Terminator Salvation (2009) - Terminator 4 Plot Details

Since Terminator Salvation is in the filming stages, not much information has been released on the details of the plot. However, from various interviews, some information is known.

According to IMDB.com, the movie takes place in 2018 after a nuclear holocaust in which Skynet eliminated most of the human race. A small band of surviving humans, led by John Connor (Christian Bale), struggle to stop Skynet from killing the remaining survivors. Connor will have help from Kyle Reese, John's father, as well as a stranger named Marcus Wright.

In regards to the antagonists of the movie, the Terminators we will see will be an early generation of Terminators, predecessors to the model played by Arnold Scharzenegger in the other Terminator films. Terminator 4 director McG said on the films official blog, "there are Hydrobots that patrol the water, Transports that move human prisoners around, Harvesters that collect human beings as lab rats for Skynet and Aerostats that survey all that is going on with the resistance the world over. We've started shooting the T-600 - the bigger, grimier, nastier version that preceded the T-800. Like Reese says, they're easier to spot but they pack a mini gun and carry kick ass fire power. They're eight-foot tall killers that prowl the badlands looking for anything with a heartbeat to terminate."