Linda Hamilton is “done” to play Sarah Connor.
The 67-year-old played a character in Terminator (1984), before returning by Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and eventually starred in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). Hamilton chose not to act Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator: Salvation (2009) and Terminator: Genisys (2015).
Despite her Terminator returning four years ago, Hamilton recently insisted she was not interested in starring in a potential reboot of the popular franchise.
“I’m done. I’m done. I have nothing more to say. The story has been told and it’s been done to death,” she said. Business Insider.
“Why anyone would reboot it is a mystery to me. But I know our Hollywood world is built on reboots now,” Hamilton added.
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The Dante’s peak The star also dismissed any suggestion that Sarah Connor is an “icon”.
“I really feel, and I felt, Sarah Connor is not an icon. She’s a woman in hell. She makes some really bad decisions. She’s not a good mother, she’s a good fighter!” she said.
“So you kind of try to dissect the details and say, ‘Well, they respect her strength and her power, and I did create a warrior, but she’s very imperfect. She’s an imperfect person.'”
Hamilton went on to joke about fans comparing her to her Terminator character, insisting that he doesn’t spend his time fighting killer cyborgs from the future.
“So it was hard to kind of come to terms with all of that and then just say, ‘Okay, I can take it,’ because I’ve heard that for so many years, people actually treat me like I saved the future,” Hamilton said. .
“If you could see how completely unhappy I am throughout my life and everyday life! But it’s pretty sweet and I have no complaints, it’s wonderful,” she added.
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This is not the first time that Hamilton has spoken about being “done” with the role of the character. 2020, she said The Hollywood Reporter that she “would be very happy never to return” to the franchise.
Hamilton’s comments came after 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate grossed $261 million at the worldwide box office. Tim Miller directed, while James Cameron, who directed the first two films, produced.
In 2022, Cameron said one more thing Terminator the film was “under discussion”. While talking about Brainless podcast, then he said, »If I should do another one Terminator movie and maybe try to reboot that franchise, which is being discussed, but nothing has been decided yet… I’d be more into artificial intelligence than bad robots gone mad,” Tracklist reported.
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