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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James Cameron with one of his cyborg creations on the set of "The Terminator."
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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."
Orion Pictures via YouTube Producers thought James Cameron was too experienced to direct a sci-fi blockbuster before the first "Terminator" was made.
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.
Paramount Pictures "Terminator Genisys" was made to launch a new trilogy to be completed before James Cameron regains the rights in 2019.
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.
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