Terminator Salvation: A Look At The Moto-Terminator
Moto-Terminator's in a scene from 'Terminator Salvation'
In the trailer(s) to Terminator Salvation you get to see snippets from a couple of action scenes with ‘Moto-Terminators’. Now we’ve got a few concept artist images to show you and a short behind the scenes video of them in action.
The first two images are early conceptual designs as presented in the The Art of Terminator Salvation and Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Companion (by Tara Bennett and Titan Books).
Check out the later concept art:
Moto-Terminators eject from the Harvester's Legs in 'Terminator Salvation'
If you know your motorcycles you won’t be surprised to learn that the designs for the Moto-Terminators were inspired by Ducati’s Hypermotard.
Ducati Hyermotard - Inspiration for the Moto-Terminator
“This movie is all about technology taken to such a high level that it becomes an art form — to me, that fits as a description of Ducati,” said McG (Director of Terminator Salvation).
Following is a video that includes some behind the scenes footage of the Ducati’s on the set of Terminator Salvation and clips from the film:
Terminator Salvation opens in theaters:
USA – May 21
Canada – May 22
UK – June 3
Australia – June 4
Source(s): Flylyf via Slashfilm / DVD Play / MCN Motor Cycle News /
