Science fiction fans flocking to the Comic Convention in San Diego,
California, got a glimpse Saturday of "Terminator Salvation," the highly
anticipated fourth installment in the "Terminator" franchise.
Director McG presented never-before-seen footage during a Comic-Con panel and
offered a few clues about what to expect, including a possible cameo appearance
by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"The T-800 model indeed is part of the mythology of 'Terminator,'" McG said,
referring to the machine model Schwarzenegger played in the first three films.
James Cameron, who directed the first two "Terminator" films, and
special-effects master Stan Winston, who died in June, also each contributed to
the film, McG said, adding that Winston made a cameo appearance.
"He wrestles one of the hydrobots," the director said.
McG said the movie could end up with an R rating rather than the rumored
PG-13.
"We put the picture first at all times," he said. "If it's an R-rated
picture, it's an R-rated picture and that's that."
The brief clip shown Saturday was filled with explosions, tanks, gas masks,
guns and crushed skulls.
