2) The Time Machine
While its public knowledge that Genisys is set to spawn a new trilogy for the series, at this point in the trailer, the standard Terminator chronology still applies. A grizzled Connor lays it down, pointing out that the machines sent a Terminator back through time to kill his mother, Sarah. Following what’s gone before, Kyle Reese volunteers to go back and protect her. This is how the original Terminator flick began, with Michael Biehn popping up in L.A. to shield Linda Hamilton’s bouffant-haired Sarah from Arnie’s evil T-800.
What we’ve never seen is the actual device which transports them. Now, we’ve finally got a glimpse at the gigantic time travel tech that the resistance stole/copied from Skynet to send Kyle to 1984.
Reese steps up, in between two massive circular slabs separated by a small gap. Hovering for a moment, he blasts away into the past. It’s a neat tie-in, providing a cool look at a part of Terminator lore that we’ve never had chance to fully witness.