‘Black Mirror’ star Mackenzie Davis in early talks to join cast of new ‘Terminator’ film

Blade Runner 2049 actor Mackenzie Davis is in negotiations to star in the new Terminator film.

If finalised, the 30-year-old star will join Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the latest instalment of the series, which will be helmed by Deadpool director Tim Miller.

The film, which will be a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, will be produced by James Cameron and David Ellison, reported Variety.

James Cameron, had earlier said that he is interested in making it a trilogy. “Can it still have new relevance now where so much of our world is catching up to what was science fiction in the first two films? We live in a world of predator drones, and surveillance, and big data, and emergent AI.”

Adding, “So, I am in discussions with David Ellison, who is the current rights holder globally for the Terminator franchise, and the rights in the US market revert to me under US copyright law in a year-and-a-half, so he and I are talking about what we can do. Right now we are leaning toward doing a three-film arc and reinventing it. We’ll put more meat on the bones if we get past the next couple of hurdles as and when …read more