Posted Jul 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM UTC

Watch the Industrial Light and Magic team reminisce about making Terminator 2.

The landmark James Cameron blockbuster turns 35 this year. It’s easy to forget sometimes how difficult it must have been for ILM to solve the problems posed by early ‘90s CGI, develop new technologies, and scale up to the over 100 CG shots required by T2.

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