The beginning of Terminator: Genisys, the first of three planned films that Paramount hopes will relaunch the beloved sci-fi franchise, is set in 2029, when the Future War is raging and a group of human rebels has the evil artificial-intelligence system Skynet on the ropes. John Connor (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Jason Clarke) is the leader of the resistance, and Kyle Reese (Divergent‘s Jai Courtney) is his loyal soldier, raised in the ruins of post apocalyptic California.

We’ve seen a still and some character artwork for Terminator: Genisys, so now Paramount is moving on to a motion poster.  And do you know what comes next after that?  The first official trailer from the film!  Perhaps it isn’t fair to judge a movie based on images alone, but after those uninspired and rather odd EW shots, there’s a good deal of pressure on Paramount to deliver a wow-worthy first trailer for the film. Hit the jump to check out the new Terminator: Genisys motion poster.  The film is due in theaters on July 1, 2015 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney,

'It somewhat shifts the course of events...'Though shooting has been finished for a while on the oddly titled Terminator: Genisys, very little of the actual details about the film have leaked beyond some casting basics and hints about where the plot might go. Now, talking to The Huffington Post, Jai Courtney – the new Kyle Reese – has spilled a couple of secrets.