New 'Terminator: Genisys' Trailer Features J.K. Simmons

The first Terminator: Genisys trailer was all about introducing us to the film's new take on the familiar Terminator story. The Super Bowl spot teased a new threat. Now there's a new one-minute spot for Genisys, and it smartly puts some focus on the member of the cast who just won an Oscar for his work in Whiplash: J.K. Simmons. And because Simmons seems to play his role with a harried, comic bent as he tries to figure out what the hell is going on with these killer robots, he's a great audience identification character. Check out the footage below.

We've had a lot of Terminator: Genisys set visit coverage this week, including a feature with many details about the production, and interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Taylor, and Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney. So check those out after watching this trailer.

Spot originally courtesy of Yahoo.

Terminator: Genisys opens July 1Alan Taylor directed. Jason ClarkeJai Courtney, and Matt Smith also star.

When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future...