Overview

• Scott told The Guardian he was offered $20 million to helm Terminator 3 and still declined the job.
• He said he asked to match Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pay and the studio agreed, but he ultimately walked away.
• Explaining the refusal, Scott compared Terminator to Bond as “fun and camp” and “pure comic strip,” saying he’d try to make it too real.
• Jonathan Mostow directed 2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which grossed about $433 million worldwide.
• Scott said Gladiator III is “in process” and that he would consider another Alien prequel if he gets the right idea.