Universal City, California – Hailed as one of the world’s most advanced film-based attractions, “Terminator 2: 3D,” created by the film’s Academy Award®-winning director James Cameron, combines thrilling live action stunts with sophisticated digital imaging technology to achieve the visceral, immersive effect of a virtual adventure experience.

In life-imitating-art fashion, the triple Academy Award®-winner reunited the “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” cast with an Oscar®-winning production team to ignite a unique fusion of spectacular live action and cinematic effects to recreate the dark foreboding futuristic world of the “Terminator” films. An intense peripheral experience, the 3-D attraction takes the audience through an extraordinarily fluid mix of state-of-the-art technologies, immersing guests in a sweeping sensory encounter that seamlessly blurs the lines of reality and fantasy.

Directed by Cameron, together with four-time Oscar®-winner Stan Winston, and Academy Award® winner John Bruno (“The Abyss”), the “Terminator 2: 3D” attraction is fueled by a 12-minute-long original film, filmed specifically for the attraction, that continues the storyline of the blockbuster.

Set in the present, “Terminator 2: 3D” sends the “Terminator” and cast member Edward Furlong on a time travel journey to Los Angeles 2029 and a world policed by cyborgs controlled by sentient corporate behemoth, Skynet. To save humanity from total destruction, the duo takes on Skynet’s doomsday complex and its army of killing machines including the all-new, fearsome T-1,000,000. If they are to succeed in preserving the safety of future generations, they must destroy Skynet.

The adventure begins when guests enter Cyberdyne Systems’ constructed headquarters as interlocking three-dimensional images and digital composite computer graphics are projected onto three massive 23’x50’ screens, spanning 165 feet and combined with explosive stunt work.

Spectacular stunt work abounds throughout the production. In one key production sequence, a 1,500-pound Harley Davidson™ “Fat Boy” motorcycle explodes off the screen, roaring onto the theater’s stage. The stunt requires split-second timing and merges stunt performers with on-screen special effects through wholly innovative theatrical techniques.

“Terminator 2: 3D” was the first 3-D production to take full advantage of digital technology. The unparalleled creative team that conjured the fantastic images of “Terminator 2: 3D,” included 47 digital artists at Digital Domain. James Cameron, Stan Winston and John Bruno share the film’s directorial credit, with Cameron providing the overall vision and direction for the actors.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features such groundbreaking attractions as “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D™,” “Jurassic Park – The Ride®” and the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind-the-scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations and sets as Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.” Universal CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles, features 19 screens including one of Southern California’s largest IMAX® venues and newly renovated stadium-style seating.

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