Linda Hamilton Says She Will NEVER Return To Play Sarah Connor In Another TERMINATOR Film After 'TERMINATOR: DARK FATE'

Linda Hamilton has reflected on her role as Sarah Connor in ‘TERMINATOR: DARK FATE’ and her reaction to the film and her character is not too surprising considering how the Terminator franchise has been lackluster as of late.

While Dark Fate received positive reviews from fans and critics, it didn't make an overly impressive impact at the box office.

Earning $62 million in North America and $261 million worldwide, the blockbuster was deemed a flop and the iconic franchise was put back on the shelf for what felt like the umpteenth time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton have made it clear they'll never return to the Terminator franchise (even with Cameron now mulling over a reboot of his own), and the latter doubled down on that in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter (via SFFGazette.com). 

Asked what she thinks is likelier, her returning as Sarah Connor or AI writing the next movie, Hamilton stated, "AI writing the next Terminator movie. And they kill me off before we start. That’s the best scenario."

"Shoot me. Shoot me! I’m very glad I did [Terminator: Dark Fate], but…I don’t do a lot of regret. I think in the end, it holds true that we regret what we didn’t do, not what we did. I’m very glad I went back. I loved [director Tim Miller], I love my ladies [Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes], and while I can’t say I love the film, that’s because I was so attached to it. I only saw it once."

"I felt like it was too fast," the actress continued. "But we did so much good work, and it was the greatest time of my life, and the worst time of my life, all rolled into one film. I was 63 or whatever I was, and it was the hardest shoot. Every day it was like a triathlon: 'Now we’re going to swim for two hours and then we’re going to run for two hours.'"

Now DARK FATE wasn’t too bad as far as TERMINATOR films go, its 70% score put it on par with Terminator: Rise of the Machines (in contrast, The Terminator has 100% and Terminator 2: Judgement Day sits at 91%).

We hope that the franchise will see the light of day once more but maybe it’s time to make Terminator a TV series instead of films from now on?

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