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Here's the inspiring fan letter Steven Spielberg sent The Rock

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Former wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's career is on fire right now. His latest film "San Andreas" raked in over $441 million worldwide at the box office, he's starring on new HBO show "Ballers," and already has eight projects lined up through 2019.

But money and critical acclaim aside, Johnson said he recently experienced a moment in which he realized he had truly made it as an actor.

steven spielbergIn a new profile in Esquire magazine, Johnson says "About three weeks ago, I'm here at the house and I get a letter." It was from Steven Spielberg, and here's what the letter said:

"Been enjoying your movies over the years. Very entertaining. I feel like I've really gotten to know you over the years, most recently after watching you host 'Saturday Night Live.' Great job. You continue to go for it. Proud of your work and look forward to meeting you. Steven Spielberg."

In May, Johnson posted a photo of the letter from a far, and his reaction was priceless. 

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He wrote in the post's caption:

Grinnin' now like a big ass kid... When I was 8yrs old I sat front row to see a sold out INDIANA JONES in its opening weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of that theater excited and wanted to be "Indy".. cool, funny, charming with the ladies and kickin' ass w/ a smile. But at 8yrs old I was also perfectly content playing w/ my Star Wars figures and sneaking off listening to Richard Pryor concerts. Throughout the years I've credited this man and his movies as being my greatest inspiration in becoming an actor and wanting to always make "his kind" of movies - entertaining, quality and above all else.. heart. Just receiving this personal letter from him and its not only made me incredibly humbled and grateful, but it's also brought me back to being that 8yr old boy again who not only loves movies, but I now get to make the movies I love and enjoy the impact they have on others. THANK YOU STEVEN SPIELBERG for these inspiring and motivating words in your letter and cheers to making sure I'm always listening to that little voice in my gut. #CoolestGiftEver #BigAss8yrOldKid #SpielbergInspired

When Esquire asked Johnson if he's ever gone wrong trusting his gut or instincts during his career, the former wrestler responded by quoting Spielberg:

I've never gone wrong trusting my gut. It was really the only thing that I had going into acting. I didn't have the background—Juilliard or performing-arts school or anything like that. You can get great people around you, smart minds and great resources, but it's still from here [points to heart]. 

Steven Spielberg has this great quote: "Moviemaking is always about noise. There's so many voices that you've gotta listen to. But you've always got to pay attention to the one voice that's in your gut that always tells you it's still not good enough."

SEE ALSO: How Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson went from WWE wrestler to Hollywood's box-office champ

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Trump says that presidential campaign is 'bad for my brand'

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donald trumpDonald Trump admitted that his presidential campaign is hurting him financially.

In an interview on Fox on Saturday, the real estate mogul hit back at critics who allege that he's just running for president for publicity, saying that his campaign has damaged his image and his businesses.

"This isn't good for my brand, I think it's bad for my brand," Trump said. "Maybe I'm leading in polls, but this is certainly not good. I lose customers, I lose people."

Still, Trump maintained that his businesses are "very strong," and haven't been too hurt by the bad publicity yet.

The reality television star ignited a media firestorm several weeks ago when he declared that many Mexican immigrants are "rapists" and drug-runners. 

During Friday's interview, Trump listed what he said were lucrative opportunities that he passed up on to run for president, as well as the businesses that have severed ties with him due to his controversial comments.

"I had one of the top shows on television, 'The Apprentice,' and I decided not to do it because I wanted to do this. Who gives up a top, top show?" Trump said. "Plus I gave up hundreds of millions of dollars of deals because I'm doing this. And then you hear about NASCAR, and NBC, and you hear about different people who drop Trump because Trump wants safety."

The real estate mogul seemed particularly hurt by NASCAR's decision not to hold one of its events at Trump's Miami hotel.

"I love the NASCAR people, I'm a little surprised at Nascar to be honest with you," Trump said. "I didn't understand that it would be this severe."

Still, Trump said that his businesses haven't been too hurt by the bad publicity yet.

Trump is close to the top the crowded Republican field, trailing only former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), though many pollsters believe that Trump's popularity won't last.   

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Batman wasn't originally supposed to be in the 'Batman v Superman' movie

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Next March, we'll finally see "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" when it comes to theaters, but it wasn't always planned to include the Caped Crusader.

According to an EW cover story on the highly-anticipated "Man of Steel" sequel, "Batman v Superman" was originally supposed to be just that, a sequel to 2013's Superman reboot featuring Henry Cavill where Metallo was set to be the main villain.

Batman was nothing more than a passing suggestion from director Zack Snyder to "The Dark Knight" trilogy director Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer during a meeting.

But of course, you can never just bring up Bruce Wayne and Batman when discussing Superman.

Via EW:

"'I remember we were talking about 'What's the next villain'" Snyder says. "'We can't do another alien invasion.' Brainiac was definitely down the road. Metallo, I think, was going to be the main bad guy of this movie." Then out of the blue, in a meeting with screenwriter David S. Goyer and executive producer Christopher Nolan, Snyder made a suggestion. "I said, 'What about at the end of the movie we do a scene where there's a crate full of kryptonite delivered to Wayne Manor.' Everyone was like... 'Okaay.' Once you say it out loud it's a problem because you can't unsay it."

And the rest of history.

We'll finally see the two do battle March 25, 2016 when "Batman v Superman" is released in theaters.

You can view the preview of the full EW article here and view new photos from the upcoming film here.

SEE ALSO: Here's how Batman's suit will look in "Batman v Superman"

AND: Here's the scene from the "Batman v Superman" trailer you won't see online or in theaters

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James Cameron sold the rights to 'Terminator' back in the '80s for $1 — and it's one of his biggest regrets

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There was a time when James Cameron, who now has both "Titanic" and "Aliens" to his name, was an unknown Canadian director.

"Pirahna Part Two: The Spawning" was the only film credit to his name. 

