McG updated his T4 blog today, shedding some light on what we can expect in the film and addressing the possibly spurious online chat concerning the ending that has been doing the rounds on the Net in recent days.
Here are some of the more interesting nuggets: "This movie takes place several years after Judgment Day, but prior to 2029. Just like it took a long time to get an HD plasma screen in our world, it took Skynet a lot of research and development to get to the T-800, and this movie explores that 'space between.' We have all been fascinated with the world after Judgment Day. Here it is."
He also described some of the robotic critters we'll get to see: "In this film, there are Hydrobots that patrol the water, Transports that move human prisoners around, Harvesters that collect human beings as lab rats for Skynet and Aerostats that survey all that is going on with the resistance the world over.
"We've started shooting the T-600 -- the bigger, grimier, nastier version that preceded the T-800. Like Reese says, 'They're easier to spot but they pack a mini gun and carry kick ass fire power.' They're eight-foot tall killers that prowl the badlands looking for anything with a heartbeat to terminate."
On the much-derided decision to make the film a PG-13, he said: "Oh yeah, don't get too uptight about the prospect of the film being PG-13. We have entertained the idea of a PG-13 rating largely because Batman Begins, in my opinion, was made compromise-free. So we'll see. The movie comes first and it will be protected at all times…"
And finally talking about the spoileriffic rumours we've been hearing, he enigmatically responded: "By the way, there are only three people who know the ending." Thanks for clearing that up McG!
