Terminator 3 Production Shut Down?

By Cmaster2 July 15, 2002 11:15 AM

Production on Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines is rumoured to have been shut down because of out of control costs.

WENN had the details:

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has been forced to shut up shop on his third TERMINATOR movie for the summer (02) as producers desperately try to control the film's spiraling budget.

After just two months of filming, the sequel, RISE OF THE MACHINES, is busting the bank at a whopping $200 million (GBP142.8 million), according to American tabloid NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

And so executives have shut down the movie while they try to find a way of reducing costs.

A source says, "The producers are afraid that if they don't do something they'll have another WATERWORLD on their hands.

"There are a lot of expensive scenes and special effects."

One expensive scene, which is yet to be shot, is causing headaches for the execs because it features a car chase through central Los Angeles and involves hundreds of extras and location costs.

"Everybody was sent home while the writer, director and producers try to find a way to do the scene more cheaply."

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Cut, cut, cut!   reply

Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on July 15, 2002 12:52 PM

I have an idea: fire Arnold. That's like 30 millions less.

Fake - National Inquirer Article   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 15, 2002 1:53 PM

http://www.coronaproductions.com/ubb/Forum28/HTML/001040.html

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Posted by The Original Shemp (Daddy-O@shempsrule.com) on July 15, 2002 6:36 PM

It just goes to prove...you can't make a movie for less than $200 mlilion these days.

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Posted by The Original Shemp (Daddy-O@shempsrule.com) on July 15, 2002 8:37 PM

Whoops, I misspelled "million".

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Posted by kilojay (joesmo@yahoo.com) on July 16, 2002 1:13 PM

Your dum, OS.

Rawr!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 17, 2002 11:02 AM

Ah-nold has gotta be what, 60 years old?

He'll be walking like a robot OFF the set.

money is no object borrow some frome ahrnelds bank   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 18, 2002 4:05 AM

who cares its gonna be an exelant fiml and it will make more than 200 milion on the first day of opening

RE: money is no object borrow some frome ahrnelds bank   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 18, 2002 4:07 AM

you are a legend hay dude

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 19, 2002 9:06 AM

you can't even spell dumb dummy.