10 Things You Need To Know About Terminator: Genisys

10. Alan Taylor's Pedigree

When talk of a fifth Terminator film was first brought up, it was actually by McG, who directed the fourth instalment. Of course, between a falling out with star Christian Bale and lukewarm reception with fans despite hailing in over $350 million worldwide at the box office, McG was unlikely to return. After the rights to the franchise sold in 2010, production went in a new direction, and a director search was held. Originally, Justin Lin was attached to Terminator 5 (which didn't have the Genisys title at the time). His schedule, however, wound up being an issue, and he dropped Terminator 5 in favour of Fast and Furious 6. Then Alan Taylor came aboard. Taylor may not be a household name just yet, but he could soon be. He hit it big with Thor: The Dark World, and prior to that directed a lot of episodes of various shows for HBO. Now, television may not have the allure of the big screen, but Taylor's resume includes multiple episodes of The Sopranos, Rome, Deadwood, and Game of Thrones. Considering the latter, at least, is movie quality, and considering the second Thor movie was a hit, there's reason to believe this is a film Taylor can run with, and be successful. His inspiration, as he told Slashfilm, is another well-known franchise that went through some dark times:

I think there is another famous franchise that had a wonderful beginning and then turned a little bananas€ Tim Burton€™s first Batman is just glorious and by the time it got around to nipples on costumes and all that stuff it sort of lost its way.

Sounds like Taylor is fairly in touch with the fan base at least.