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Flakfizer80 t1_j2aeipo wrote

Reply to comment by DrRexMorman in Question for those who’ve seen Dark Fate, and may even like it. by Screenwriter6788

I doubt Cameron had much input at all. His story credit is for the overall Terminator mythos and producer credits are given out like candy in Hollywood to lend a movie cred and/or prevent lawsuits. James Cameron was far too busy filming Avatar sequels to care much about this shite.

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Archamasse t1_j2agsl3 wrote

Cameron was emailing rewrites straight to set throughout the shoot, in lieu of his usual practice of handing cast members his rewrites before yelling action himself.

Miller has also described having to film at least one scene he didn't want at all, along with a bunch of comedy stuff Cameron insisted on (though most of that got cut later). The crashing plane, the stuff about Dani being Grace’s foster mom, and Arnie's involvement were all Cameron, and Miller's preferred version of the Future War was vetoed by Cameron.

That's why the movie has a slightly schizophrenic feel. Miller had more control over the first half than the second one.

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