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Cameron's line: Dark Fate · 2020; follows T2, ignores the rest

Terminator: Dark Fate

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Linda Hamilton returns in the direct T2 sequel

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story3 of 3
  • Chronological3 of 6
  • Everything3 of 9

Rating

6.4/10
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Post-credits scenes

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Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

1998, Guatemala. Three years after destroying Cyberdyne, Sarah and John are found by a T-800 sent before Skynet was erased, and John is killed. In 2020 Mexico City, the Rev-9 arrives from a different future to kill factory worker Dani Ramos. Grace, an augmented soldier from 2042, comes to protect her. Sarah shows up mid-fight: for years she's been getting anonymous messages, signed “For John,” about each Terminator's arrival. Grace explains that in her future Skynet never existed and the attack came from Legion. The messages lead to Texas, home of Carl, the T-800 that killed John, now with a conscience and a family. At the dam, Carl and Grace die destroying the Rev-9. Dani gets ready for the war she will lead.

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5 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. CameoLinda Hamilton, 28 years later

    Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor 28 years after Terminator 2. She trained for over a year for the part.

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  2. CameoA de-aged Edward Furlong

    John Connor appears in the opening with Edward Furlong's face, de-aged through facial capture and ILM's CGI.

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  3. Behind the scenesCameron's back, and only T2 counts

    James Cameron came back as producer and got the studio to bring Arnold in. The film is a direct sequel to T2 and ignores T3, Salvation and Genisys.

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  4. Behind the scenesThe dam is in Spain

    The final dam was shot at Aldeadávila in Spain. The film also shot in Hungary and the United States.

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  5. Behind the scenesOne of 2019's biggest flops

    On a $185–196 million budget, it grossed $261 million. The estimated loss was $122.6 million, the second biggest of the year.

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