Taylor On Replacing Paxton & The Punks In Genisys

Ironically, Bill Paxton’s pissant group of punks from the original and best Terminator movie were more menacing and violent than anything in the new movie, ghost Terminators included.

But while the original T-800 was de-aged and recreated though, the punks were not.  Why not?  In a new interview with Cinema Blend, director Alan Taylor was asked this very question and said the reason was simply the case of taking things too far:

“If you love T1, you’re very aware of where he isn’t in the movie. I think that became a slippery slope… We were going to recast as we had to – Sarah and Kyle and Danny Dyson and Miles Dyson – and it would be glaring to have one guy pop up who also was the only non-Terminator to reprise his role.”

That’s not all though. It’s not just the recasting of the roles but the punks themselves scoring a very different look to their 1980s counterparts. The reason for that though is said to be due to Taylor’s sister – the indie rock artist Anna Domino:

“I hope I don’t piss off any fans too much, but I’ve got to say, the tire tread tattoo on the face is not my favorite part of that movie. You know, my sister was in the punk scene. I thought she was really, really cool, and she would smack me if I put a tire tread. So, I’ve heard some people are kind of pissed that we changed the hair styles, but you know, I loved our punks!”

WTF.  That tire tattoo is manly as fuck!  What are you talking about, man?  Speak sense, sir!  Anyway, check out this side by side comparison.