Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated Terminator Doomsday with a fascinating throwback to the past

August 29, 1997 is an important date in terminator franchise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 revealed Terminator 2: Judgment Day revealed that it was the day Skynet woke up. so naturally terminator fans cheer every time August 29 arrives each year and Schwarzenegger himself is no different, as evidenced by the throwback he posted for this special day for 2022.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the terminator The Last Judgment of the saga, and 31 years since then Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released in theaters. Arnold Schwarzenegger commemorated his arrival on this year’s Judgment Day by sharing the photo below on his Twitter account:

Publication of a look behind the scenes Terminator 2: Judgment Day is certainly a fitting way to celebrate this apocalyptic event in the science fiction saga, but I’m more fascinated by Arnold Schwarzenegger reading an issue of Oh! Children’s magazine on the shelf. While it’s possible he was just trying to pass the time and this was the only reading material available, it should be noted that he his daughter, Christina Schwarzenegger, was born on July 23, 1991 and terminator 2 began filming in October 1990. Perhaps Arnold Schwarzenegger was taking a break that day to see if there was any new parenting advice he could learn; Tip No. 1, do not interact with your newborn while your face looks partially robotic.

Either way, it’s nice to see Arnold Schwarzenegger usher in another Judgment Day, a time when we can celebrate that rogue AI didn’t trigger nuclear annihilation and attempted to wipe out the remnants of humanity with its army. of cars The photo also serves as a good reminder of how Terminator 2: Judgment Day shot a 180 with the Schwarzenegger character. while 1984 the Terminator saw the former bodybuilder play an android sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor so that their son John would never be born, the sequel introduced a reprogrammed T-800 that was tasked with protecting 10-year-old John from form a T by Robert Patrizio. 1000. terminator 2 grossed between $ 519 and $ 520.9 million at the worldwide box office and garnered critical acclaim for the initial reception of its predecessor (i.e. the Terminator It is better than terminator 2or vice versa, it’s a matter of opinion).

Arnold Schwarzenegger went on to star in three others terminator The films, which were all shot, took place on different timelines. Schwarzenegger’s T-800 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines teamed up with an adult John Connor to fight TX and, in this timeline, judgment delayed him rather than prevented him altogether. In genesis of the terminatorArnold mostly performed on a wrapped T-800 that had protected Sarah Connor since that time, and was teamed with Kyle Reese to frustrate the activation of Genisys, a global operating system released by Skynet, in 2017. Ultimately, Terminator: Dark Destinywhich was only used immediately the Terminator Yes Terminator 2: Judgment Daysaw Schwarzenegger play a T-800 of another age that killed John as a child, but then defeated the Terminator Rev-9 sent to assassinate Dani Ramos in 2020. Schwarzenegger’s likeness was also used to Hello Terminatorwhich took place in an apocalyptic future where Christian Bale’s John Connor led a resistance against Skynet’s forces.

From the cinematic side of the terminator the franchise is awaiting later Terminator: Dark Destiny commercially underperforming, it’s hard to say if we’ll ever see Arnold Schwarzenegger return to this property. However, there is a terminator animated series in development for Netflix, so perhaps this gives Schwarzenegger the opportunity to lend his vocal talents. The actor’s upcoming projects include a live-action spy series for Netflix and a collaboration with Danny DeVito and Tracy Morgan on triplets.