Terminator: Awakening (2015)

Terminator: Awakening is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, written by Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg serving as producers. James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd also serve as producers. It is the fifth installment in the Terminator franchise, though it serves as a direct sequel to The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), with Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Terminator Salvation (2009) being described as occurring in alternate timelines. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, and Earl Boen returning in their roles of T-800 "Model 101", Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese and Peter Silberman, respectively, alongside Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Olson, Joe Morton, Michael Jai White, Patrick Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, with Ron Perlman, and Michael Sheen as new characters.

The film had its Hollywood premiere on June 22, 2015 at Cinerama Dome and was released on July 1, 2015 by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America and 20th Century Fox in other territories. It received generally positive reviews, and some viewed it as the best installment in the franchise, though many praise Hans Zimmer's musical score, cutting-edge effects, its script, direction and performances. The film grossed $765 million against its $158 million and became a box office success, becoming the eight highest-grossing film in 2015.

Plot
20 years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Hannah Connor-Brewster (Olivia Olson), a soldier-assassin human-cyborg hybrid, goes back to 2015 before the Judgment Day begins to protect John Connor (Garrett Hedlund), the son of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn).

In Los Angeles, California, the T-2000 (Patrick Wilson) is transported in front of Goodwill as he walks to the night club and tells a thug to give him his clothes. Attempted to kill T-2000, he regenerates and kills two thugs after throwing him to the kitchen, causing people to run out of the club. He gives the T-2000 his keys and clothes. Outside the club, he uses the sunglasses and a Lamborghini.

In San Francisco, John Connor lives in a new house with his new aunt and new uncle named Lois Stone (Jenny Slate) and Jorge Cruz (Paul Scheer). His old friend, Danny Dyson (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), son of Miles Dyson (Joe Morton), agrees to help him destroy Skynet after midnight.

In midnight, a T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) now lives with Sarah Connor after he destroyed another T-1000 by melting it down with a flamethrower back in 1999. Meanwhile, John meets his trusted soldier Kyle Reese who turned out to be his father as a ghost. He discusses with him about the future of the Resistance war.

Cast

 * Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, the mother of John Connor, who will become the future vice leader of the Resistance in the war against Skynet. CGI will be applied to recreate Hamilton's facial likeness from 1984 and 1991 in flashback scenes.
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger as T-800 "Model 101", a reprogrammed T-800 (Model 101) Terminator who sends back in time to protect John and Sarah after he brought Kyle Reese back to life.
 * Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese, the late wife of Sarah Connor and father of John Connor, who discusses with John about the future of the Resistance War during his time. CGI will be applied to recreate Biehn's facial likeness from 1984 in flashback scenes.
 * Garrett Hedlund as John Connor, the son of Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese, who will become the future leader of the Resistance in the war against Skynet. CGI will be applied to recreate Furlong's facial likeness from 1991 in flashback scenes.
 * Olivia Olson as Hannah Connor-Brewster, adopted daughter of John Connor and Katherine Brewster and a soldier-assassin human-cyborg hybrid sent from the future to protect her father John Connor, who would be a protector for her parents.
 * Joe Morton as Miles Dyson, the director of special projects at Cyberdyne, whose research will lead to the formation of Skynet, and the son of Danny Dyson, has become a ghost. CGI will be applied to recreate Morton's facial likeness from 1991 in flashback scenes.
 * Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Daniel "Danny" Dyson, the son of Miles Dyson who helps John Connor to destroy Skynet with Hannah. CGI will be applied to recreate Nixon's facial likeness from 1991 in flashback scenes.
 * Earl Boen as Dr. Peter Silberman, a criminal psychologist who is the chief of Los Angeles Police Department. CGI will be applied to recreate Boen's facial likeness from 1984 and 1991 in flashback scenes.
 * Patrick Wilson as T-2000, an advanced Terminator sent back in time to terminate John and his adopted daughter, consisting of a traditional solid endoskeleton surrounded by a "skin" of memetic poly-alloy. It possesses the ability to separate these two components into two separate, fully autonomous Terminator units.
 * Ron Perlman as Grant O'Brady, the chief of Los Angeles Police Department.
 * Kirsten Dunst as Katherine "Kate" Brewster, wife of John Connor and mother of Hannah.
 * Michael Sheen as William "Billy" Cameron, owner of Tech-Noir, a night club in Los Angeles.
 * Lennon Parham as Helen Cameron, Billy's successful wife.
 * Amy Sedaris as Alicia Chambers, one of John's soldiers in the Resistance war.
 * Carrie-Anne Moss as Eva Parker, one of John's soldiers in the Resistance war.
 * Jenny Slate as Lois Stone, John's new aunt.
 * Pilou Asbæk as Johann Altenbach, one of John's soldiers in the Resistance war.
 * Eddie Marsan as Paul Jackman, one of John's soldiers in the Resistance war.
 * Paul Scheer as Jorge Cruz, John's new uncle.
 * Alan Tudyk as Bruce Downes, CEO of Cyberdyne Systems.