Linda Hamiltonhas been absent from theTerminatorfranchise sinceT2: Judgment Day(although we did hear her voice in recordings featured inTerminator Salvation). However, she’s set to return forTerminator 6, and the first images of her have leaked online.
There’s not much to say here other than she looks like a total badass (as always), and I’m curious to see how they’ll bring her character into the narrative. It seems like the plan here is to just ignore everything that happened afterTerminator 2, and follow a new timeline that allows Hamilton andArnold Schwarzeneggerto appear, but also hand off the series to new stars. Of course, this kind of handoff was also the plan with the reviledTerminator Genisysand we all know how that turned out.
Details on the plot are still scarcebut we know thatMackenzie Davishas a key role in not just this movie, but also the rebooted franchise with her character being in the vein of Hamilton’s Sarah Connor. This is probably the smart move rather than just getting caught in the non-stop Sarah Connor/John Connor/Kyle Reese/T-100 drama that has weighed these movies down sinceTerminator: Rise of the Machines. At some point you have to break free and try something new and I hope that’s whatTerminator 6is going for. That being said, you do have to lure people in with the familiar, and if putting Hamilton back in her old Sarah Connor duds is what it takes to finally move this franchise forward, then so be it.
The new Terminator opens July 12, 2025. Check out the images of Hamilton as Sarah Connor below viaThe Terminator Fans.
How do you want Sarah Connor to return to the narrative? Do you think they should have brought her back or should have gone with a clean break? Sound off in the comments section.
