Terminator: Genysis is an odd beast. Recasting the famous roles of Sarah Conner (Emilia Clarke), Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) and the like but getting Arnold Schwarzengger back as the titular machine offers some questions about continuity. Is it a reboot, or a continuation of the series with a new cast? Well, Jai Courtney has offered his explanation as to where it relates to the rest of the franchise. “I think it’s going to be really cool what they’ve done with it,” he told Collider while promoting his upcoming film, Felony. “People want to know if it’s a sequel or a reboot. A word that kind of came to me is that it’s more of a ‘reset.’ That’s the awesome thing about when you play with time travel. We can kind of get away with, you know, maybe we’re introduced to a world that audiences know but circumstances can change and that shifts the course of everything.” Though the film will likely appeal to Terminator fans, the Australian actor said it's not necessary to have seen the previous movies to understand this one; the intention is to have it stand as its own experience. “I don’t think it’s either or. I think it’s, if they wanted to [watch the first two films] they could but I don’t think that if they hadn’t they’ll see our film and be completely lost.” Terminator: Genysis is released on July 1st, 2015.
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