Because he wasn't an established name, nobody trusted him to direct "The Terminator," a crazy time travel story involving robots that he literally dreamed up. 

In order to bring his own idea to life, Cameron had to sell the rights to it for an incredibly low amount of money.

Cameron told the Toronto Sun back in 2009, he sold the rights to the original film for $1 to producer Gale Anne Hurd. The stipulation of this agreement was that Cameron would be allowed to direct "The Terminator."

James Cameron Terminator"The Terminator" went on to make $78.4 million worldwide on a reported $6.4 million budget and launch a TV series and four sequels. The most recent sequel, "Terminator Genisys," opens on July 1. 

Cameron isn't doing too badly right now, but he still deeply regrets this decision.

“I wish I hadn’t sold the rights for one dollar,” Cameron told the Toronto Sun. “If I had a little time machine and I could only send back something the length of a tweet, it’d be — ‘Don’t sell.’ ”

Since the release of "The Terminator" in 1984, the franchise has grossed a total of $1.4 billion worldwide.

arnold schwarzenegger old terminator genisysCameron's decision also had major consequences on the future of the franchise. Because Cameron didn't own the rights, they bounced around from company to company over the years. A new trilogy, starting with "Genisys" was launched in a hurry.

However, James Cameron gets the "Terminator" rights back in 2019.

It has been 24 years since "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," but fans could see Cameron's fingerprints on the beloved franchise again very soon.

SEE ALSO: Why the new Terminator movie had to come out this year

AND: Arnold Schwarzenegger fought with James Cameron over one deleted scene in 'Terminator 2'

AND: A messy story stops 'Terminator Genisys' from being a great sequel

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Arnold Schwarzenegger fought with James Cameron over one deleted scene in 'Terminator 2'

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"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is arguably one of the greatest sequels of all time.

Rather than imitating the original, it pushed this world forward and turned Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from terrifying villain to heroic savior. 

But making something this good isn't always a smooth ride. "Terminator 2" had to go through multiple changes before ruling the box office in 1991. The ending was originally much happier. And then, they needed to cut the film's running time down even more.

During a Q&A Schwarzenegger gave after a "Terminator Genisys" fan screening in New York on Wednesday, the actor was asked if there were any scenes cut from the film that he disagreed with the director about.

While Schwarzenegger couldn't recall anything from "Genisys," he remembered an argument he and director James Cameron had over which scene should be cut in order to shorten the film's running time.

"There was a disagreement I remember on the second 'Terminator' because we screened the movie and it was two hours and twenty minutes," said Schwarzenegger. "And so I said to James Cameron, 'The movie's too long.' And he says to me, 'Why do you say that?' It just felt like to me at a certain point, okay, let's get it done."

After some struggle, Cameron decided to cut a scene in which Sarah (Linda Hamilton) and John Connor (Edward Furlong) have to remove Terminator's brain.  

"It was shot in a very remarkable way with the mirror effect and all this stuff. And it was a three minute and thirty second scene." Schwarzenegger remembered. 

There was just one problem. 

Schwarzenegger loved that scene.

"He says I'm gonna take that scene out to shorten the movie ... just to pay me back," said Arnold. "And, I said to him, 'No, no! That's one of my favorite scenes! You can't take that out!'" 

'He says 'No, I have to, because that's the way we shorten the movie. Then I have to work on some other scenes,'" recalled Schwarzenegger.

Terminator 2Terminator 2 "And so he took that scene out and we had a little fight about that." Schwarzenegger said.

Though he was upset to let the scene go, he understands that this is what had to be done. After all, cutting the movie down was his idea in the first place.

"But then I had to let it go because we wanted to cut down the length of the movie." Schwarzenegger said.

Schwarzenegger will be back as T-800 in "Terminator Genisys," which will be out in theaters on July 1.

Watch the deleted scene below:

 

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Donald Trump fires back at 'hypocrite' Miss Universe pageant winner

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Real-estate magnate and presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted another one of his critics early Sunday morning.

Trump said the reigning Miss Universe pageant winner, Colombia's Paulina Vega, was a "hypocrite" for criticizing him without giving up her award.

"Miss Universe, Paulina Vega, criticized me for telling the truth about illegal immigration, but then said she would keep the crown-Hypocrite," Trump, who helps run the pageant, tweeted at roughly 5 a.m.

According to the Associated Press, Vega said last Thursday that Trump's controversial comments about Mexico were "hurtful and unfair" but she had no intention of giving up her crown "because the Miss Universe organization does meaningful social work in communities around the world."

She was referring to comments made during the Republican businessman's June 16 campaign launch, in which he railed against Mexico for supposedly sending its "rapists" and drug runners to the US.

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," Trump said then, according to a transcript. "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."

Several prominent companies have cut ties with him. These include Macy's, which has a Trump clothing line and fragrance, and two television stations that were going to air the upcoming Miss USA pageant.

Trump reacted aggressively to each of the provocations. He said he is suing Univision for $500 million and slammed NBC for being "weak."

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There's never been anything like Apple's new radio station — and I'm completely hooked (AAPL)

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Even as a Zane Lowe fan, I was a tad skeptical of Apple doing a 24-hour radio station. The DJs hired to run the Beats 1 program are top notch, but there's still a lot that could go wrong.

After listening to Apple Music's Beats 1 for for several hours on launch day, I can say that I'm genuinely impressed. I think it's one of the music service's main draws.

Beats 1 isn't anything like a random radio station you get in Spotify or Pandora. It's a live broadcast with real DJs and guest artists picking songs from all genres. 

The result is a quite eclectic listening experience. The first track played on Beats 1 was "City" by Manchester's Spring King, which I'd never heard before. Zane Lowe then played an upbeat Beck single, Jamie xx's "Gosh," and AC/DC in the same set.

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Lowe's energy is infectious. I haven't listened to a real radio station in years, and it was cool to hear the way he excitedly set up songs. 

