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James Cameron Wants Linda Hamilton To Be A 60-Year-Old Action Heroine

Is Linda Hamilton the solution to breaking down age and gender barriers in the action-movie genre?

James Cameron Wants Linda Hamilton To Be A 60-Year-Old Action Heroine
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Linda Hamilton will return as Sarah Connor for the sixth installment in the "Terminator" franchise.

According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, James Cameron dropped the news at a private event. He touted the "seasoned warrior's" return and noted her importance to "gender and action stars everywhere back then."

But even though Cameron said that, he did recently catch some flak from director Patty Jenkins when he said her flick "Wonder Woman" objectified women.

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Social media erupted in debate over whether excluding men moviegoers from certain viewings counted as discrimination.

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And now, some people are asking if Cameron can "re-invent the action heroine" as a 60-year-old.

After all, Cameron doesn't seem to have a problem trotting out 70-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger for another go.

The new "Terminator" doesn't have a release date just yet. But sometime after 2019 might be a good guess. That's when Cameron gets his rights back to the franchise.