There are motion posters, then there's this, the "living one-sheet" for Terminator Genisys. Featuring Empire cover star Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoing a, shall we say, drastic change, it's the kind of poster that'll scare your granny senseless next time she's at a bus stop.
For those not already in the know, Genisys starts in 2029, with the war between the human rebels and Skynet’s malicious machines is in full swing. Present and correct – though played now by different actors – are John Connor (Jason Clarke) and Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) who are taking advantage of pushing back against the antagonistic artificial intelligence to send Reese to 1984 on his mission to save Sarah Connor from termination at the hands of a killer cyborg.
Except when Reese arrives, he discovers that the timeline has been altered and this Sarah (Emilia Clarke) was orphaned years ago by a Terminator attack. She has been raised by an Arnold Schwarzenegger-style ‘bot that has been living and ageing among humans. The changes are, somewhat naturally, already sparking plenty of debate.
With Matt Smith also among the cast and Thor: The Dark World’s Alan Taylor calling the shots, Terminator: Genisys is set for UK release on July 3. Empire**'s new Terminator Genisys issue arrives tomorrow, Thursday, March 26.