I saw some people bothered by his little interjections between songs, like "always on!" and "coming to you worldwide," but I still thought it was fun. It made me feel like I was part of something human instead of just getting music algorithmically spit at me. It felt old school and cutting edge at the same time.

"Our genre is great" ...I can get behind that

Apple wants to make us feel like everything it does is revolutionary, but Lowe's opening set made me actually feel like I was listening to something historic. "Our genre is great," he said at one point. I can get behind that.

Another moment that sold me on Beats 1 happened during Ebro Darden's evening program from New York City. After playing Kanye West and Jay Z's rap anthem "Otis," Darden played "Try a Little Tenderness" by legendary soul singer Otis Redding. Why? Because it was the song Kanye and Jay Z heavily sampled for "Otis."

Spotify probably wouldn't have recommended Redding's song next because it's a different genre, but Darden was in charge of this mix, and he wanted to give a mini history lesson in music.

Apple Music It was an incredibly human moment, and it made me finally get what Apple's Jimmy Iovine meant when he recently said, "Algorithms alone cannot do curation. You need a human touch.”

There's also something magical about listening to the same song as millions of people in over 100 countries. I can be listening to the same song as someone on their work commute in Tokyo, which hasn't been possible before.

Sure, Beats 1 isn't perfect. It went down for a little while Tuesday night and had some issues with rewinding parts of songs, but hiccups are to be expected for its early days.

It's very Apple-like in that it only plays censored tracks, which I understand is annoying for some people when you're trying to jam to Dr. Dre.

I also wasn't a fan of how it played the same Pharrell song something like five times in a span of a few hours, but traditional radio is still way worse at repeating the same songs over and over. Beats 1 has sponsorships that occasionally get thrown in, like "brought you by American Express," and they're way less invasive than the terrible ads other radio stations constantly play.

There's never been anything like Beats 1, and I think it's going to get a lot of people hooked on Apple Music.

SEE ALSO: Apple Music is great, but I'm not sure it will get me to switch from Spotify

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Director Kevin Smith just lost 85 pounds by making 2 simple lifestyle changes

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Kevin Smith has been overweight his entire life.

The youngest of three children, the "Clerks" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" director told Men's Health in February that "by the time my parents got to me, man, they were f------ tired, so they were never, like, 'Eat your vegetables, Kevin.' So I just ate what I wanted."

Kevin Smith too fat for 40In 2010, Smith even made a documentary called "Too Fat For 40" after getting kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being too fat.

But Smith's mindset switched when he saw the Oscar-nominated 2014 movie, "Fed Up," "an anti-sugar documentary that completely changed my perception," he told Men's Health.

From then on, the 44-year-old made some major changes to his lifestyle  and it paid off.

On Saturday, Smith tweeted to his 2.81 million followers that he has recently lost a whopping 85 pounds.

And he dropped the weight by changing two main things, as Smith told Men's Health in February:

1. He stopped drinking sugar-filled drinks and started juicing.

The stuff I drink. I can't even walk down the drinks aisle at a food store anymore because all of it is just sugar water. There's nothing there that's not sugar water. I used to be a guy that was like, “Yeah, I drink juice, man, and juice is natural.” When I stopped drinking sodas and juice and stuff, the pounds just started flying off. 

...So now I juice things I’d never f------ eat, and it’s just improved my mood so much and my energy levels. Now, before I go onstage or something, I’m like, “Gimme one of those juice-thingies.”

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2. He started walking.

My “working out” is I've got this hill outside my house—like, right outside my house, you walk out the door and—boom!—you’re on this hill, so I’ll take my dogs out and see who starts breathing heavy and sweating first. I don’t really exercise. I’m not a “fifty reps” kind of guy. I just walk everyday. But my buddy, Scott Mosier, he’s super f------ healthy and fit and stuff, and he’s, like, “Maybe you should start working out with a trainer, man.” Which is just so f------ weird to me. I can’t even conceive of being in good shape. I can conceive of being thinner, but f------ muscle tone? I don’t know, man. We’ll see. It’d be nice in this lifetime, before I leave this earth, to see a muscle somewhere on my body. 

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Before Smith made his 2010 documentary about being overweight, he looked like this:

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Kevin SmithTo read Smith's full interview with Men's Health, click here.

SEE ALSO: Here's how Chris Pratt got in such great shape for 'Jurassic World'

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Here's what it means to be the weapons master on a 'Terminator' movie

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A film set is home to numerous departments, whose workers all strive to make the best movie possible — and the weapons master may be one of the most intense positions of them all. Especially on a "Terminator" movie.

Any movie you see that features a weapon, whether a knife or a rocket launcher, has someone behind the scenes who is responsible for its safekeeping at all times.

That person is often called a weapons master but sometimes goes by the title armorer, weapons specialist, or weapons handler. 

The position is a fairly new one in the over 100-year history of cinema.

For decades, prop masters were responsible for the dummy weapons used on movie sets. But around the 1980s prop departments began to hire people who not only would focus on the fake weapons (which either fire blanks or don't fire at all) and the safety of the cast/crew, but also have encyclopedic knowledge of the weapons used for the film.

Harry Lu, a 25-year vet of the movie business, was one of the first people given the title of weapons master. Director James Cameron pegged him with the title during the making of 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."

harry lu 2Since then, Lu has worked on some of the biggest action movies of the past few decades, including "Armageddon," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, and the two most recent "Mission: Impossible" movies, among others.

Lu's most recent work can be seen in "Terminator Genisys," in theaters now. And as he told Business Insider, one of the biggest challenges on the film was finding a suitable gun for the film's female lead, Emilia Clarke, who plays heroine Sarah Connor.

"The original script called for a gun that," realistically, "would be way too big for Sarah Connor to be lugging around," Lu told Business Insider. "We ended up giving her a gun that by the time shooting started she would be able to handle with no problem."

