Following that he wrote, produced and directed Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009).

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Think of the smart, independent, buff, ready-to-kill-if-necessary women from Silence of the Lambs, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Thelma and Louise.

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Stan Winston, whose special effects work on Terminator 2: Judgment Day won him two Oscars, recorded a cameo appearance in the film, McG added.

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But while DARPA's "Terminator 2"-style morphing military robots may still be a long way off, many scientists are already working on robots that exhibit some of the characteristics required.

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Now, as moviegoer you may not be familiar with some of Feeney's contributions like software implementation of ultimate blue screen composting technology, but it made a big splash in the film "Terminator 2, " creating a new believability and wow factor for audiences.

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Schwarzenegger signed a lucrative deal with Atari to provide voice work and his likeness for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in 2003 for Xbox and PlayStation 3 and Terminator 3: The Redemption in 2004 for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube.

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