T2-3D: Battle Across Time simultaneously at 30 frames per second. Several elements of "T2 3-D: Battle Across Time" have been patented by Universal, including the seat drop effect, the blending of live action and film, the trio of projection screens, and the simulated assault weapons. The film was shot at the abandoned Eagle Mountain iron ore mine, just north of Desert Center in California. The cast and crew from the first two Terminator films returned for the shoot, including Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, Robert Patrick as T-1000, and Edward Furlong as John Connor. To achieve the 3-D effect
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines known as the T-X (Loken) in an attempt to wipe out as many human resistance officers as possible, including John's future wife Kate Brewster (Danes), but not John himself, as his whereabouts are unknown to Skynet. John's life is placed in danger when the T-X finds him while pursuing Kate. The Resistance has also sent their own Terminator (Schwarzenegger) back to protect the T-X's targets. "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" premiered in West Hollywood on June 30, 2003, and was released on July 2, 2003 by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States and by Columbia Pictures internationally. It