To get Clarke prepared to use guns in the film, Lu had Clarke go on a training regimen similar to the one he gave Linda Hamilton (who originally played Sarah Connor) in "Terminator 2."

Terminator Genisys Emilia ClarkeAlong with weight training for months before production began, Lu would take Clarke out to the gun range once a week for two hours using real ammunition. Lu said this is done so actors can feel the weight and real force of the firearm in order to replicate the actions when on set. Clarke was also taught how to take apart the rifles and handguns she used for target practice and reassemble them.

As "Terminator Genisys" varies in time — traveling back to 1984 when the franchise's original film, "The Terminator," was set, as well as taking place in 2017 and 2029 — Lu also had to go over the script before shooting began to make sure the weapons were authentic to the era in which they were seen being used. Especially in regard to the past.

Terminator Genisys Melinda Sue Gordon"In the script, the 1984-era police were using Beretta M9 handguns," Lu said. "Having owned a gun shop in LA during the '80s, I've sent a lot of cadets to the police academy, so I know all the equipment from that era. In the case of the Beretta, I knew the academy didn't get that until 1988 or '89, so we used revolvers instead for those scenes."

Lu estimates that around 700 weapons were used on "Terminator Genisys." And though there is plenty of danger and excitement that goes into making sure all of those are used safely and properly on set, there are times when being a weapons master requires just making sure the weapons look their best.

"In the armory scene," said Lu, recalling a scene in which the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) brings Connor and Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) to a large bunker of guns he has amassed, "that alone had 200 weapons. And me, my son, and another person had to wipe them down every day."

SEE ALSO: Here's the story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous flip shotgun from "Terminator 2"

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Here’s everything leaving Netflix in July

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It’s that time again. We have to say goodbye to some titles from Netflix.

The most immediate movie you should jump on before it goes away is “Terminator 2: Judgement Day.” With “Terminator Genisys” hitting theaters July 1, it would be best to get a refresher of this classic sequel.

Some others we’re sad to see go: The cult comedy classic "Super Troopers," Oliver Stone's commentary on violence and media, "Natural Born Killers: Director’s Cut;" the Oscar-winning "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (remember, Netflix is currently working on a sequel); and Tom Hanks stranded on an island with a volleyball, "Cast Away."

Here’s the complete list. We’ve highlighted a few that are binge-worthy for the next week-and-a-half.

Leaving 7/1/15

“Beauty and the Beast” Season 1-3
“Big Fish”
“Big Top Pee-wee”
“Bratz: Fashion Pixiez”
“Bratz Kids: Sleep-Over Adventure”
“Bowling for Columbine”
“Cast Away”
“Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie”
“Descent”
“Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”
“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
“Four Weddings and a Funeral”
“Fried Green Tomatoes”
“Harper’s Island: The Complete Series”
“Hawaii Five-O” Season 1-10 (1968)
“Jack Frost”
“Knight Rider” Season 1-4
“Louis C.K.: Hilarious”
“Melrose Place 2.0”
“Melrose Place” Season 1-7
“Mission: Impossible” Season 1-7
“Moonstruck”
“Natural Born Killers: Director’s Cut”
“Patton”
“Racing Stripes”
“Seven Years in Tibet”
“She’s All That”
“Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
“Space Cowboys”
“Stephen King’s The Stand”
“Super Troopers”

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“The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Vol. 1-3”
“The Care Bears Movie”
“The Fly 2”
“The Langoliers”
“The Last Samurai”
“The Manchurian Candidate” (2004)
“The Muppets Take Manhattan”
“Three Kings”
“Trailer Park Boys: The Movie”
“Wings” Season 1-8
“X-Men: Evolution” Season 1

Leaving 7/3/15

“Myth Hunters” Series 1

Leaving 7/4/15

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”

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“The Last Stand”

Leaving 7/14/15

“Shipping Wars” Season 1-3

“Wahlburgers” Season 1

Leaving 7/15/15

“Dragnet” Season 1-4

“Miami Vice” Season 1-5

Leaving 7/25/15

“The Inbetweeners” Season 3

Leaving 7/30/15

“Leave It to Beaver” Season 1-6

“Magnum P.I.” Season 1-8

SEE ALSO: Here's why Netflix released "Orange Is The New Black" early

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Here’s the story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous flip shotgun from ‘Terminator 2’

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One of the indelible images from the 1991 blockbuster hit“Terminator 2: Judgement Day” is the Terminator’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) trusty shotgun he uses throughout the movie.

And what made it iconic was how he used it — flipping it to reload. A move that had never been seen attempted with that gun before (or since) in movies.

terminator shotgun flip 1According to Harry Lu, who was weapons master on the film (he also has the same role in “Terminator Genisys,” currently in theaters), the idea of the fancy way to reload the gun came from director James Cameron.

“James was looking at ‘The Rifleman’ and some other old westerns,” Lu recalls. The director told Lu he wanted Schwarzenegger’s shotgun to be able to twirl like how a cowboy on the shows did with their six-shooters.

gun flipLu decided the sawed-off 1887 Winchester 12-gauge shotgun would make the most sense, but he recalls, “After I opened my mouth, I kicked myself in the butt.”

He said the custom work on the gun for the purposes of the film meant he had to play with weight distribution, balance, and especially the internal mechanism.

“It’s one of those things the audience doesn't think about, but the shotgun shell worked with a pull cable and every time the gate opened the shell wants to fly out,” Lu said. “So I finally found a way to correct that.”

Lu also had to create a larger loop on the gun so Schwarzenegger could flip it successfully.

Lu spent a month and a half before the film began production finishing all of the custom work on the shotgun. Then he had to train Schwarzenegger how to use it.

“I went to his house and showed him how to use it and we practiced constantly,” he recalls. “He was actually able to take it on pretty fast.”

