Terminator Director James Cameron Wonders If 'Machines Have Already Won'

April 19 might just seem like another date to you, but in the annals of Terminator history, it's the date when Skynet became a sentient being and set out to destroy mankind. To commemorate this occasion, TMZ asked James Cameron for a few words about the fictional event, and the King of 3-D put everything into a fairly bleak perspective.

Wrote Cameron in a statement:

"[I]nstead of nuclear war and the machines taking over, we need to worry about global climate change. And the machines taking over. With everybody going through their lives bent over their Blackberries all day long, you could even argue the machines have already won."

Uplifting! Not that anyone around the offices of Movieline HQ is surprised. Now if you'll excuse me, my Blackberry is buzzing...

· 'Terminator' Creator: Cell Phones Are The New Skynet [TMZ]