Linda Hamilton bids goodbye to 'Terminator' franchise as she says Sarah Connor is 'a woman in hell'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Linda Hamilton, who played the iconic role of Sarah Connor in the 'Terminator' movies, has announced that she is “done” with the franchise.
The 67-year-old actress said she has nothing more to say about the character, who she described as “a woman in hell.”
Linda Hamilton rejects the idea of a reboot
Hamilton starred in the original 'The Terminator' (1984) and its sequel 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991), which made her a global star.
She reprised her role in 'Terminator: Dark Fate' (2019), after skipping the previous three installments of the series.
However, she recently told Business Insider that she is not interested in appearing in any potential reboot of the popular sci-fi saga.
“I’m done. I’m done. I have nothing more to say. The story’s been told, and it’s been done to death,” she said.
“Why anybody would relaunch it is a mystery to me. But I know our Hollywood world is built on relaunches right now,” she added.
Linda Hamilton denies that Sarah Connor is an icon
Linda Hamilton also dismissed the idea that Sarah Connor is an iconic character, saying that she is a flawed and troubled person.
The 'Black Moon Rising' star said that she created a warrior, but not a good mother or a role model.
“I truly feel like, and felt like, Sarah Connor is not an icon. She’s a woman in hell. She makes some really bad choices. She’s not a good mother, she’s a good fighter!” she said.
"So you sort of try to parse the details out and go ‘Well, they respect her strength and her power, and I did create a warrior, but she’s very imperfect. She’s an imperfect person,’” she said.
Linda Hamilton jokes about her fans’ admiration
Linda Hamilton also shared some humorous anecdotes about how her fans treat her like she saved the future as Sarah Connor did in the movies along with Arnold Schwarzenegger the Terminator.
The 'Beauty and the Beast' star said that she is very hapless in her daily life and that she does not fight cyborg assassins from the future.
“So it was hard to sort of come to terms with all that and then just go, ‘Okay, I can accept it,’ because I’ve heard it now for so many years, people actually treat me like I saved the future,” she said.
“If you could see how utterly hapless I am during my life and my daily life! But it’s pretty cute, and I have no complaints, it’s delightful,” she added.
This is not the first time 'The Assassination Game' star has expressed her desire to leave the franchise. In 2020, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she “would be quite happy to never return” to the role.