Schwarzenegger put his skills on display in the movie when the Terminator, while on a motorcycle, shoots at the rival Terminator, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), and flip-cocks it while riding.

terminator shotgun flip 2As Schwarzenegger once famously saidI have a love interest in every one of my films  a gun.

SEE ALSO: Here's what it means to be the weapons master on a 'Terminator' movie

MORE: THEN & NOW: The cast of the original 'Terminator' movies

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How 'Game of Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke became a breakout star on 'Terminator Genisys'

'Batman: Arkham Knight' has two huge twists and one is pretty disappointing

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"Batman: Arkham Knight," has been out for a week.

If you're an avid player, you've probably gotten through a good chunk of the game. You may have even beaten the game, and are itching to discuss the story. That's good. Let's talk about the story, because there are some huge plot twists there.

The plot of "Batman: Arkham Knight" mostly deals with the machinations of Scarecrow, who threatens to blanket Gotham City in fear toxin a la "Batman Begins." There's also a strong undercurrent beneath that, revolving around one big mystery: Who is the titular Arkham Knight? 

But the game had another huge twist, one that was remarkably well-guarded for how early it occurs in the plot. We're going to talk about both. 

This means nothing but spoilers all the way down. You've been warned.  

So, first: How about the game's intro?

In a bit of a surprise, the opening moments of "Arkham Knight" don't put you in control of Batman or Bruce Wayne — rather, you're a Gotham City cop, and a very special one at that.

You're the guy who cremates the Joker. 

Some background: The Joker dies at the end of the previous game in the "Arkham" chronology, 2011's "Batman: Arkham City." It's not entirely obvious from the story cutscenes in either game, but there are a large number of people who believe Batman killed him (he did not). 

This is meant to hammer home one detail the developers at Rocksteady Games wanted to really get across to the public: The Joker is really, truly, dead and is not coming back. In a video interview with Game Informer, "Arkham Knight" creative director Sefton Hill stresses this, making it clear that the Rocksteady team wanted to explore a Gotham without Joker. It sounded like Rocksteady really wanted to make a Batman game that didn't rely on the Clown Prince of Crime.

That's a laudable goal — the Joker is something of a crutch in Batman stories, overused to the point where having him show up isn't nearly as unsettling as it should be. You get used to things the more you see them, and it's harder to have the Joker scare you when you see him all the time. 

Except it's all a fake-out. Mark Hamill's iconic Joker is in the entire game

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Rocksteady, however didn't really lie. In "Arkham Knight," the Joker is actually dead. The evil clown you encounter is in fact a hallucination, a consequence carrying over from the conclusion of "Arkham City," where Joker infected Batman with a toxic sample of his own blood. In "Arkham Knight," Batman discovers that there are four other people Joker exposed to his blood, and they all begin to exhibit aspects of the madman's personality — and it's finally happening to him, too.

Essentially, Rocksteady gave us the Joker as Tyler Durden, Brad Pitt's character in "Fight Club" who is suddenly revealed to be Edward Norton's repressed split personality. He taunts and makes fun of Batman throughout the entire game, eager to have full control over The Dark Knight. In a way, the game's actual struggle isn't the external war against Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight, but the internal one between Bruce Wayne and the Joker. BATMAN"_ ARKHAM KNIGHT_joker gagIt's certainly the only truly satisfying arc of the game — Hamill's performance is as fantastic as we've come to expect (Kevin Conroy returns as Batman, but sounds strangely wooden this time around. It's disappointing.). It builds to a dramatic, resounding climax that you actually get to play through instead of watch via in-game movie. It just has the unfortunate effect of negating every other conflict in the game. 

Scarecrow himself isn't really a psychological threat, his gas just makes it easier for Joker to take over (Scarecrow, meanwhile, has no idea what's going on in Batman's mind). Scarecrow isn't really a physical threat either — that comes from the army he enlisted via the Arkham Knight. His character isn't so much a villain as he is a leash, unwittingly giving slack to the Joker and deliberately holding the revenge-hungry Arkham Knight back from killing Batman. 

As for the Arkham Knight — how well the big reveal of his identity works for you will likely depend on how familiar you are with the Batman mythos. If you fancy yourself a Batman expert, you can probably see it coming a mile away. If all you know about Batman comes from the movies, it would be a nice surprise — if the game didn't have to do the necessary work of laying the groundwork for why it's a big deal beforehand, since the character hasn't been introduced in the "Arkham" games before. 

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A second fake-out

From the outset, all you know about the Arkham Knight is that he's working for Scarecrow for some reason, and he's out to kill Batman for revenge. What makes him deadly is that he seems to know everything there is to know about Batman, and is prepared for just about everything the hero has to throw at him.

In the leadup to the game's release, Rocksteady made a point of not saying anything about the Arkham Knight other than calling him a completely original character designed by Rocksteady in conjunction with DC Entertainment. But that's another fake-out.

Similar to their statements about the Joker, Rocksteady isn't really lying. There is no character in Batman's 75-year history named the Arkham Knight. But the character underneath the mask isn't original at all — in fact, he's a huge part of Batman history. 

He's Jason Todd, the second Robin. JasonTodd bioMost people know that Batman has a sidekick named Robin, but it's not quite common knowledge that several people have taken on that role. The first Robin, Dick Grayson, grows up to become Nightwing and operate independently of Batman in another city (You even get to meet him in "Arkham Knight"). There's also a Robin in this game that occasionally fights alongside and assists Batman — but he's Tim Drake, the third Robin.

What happened to the second Robin is gradually revealed to the player throughout the game. 

Just like in the comics, he appears to be tortured and killed by the Joker. Just like in the comics, this is revealed to be untrue, and he comes back with a mysterious new identity in order to take revenge on Batman for his failure to save him. In the comics, he comes back as The Red Hood. In the game, he returns as The Arkham Knight, and later adopts the identity of The Red Hood. 

