The Ellisons consulted Terminator creator James Cameron in the hope of returning to the spirit of The Terminator (1984) and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). The following year, production of another installment in the series was set up in collaboration with Skydance Productions, owned by Ellison's brother David. Megan Ellison and her production company Annapurna Pictures acquired the franchise rights in May 2011. When Kyle arrives in the past, he discovers that the timeline has been altered and Sarah has been raised by a reprogrammed Terminator. It follows Kyle Reese, a soldier in a post-apocalyptic future with a war against the machines led by Skynet, who is sent from 2029 to 1984 by John Connor, leader of the Human Resistance, to protect his mother Sarah. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matt Smith, Courtney B. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, who reprises his role as the Terminator, alongside Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. The film reboots the Terminator film series, retaking the story's basics of the original film but in another direction. Terminator Genisys is a 2015 American science-fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier.
