Terminator actress Linda Hamilton doesn’t see herself playing Sarah Connor again after the box office failure of Terminator: Dark Fate.
In an interview with THR, Hamilton said she’s fine with not returning to the role, but will come back if something really great comes along.
“…I would be quite happy to never return. So, no, I am not hopeful [to return to Terminator] because I would really love to be done,” Hamilton said. “But, if there were something new that really spoke to me, I am a logical person, and I will always consider viable changes.”
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The interviewer brought up the weak box office performance of Terminator: Dark Fate. $250 million in box office is great for most movies, but Terminator 6 had a production budget of $185 million, a marketing budget probably worth tens of millions on its own, and movie theaters taking their percentage of that $250 million. After Dark Fate’s opening weekend in November 2019, pundits predicted a final worldwide gross of $180 million to $200 million, which would’ve resulted in a $100 million loss.
“Today’s audience is just so unpredictable. I can’t tell you how many laymen just go, ‘Well, people don’t go to the movies anymore,'” Hamilton said. “That’s not Hollywood analysis; that just comes out of almost everybody’s mouth. It should definitely not be such a high-risk financial venture…”
Terminator: Dark Fate received mixed reviews from critics judging by the 54/100 on Metacritic. On Rotten Tomatoes, Dark Fate has a 70% approval rating from critics, which is about on par with Terminator 3’s 69% rating. Both sequels are far away from Terminator 2 at 93% and the original Terminator at a perfect 100% rating.
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Terminator 6 was the lowest-performing Terminator movie at the box office since the original. Dark Fate made less than half of the $515 million worldwide gross of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
For more on Terminator, read about why the director of Dark Fate will never work with producer James Cameron again and how the U.S. Army is keeping Terminator in mind when developing cyborg soldiers.
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Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.
Source: IGN.com Terminator: Linda Hamilton Doesn't Think She'll Play Sarah Connor Again