News: McG Apologizes For His Nickname, Talks Terminator

In a move that earns him some respect, McG has apologized and clarified his ridiculous nickname on his blog about his work on the lamentably-titled Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

“I realize my name is ridiculous. I was born Joseph McGinty Nichol. McG is short for McGinty. I have been called this since the day I was born to create separation from my Uncle Joe and Grandpa Joe. I realize it sounds like some Hollywood nickname, hip-hop choice. But the truth is, this is simply my name - for every day of elementary school, every zit-filled day of high school. I have been taking shit for it ever since. I get it, I would think it’s lame too. But it’s just a name, and to change it now would seem fraudulent.”

Then, he gave a bit more information about Terminator 4.

“This movie takes place several years after Judgment Day, but prior to 2029. Just like it took a long time to get an HD plasma screen in our world, it took Skynet a lot of research and development to get to the T-800, and this movie explores that “space between.” We have all been fascinated with the world after Judgment Day. Here it is.”

“In this film, there are Hydrobots that patrol the water, Transports that move human prisoners around, Harvesters that collect human beings as lab rats for Skynet and Aerostats that survey all that is going on with the resistance the world over.”

“We’ve started shooting the T-600 - the bigger, grimier, nastier version that preceded the T-800.”

The T-800, of course, being Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the T-1000 being Robert Patrick. In response to some recently rumored and reviled “mega-spoilers,” he only insisted that “there are only three people who know the ending.”