McG, the director of Terminator Salvation, said that the T-1000 would be reintroduced in the fifth film: "I like the idea and the perspective for the next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he's a scientist that's working on, you know, improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure diabetes and do all these things that sound like good ideas, and to once again live as idealized expressions as ourselves."[17][18] He also said the origin story they had in mind for the T-1000 would satirize the world's "obsession" with youth and aging.[19][20] However, due to the bankruptcy of the Halcyon Company, and Pacificor's purchase of the Terminator rights and talks with Lionsgate and Sony for Terminator 5, it is unknown if this is the story that will be used.
Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will play the character in the upcoming film Terminator: Genesis