Yesterday we reported that the rights to the Terminator franchise are up for sale, following the bankruptcy of the company that owns them. While most people are expecting the time-travelling cyborgs to sell for tens of millions of dollars, Buffy and Dollhouse producer Joss Whedon has now tossed his hat in the ring, writing an open letter where he argues why he should get the rights for only $10,000!
While we love the idea of Joss Whedon getting his hands on the franchise, somehow we don’t think he’s being too serious. That said, we do like his ideas for the future of the franchise. For a start, he’s got Terminator of the Rings up his sleeve, saying “what if he time-travelled TOO far… back to when there was dragons and wizards? (I think it was the Dark Ages.) Hasta La Vista, Boramir! Cool, huh? “Now you gonna be Gandalf the Red!” RRRRIP! But then he totally helps, because he’s a cyborg and he doesn’t give a s#&% about the ring — it has no power over him! And he can carry it AND Frodo AND Sam AND f@%& up some orcs while he’s doing it.”
We’re also a big fan of his plan that, “The movies will stop getting less cool.”
It’s a very funny letter and well worth a read, so head over the Whedonesque to take a look.