During a 2019 interview with Vanity Fair, Emilia Clarke admitted that shooting 2015’s “Terminator Genisys” was not a good time for her or anyone else involved in it. Clarke revealed that even director Alan Taylor, who helmed more than a few “Game of Thrones” episodes prior to making “Genisys,” was not the same during the film’s production. “He was not the director I remembered,” Clarke said. “He didn’t have a good time. No one had a good time.”Â
Clarke further admitted that she was actually relieved that the film wasn’t a hit at the box office or with critics because it meant she didn’t have to star in any potential sequels. Funnily enough, “Terminator Genisys” and director Josh Trank’s critically maligned “Fantastic Four” were actually filmed in close proximity of each other, and according to Clarke, the latter film’s crew had jackets made that read, “At least we’re not on Terminator.”
When it was released in 2015, “Genisys” grossed $440 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo) and it currently holds only a 27% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes. Due to its lackluster financial and critical performances, all plans for sequels to it were scrapped. 2019’s “Terminator: Dark Fate” was greenlit instead and ended up receiving a far more positive critical reception than “Genisys,” though, “Dark Fate” also underperformed at the box office.