 This particular fake-out makes more sense than the Joker one, but it also highlights one of the narrative failures of "Arkham Knight." Jason Todd is a great character to have when you're trying to tell a Batman story like the one "Arkham Knight" tells, about what happens to people when they're drawn into Batman's world — and giving him another alter ego is a good strategy when countless Bat-fans already know your big twist. 

Why the game's biggest reveal just doesn't work

Unfortunately, the "Arkham" games don't really have the established history to make the reveal have the necessary impact. This comes from the "Arkham" trilogy's reluctance to use any of Batman's costumed allies — Robin is barely mentioned in "Arkham Asylum" and makes the briefest of appearances in "Arkham City."

Even in "Arkham Knight," a game that is at least partly about Batman's relationship with his allies, those allies barely even show up. Because of all this, the story of "Arkham Knight" comes to the entirely wrong conclusion about Batman and his allies — which is they're better off without him. 

This, of course, is nonsense — Batman needs his friends, and they also function as living proof that his mission is working, that it means something. Choosing to leave them all behind just proves the Joker right. 

Once again, "Arkham Knight" is all about the Joker. 

That's not to say the Joker is poorly handled in the game — it's just that everything else suffers in comparison. Like "Arkham City," "Arkham Knight" is an exhilarating story to play through and a confounding one to think about, making very little sense at times and kind of appalling in how dark it is. I don't wish that the Joker wasn't in this game, but it would have been nice to see Rocksteady stick to their guns and really make a Batman game without Joker. 

That would require a game quite different than the one we have now, though. As it stands, "Arkham Knight" would be pretty dull without him. 

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How to decide whether switching from Spotify to Apple Music is the right choice

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I've been a paying Spotify user for years, and the service has changed the way I listen to music.

I'm all for streaming. Purchasing and downloading individual songs feels so old school, and there's no going back. I think streaming is the future of how music will be listened to, and Apple clearly agrees, given Tuesday's launch of Apple Music and Beats 1 radio.

There are plenty of music-streaming services out there, from Jay Z's Tidal to Pandora and Rdio. But there's only one real competitor to Apple Music right now, and it's Spotify.

That prompts the question: Which one should you chose?

First off, there's absolutely no reason you shouldn't try Apple Music if you have an iPhone. You won't have much of a choice if you use the stock Music app and update to Apple's latest software update, as it comes preinstalled.

Apple Music is normally $10 a month, but Apple is offering a free three-month trial. Unpaid listeners will get to keep listening to Beats 1 and the other Pandora-like radio stations when the trial ends, but for now the whole service is fully unlocked for everyone.

Here's how Apple Music compares with Spotify.

Beats 1 is surprisingly good

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I was a tad skeptical of Apple doing a 24-hour radio station. The DJs hired to run the Beats 1 program are top notch, but a lot could still go wrong.

Beats 1's first day was far from perfect, but after listening to it for several hours on launch day, I can say that I'm genuinely impressed. I think it's actually Apple Music's main draw.

Beats 1 isn't anything like a random radio station you get in Spotify or Pandora. It's a live broadcast with real DJs and guest artists picking songs from all genres.

The result is a quite eclectic listening experience.

Apple does music discovery better than Spotify

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Thanks to Apple Music's recommended playlists, it took me only a few hours to discover about a dozen great tracks I'd never heard before.

There's a lot to digest in Apple Music, but one thing I appreciate is that the playlists are shorter than Spotify's. Apple's playlists typically include between 20 and 30 songs or as few as 10, while Spotify's can sometimes include hundreds. Having fewer tracks in one playlist doesn't feel as overwhelming, and shortening the number of tracks makes me feel as if the songs were more carefully selected.

It's important to note that Spotify already does a level of human curation for its recommended playlists, too, but the company wouldn't tell me exactly what the mix is between people and algorithms selecting songs. Apple has hundreds of human editors making the playlists to recommends in Apple Music's "For You" section.

Apple Music's playlists are good, but I'm heavily invested in playlists on Spotify already

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Speaking of playlists, one of the things I love about Spotify is that you can collaborate on playlists with other people. That's something Apple Music doesn't offer yet, and it will be hard to ditch the Spotify playlists I've made with friends.

There's no easy way to bring over playlists from other services (besides the old Beats Music) to Apple Music. It will also be a big pain to manually replicate them if I do make the switch. I have dozens of playlists I made and ones I follow on Spotify that I really like, and I suspect someone who is heavily invested in Spotify as I am will have a hard time switching.

Spotify is way better on the desktop

Apple Music on the desktop is absolutely terrible, mainly because of iTunes. It's buggy and super confusing to use. You can't do basic actions such as click on artists or albums while listening to a song in a playlist.

Screen Shot 2015 07 01 at 11.32.25 AMIf Apple Music and Beats 1 were taken out of iTunes and made into another app on the Mac, that may be better. But right now, Spotify's desktop app is a much better experience.

Picking between Apple Music and Spotify will be tough

I don't think Apple is necessarily a major threat to Spotify. Both services have basically the same music — with the exception of Taylor Swift's latest album, of course. They both do essentially the same thing in that they stream music on demand, but in every other way they're designed to serve different purposes.

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Apple Music is for people who don't know what they want to listen to

Apple Music is for people who don't know what they want to listen to. It wants to be the cool guy at the party with the best playlist. Spotify, on the other hand, seems more catered toward people who already know what music they like.

There's no reason for paying Spotify users to switch to Apple Music unless they're hardcore Taylor Swift fans or just prefer Apple's design. Plus, Beats 1 is free for everyone, and both services do the same thing when factoring out playlists.

Apple Music will probably hurt Spotify's growth over time because it is preinstalled on every iPhone, but not enough to put Spotify out of business. Spotify has the advantage of being well established already with 60 million users, even though only 20 million pay for a subscription.

