picking up after the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It was the first film in the franchise to be set entirely during the future war between humanity and Skynet. The film starred Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Helana Bonham Carter and was directed by McG, who had previously helmed the first two Charlie's Angels movies.
Terminator Salvation had a troubled production history, with the most notable being the leaked audio of star Christian Bale yelling at a crew member. However, another aspect of the movie was the original planned ending, which would have seen John Connor die. The resistance would have grafted his skin onto the body of Sam Worthington's Terminator-human hybrid character, Marcus, with the legend of John Connor intending to live on. Building on that, there was a version where Marcus was actually evil and would turn on the resistance, killing them all while wearing John Connor's skin and John Connor becoming the face of Skynet. This script is likely the one Bale called «wonderful,» but when it leaked online there was massive fan criticism, and the ending was changed to have John Connor live by having Marcus donate his heart for a transplant.
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In a recent interview with THR, McG revealed what he would change in Terminator Salvation if he had the chance. He said he would keep the darker ending they had filmed. While he doesn't elaborate on which one, the implication of the darker ending
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