15 Things That Almost Ruined The Terminator Franchise

11. Insufficient Technology

Immediately after The Terminator became a box office smash, raking in $78 million on a $6 million budget, Cameron began work on a sequel. The mind-blowing CGI techniques needed to render the T-1000€™s shape-shifting form were unavailable at that point. The amount of technical setbacks due to the state of computer imagery at that point in time meant meant his projected vision for the film was far too advanced. He shelved the project, until the point technology could catch up with his technical needs.

He then turned his attention to underwater epic, The Abyss. It was during production on the 1989 movie, when bringing the pseudopod to life, that Cameron was advised to contact Industrial Light and Magic for assistance in the special effects. And the rest is history: if it hadn€™t been for this suggestions by effects supervisor Phil Tippett, then the franchise€™s greatest villain would never have made it to the big screen.

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