On the other hand, Apple has proved it can sell over 60 million iPhones in one quarter. The company has sold over half a billion iPhones and iPads and has around 800 million iTunes accounts on file. It's impossible to not be amazed by the immediate reach that gives Apple Music.

Not sure whether to switch

In three months, Apple will start charging me $10 a month to keep using Apple Music. I have to decide to cancel either Apple Music or my Spotify subscription. It's a tough choice to make, and I have a feeling many Spotify users like me are in the same boat.

But given how impressed I already am with Apple Music and Beats 1, there's a chance I will jump ship. I'm not convinced Apple will get me to stop paying for Spotify yet, but if it can keep improving Apple Music and adding new features, my days as a Spotify subscriber may be numbered.

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One piece of evidence has 'Game of Thrones' fans hopeful Jon Snow will be back

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By now, you probably know the end of the fifth season of "Game of Thrones" had fans distraught. You don't have to be a fan of the show to know the conclusion, featuring the illustrative death of Jon Snow, was hard for loyal viewers to endure.

This was to be the end of Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington), but Time's Jack Linshi has something for fans to (not literally!) hold on to: Harington's locks.

Here's a photo taken of Harington this past weekend at Wimbledon, where Linshi points out he "was sporting [Jon Snow's] signature long hair."

"... [Don’t] expect any "Game of Thrones" fan to give up hope now — unless he decides to get a haircut," Linshi writes.

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Business Insider's Kim Renfro also agrees fans shouldn't lose hope just yet.

In a post written right after the season five finale, Renfro explains why fans shouldn't be throwing roses on his tombstone anytime soon, even though Entertainment Weekly reported Harington was told by the show's writers: "Look, you’re gone; it’s done." 

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Renfro, an avid fan of the show and the books, writes:

Another reason fans have faith Jon isn’t really dead comes from the author of the series himself. In 2011, just after "Dance" was released, George R.R. Martin was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. The first question was, “So why did you kill Jon Snow?”

Martin simply replied, “Oh, you think he’s dead, do you?”

This coy answer seems to be a pretty clear way of dodging any definitive confirmation. If Jon were truly dead and never coming back, why would it matter what the reader thought happened? This is a classic cliffhanger strategy, and Martin has done this before.

You can read Renfro's entire post here.

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'Inside Out' finally made me understand the one thing my therapist has been trying to teach me for 15 years

A Superman comic just took on police brutality and left me breathless

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One of the biggest changes to come out DC Entertainment's big comics revamp this summer turned Superman's world upside-down: Lois Lane revealed his identity to the world, and then he lost almost all of his powers. 

We still don't know how or why these things have happened yet, but the story taking place as the mystery unfolds has led to some of the most compelling Superman comics in a long time — particularly in Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder's "Action Comics" #41-42. 

In this new status quo, Superman hasn't just lost his secret identity, but his costume and his heritage — locked out of the Fortress of Solitude, the one place on Earth with any connection to his homeworld, he has to contend with a world that knows who he is at a moment when he's most vulnerable. Most of his powers are gone — he's still superhuman, but at this point he's mostly just a really strong guy. 

From Now that he's been outed, Superman's relationship with everyone around him has completely changed. Some are supportive, and grateful, surprised to learn that he's been living among them all along. Others, however, have a chip on their shoulder, resenting all the supervillains that he has attracted.

Unfortunately for him, most of the angriest folks are cops. 

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This quickly escalates into open conflict by the end of "Action Comics" #41, when a welcome home block party for Superman is about to be stormed by police in full riot gear while the de-powered hero tries to take on a massive monster several blocks away.

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It's a moment that echoes similar events that have unfolded across the country recently in cities like Ferguson and Baltimore, where law enforcement — primed to use excessive force — attempt to strong-arm peaceful citizens into submission. Like in those cities, the smallest miscalculation can lead to utter chaos. 

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When a Metropolis citizen then gets unruly, the commanding officer sees it as an opportunity to march on those gathered, with batons and shields at the ready — and then Superman, absolutely exhausted from his fight, places himself in between the crowd and the cops.

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It's a beautiful, arresting image by artist Aaron Kuder and colorist Tomeu Morey, a cathartic moment for anyone who saw the shocking imagery coming out of Ferguson and felt utterly powerless. But that's not even the real gut punch.

The cops march anyway, raining tear gas on the citizens and even attacking an officer who objects to the proceedings— while Jimmy Olsen photographs the entire ugly affair. 

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And then Superman can't take it anymore. He breaks.

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The Empire State Building was flashing colors last night to celebrate the Grateful Dead

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If you were in New York last night, you might have noticed the Empire State Building flashing a bunch of colors on and off. You probably figured it had something to do with the 4th of July.

You're partly right. In fact, the display was synchronized to a live performance more than 1,000 miles away, in Chicago. The surviving members of the Grateful Dead are playing a series of farewell concerts at Soldier Field — the site of their last shows in 1995 before founding guitarist and band leader Jerry Garcia died — and the encore last night was a song called "U.S. Blues."

According to Rolling Stone, the Empire State Building's lighting director Mark Brickman worked with the band to coordinate a light show that went with the band's performance. Video of the light show was displayed to the crowd of Deadheads in Chicago.

If you missed it, you can tune in for a repeat tonight at 9pm ET. You can listen to the song on radio station 104.3.

Here's what it looked like, synced with the original version of the song.

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Here's the incredibly detailed 'Star Wars Episode VII' Stormtrooper toy fans will be going crazy over at San Diego Comic-Con

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San Diego Comic-Con is fast approaching.

The annual event, held at the San Diego Convention Center, will be held from July 9-12. 

Costumed fans will head out for a chance to see some of their favorite stars from film and TV, but also for the exclusive toys and items that can only be bought on the convention floor.

Hasbro will be among those to have a few special edition items at the Con, including the company's first toy for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," out in theaters December.

