Tencent enters deal to back makers of new Terminator film

With the return of James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the new Terminator movie will be one of the most anticipated sci-fi films for Chinese fans in 2019. But this time, T-800 also has a Chinese cash-rich investor.

Tencent Pictures, the film and television arm of the Shenzhen-based internet behemoth Tencent Holdings Ltd, has unveiled plans to co-finance the upcoming Terminator film with American production company Skydance Media.

As the global partner of Skydance, Tencent Pictures will handle the distribution, marketing and merchandising of the film directed by Tim Miller in China.