User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of The Terminator

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the release of The Terminator. The critically acclaimed film launched the career of director and writer James Cameron, whose work on a proposed Spider-Man film influenced the series Spider-Man. The original film featured the talents of Spider-Man guest stars Paul Winfield and Earl Boen as well as The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes recurring actor Lance Henriksen, who was up for the title role before being given a smaller role as a detective.

The film was referenced in the X-Men episode "Days of Future Past, Part One". Similar to the film, Bishop travels from a dystopian future ruled by Sentinels in order to terminate an X-Man accused of assassination, but is followed by the killer robot Nimrod.

The series spawned three sequels, with another currently in production. There was a tie-in television series, novels, and several comic books. Marvel Comics had adapted the second film. The franchise has featured other Marvel voice actors including Xander Berkeley, Nikki Cox, Michael Ironside, Dorian Harewood, Phil Morris, Yuri Lowenthal, Brian Bloom, and J. K. Simmons.