'Terminator Genisys' Movie News: J.K. Simmons Offers Comic Relief
The latest trailer for "Terminator Genisys" gives fans a sneak preview of Award-winning actor J.K. Simmon's role in the upcoming science fiction action film. Simmons was cast to play Detective O'Brien, a police detective who has been investigating cases of Sarah Connor and her encounters with killer robots.
In the trailer, his character is shown not only confronting Sarah Connor, but also running away from what seems to be one of the killer robots. According to Cinema Blend, "he proves in just a few lines that he will be able to bring a lightness to the proceedings without disrupting the rhythm or intensity of its action scenes."
The rest of the trailer is chockfull of action scenes involving the main protagonists Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney), and The Guardian or the original T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Korean actor Lee Byung-hun plays the T-1000 and another actor is set to play another Terminator, the T-950, which is shown in the trailer as "a skeleton-faced robot made of partially liquefied metal."
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The only other actor in the cast whose role has not been revealed yet is Matt Smith and an io9 report says he is the likely candidate to play this role.
The film is reportedly the first of another trilogy of films that Paramount developing based on the "Terminator" franchise. This first sequel works with a new premise: in 2029 John Connor, son of Sarah Connor gets word that Skynet will attack him on two fronts – the past and the future. He sends his trusted lieutenant Reese back in time to make sure that his mother is safe.
Reese however returns to a past that is radically changed and he has to deal with a Sarah Connor who has been under the protection and training of a Guardian/T-800. He has to work with Connor and the Guardian/T-800 to stop Judgement Day.
The film is the fifth installment of the series, and is directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier.
