Actor sheds light on scary 'Terminator' character

Lee Byung-hun / Screen capture from YouTube

By Ko Dong-hwan

• Published Jun 26, 2015 5:29 PM KST
• Updated Jun 26, 2015 5:29 PM KST

With the latest installment of the “Terminator” movie franchise, “Terminator: Genisys,” opening in less than a week, actor Lee Byung-hun has talked about his role.

Lee, 44, plays “T-1000,” a liquid-metal robot assassin sent by self-aware synthetic intelligence Cyberdyne Systems Skynet to kill Sarah Connor.

“My character is T-1000,” Lee said in a video posted on YouTube on Thursday. “T-1000 is strong and scary. His one and only mission is to kill Sarah Connor. If there is no Sarah Connor, then there is no John Connor to save the world. You will see what happens.”

The much-anticipated blockbuster movie opens on July 2 and media sites have released clips, including chase scenes in which T-1000 pursues Sarah (Emilia Clarke) and John Connor (Jason Clarke).