Where to watch Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Trivia & production notes

• James Cameron initially wanted to develop Terminator 3 after the 1996 opening of the Terminator 2 3-D theme park attraction, but shelved the project when he committed to directing Titanic for 20th Century Fox.
• When Carolco Pictures filed for bankruptcy in November 1995, 20th Century Fox paid $50 million to acquire its assets including the Terminator sequel rights, though the deal was complicated by competing bids from other companies.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger requested a $25 million salary for Terminator 3, a cost that contributed to the project exceeding Fox's intended $95 million budget.
• Andrew G. Vajna, a co-founder of Carolco who had left the company in 1989, won the auction for the Terminator 3 rights in October 1997 for $8 million after the film's development rights had cost Cameron and Fox nine months of negotiations.
• James Cameron declined to direct Terminator 3 because he felt he had completed the story with his first two films, despite initially planning to write and produce the project.
• Cameron's friendship with Vajna and Kassar deteriorated after they quietly began acquiring the Terminator rights during a meeting where Cameron was showing them an early cut of Titanic without disclosing their intentions.
• Edward Furlong was dropped from Terminator 3 in December 2001 after being cast to reprise his role as John Connor, with Warner Bros. removing him due to concerns that his publicized drug problems would jeopardize the production.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger initially refused to star in Terminator 3 without James Cameron's involvement, though he eventually agreed after Cameron persuaded him that the project was worth pursuing.

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