The 6-inch First Order Stormtrooper will be a part of the "Star Wars: The Black Series," and will be available for $25.99 at booth #3329 at SDCC.

If you're not heading to Comic-Con, you'll also be able to order the new "Star Wars" stormtrooper through HasbroToyShop.com.

The folks over at Hasbro sent over one of the new Stormtroopers. 

Let's take a look at what you can expect!

The packaging on the box is pretty impressive.

star wars black series.JPGDisney and Hasbro aren't messing around.

star wars force awakens black series.JPGHere's a look at the back of the box:

star wars the force awakens stormtrooper.JPGA look at the side panel tells us a little more on our friend inside!

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Here's the text so you don't have to squint. It provides some excellent background on how the Clone Troopers went from a symbol for peace to one that was eventually feared in the galaxy.

Shock troopers clad in white armor first appeared on the Galactic stage during the opening battles of the Clone Wars. Clone Trooper armor became iconic almost immediately: its stark white design stood for hope that peace and stability might be restored to a galaxy at war. But this dream of peace died with the republic, and the empire that rose to take its place imposed order by any means necessary. Soldiers within the grand army of the republic were given a new name: Stormtroopers. as these former protectors of galactic peace mercilessly crushed resistance across the galaxy, their white armor came to symbolize oppression and the indomitable power of the Emperor's will. Yet the tyranny of imperial rule sparked rebellion, and the Stormtrooper legions were scattered in the aftermath of the Empire's fall. Now, the rise of the First Order ushers in the next chapter in the Stormtrooper's legacy as a new era of ruthless brutality begins.

Okay. Enough of staring at the package. Let's open this up and see the actual figure.

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star wars the black series stormtrooper first orderHeading back to the box for a second, you'll find there's a booklet in the backside. Let's take her out.

star wars first order stormtrooper bookletAs the box suggests, the booklet tells the evolution of the Stormtrooper with simple drawings and text showing how it has changed over the years of "Star Wars" mythos.

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From its earliest appearance during the Clone Wars, the iconic white armor of the Clone Trooper symbolized galactic peace and stability. Its design reflected the stark aesthetic of its Kaminoan creators, but it also drew inspiration from the Mandalorian shock trooper armor worn by clone template Jango Fett. Although Phase I armor offered superior protection in combat, it was uncomfortable to wear, particularly while seated.

There are only four phases, so let's go through them all real quick.

stormtrooper star wars phase 2The Phase II armor was "significantly more comfortable." It was also significantly cooler.

stormtrooper phase 2Phase 3 consists of the classic Stormtrooper look from the original trilogy —a "symbol for terror and oppression."

star wars stormtrooper phase 3stormtrooper phase 3And here's the fourth phase, the First Order Stormtrooper. Details on the new Stormtroopers are scarce. We're not surprised. Disney has been keeping everything "Episode VII" related under lock in key until the film's release — especially when it comes to merchandising.

We're sure we'll learn more about these Stormtroopers as the film's December release draws near.stormtrooper first order star warsfirst order stormtrooper drawing.JPGHere are all the helmets lined up side by side:

stormtrooper evolutionAll right. Now back to the toy.

I'm about to do something that's going to make some toy collectors very upset.

stormtrooper force awakens black series hasbroYes! I took him out of the box. 

star wars the force awakens first order stromtrooper.JPGThe best thing about this Black Series First Order Stormtrooper is how remarkably poseable he is. Every joint — his hands, his knees, and even his ankles move.

The detail put into the actual figurine is incredible, too. 

The gun slips right into the Stormtroopers' hand with his finger steady on the trigger.

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gun holster star warsYou can pop the little blaster right in there!

stormtrooper star warsMost important, you can pose him to look exactly how he does on the box.

first order stormtrooper.JPGNext stop Comic-Con!

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'Terminator Genisys' had a rough weekend at the box office

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It was not a good weekend for Arnold Schwarzenegger to be back at the box office.

"Terminator Genisys," the fifth film in the franchise, grossed just $44.2 million over the five-day holiday weekend. 

In three days, the film made $28.7 million.

Remember, it was less than a month ago that the fourth installment of "Jurassic World" opened to a surprising $209 million.

A week after that, Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out" had a $90 million opening weekend.

"Genisys" had the worst opening of nearly all the "Terminator" movies.

MovieRelease dateOpening Weekend (3-day)BudgetWorldwide Gross
"The Terminator"10/26/84$4 million$6.4 million$78.4 million
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"7/3/91$31.8 million$102 million$519 million
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"7/2/03$44 million$200 million$433.4 million
"Terminator Salvation"5/21/09$42.6 million$200 million$371.4 million
"Terminator Genisys"7/1/15$28.7 million$155 million$129.7 million so far

Mind you, the original "Terminator" film opened in 1984. 

"Terminator Genisys" had the widest release of any "Terminator" film opening in 3,758 theaters. The film was made on an estimated $155 million budget

The film is Schwarzenegger's fifth movie in a row to opening under $30 million in a pure three-day box-office weekend proving American audiences are pretty much over the "Terminator" actor.

Paramount, which released the film, appeared to be aware of it, focusing a big portion of its publicity ahead of the domestic release overseas. So it's little surprise the film opened to $85 million in foreign grosses. Schwarzenegger's still a star — just internationally.

terminator brazil arnold schwarzeneggerterminator genisys paris junketInstead, fans continued to head out to see Universal's "Jurassic World" and Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out."

For the fourth weekend in a row, the fourth film in the dinosaur franchise starring Chris Pratt has led the box-office weekend.  

jurassic world chris pratt jessica chastain"Jurassic World" brought in an estimated $30.9 million over the three-day holiday weekend while "Inside Out" wasn't far behind with $30.1 million.

"Jurassic World" has now made over $1.3 billion at theaters.

Meanwhile "Inside Out" has now made $363 million worldwide.

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