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However, after a legal mess surrounding the rights to the franchise led to Cameron dropping out, Hamilton also made the decision to exit in November 2000. Terminator 3: Why Linda Hamilton Didn't Return as Sarah Connorīack when James Cameron directing Terminator 3 was still a possibility in the late 1990s, Linda Hamilton was planned to return as Sarah Connor. Here's why Linda Hamilton didn't come back. Fans had grown attached to both portrayals, and were now being asked to accept a new John and a dead Sarah. Part of the reason Terminator 3 doesn't ascend to those heights is probably the absence of Sarah Connor, as well as Edward Furlong not returning as John Connor.
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Related: The Only Terminator Movie Where No One Says "I'll Be Back" It's worth watching, but it's not a truly great film. Yet, it's also clearly not on the same level of the classic first two films directed by James Cameron.
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It's leagues better than Salvation and Genisys, and more fun than the often downbeat Dark Fate. While Terminator 3 was a box office hit, and received generally positive reviews from critics, it's always kind of sat in the middle for most diehard Terminator franchise fans. Sarah goes though a lot, and Hamilton plays every bit of it with the proper emotion, or in some cases lack thereof. John Connor may be presented as the most important character in most Terminator movies, but the true heart of the franchise is Sarah Connor, and her journey from normal working stiff trying to make her way in the world to badass defender of mankind. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines unceremoniously killed off Sarah Connor, but the original plan was for Linda Hamilton to return to the role.