There's a lot forTerminatorfans to be excited about these days with the recent release of theTerminator: Genisystrailer. However, with all of the excitement over the new film (and a bit of fear, let's be honest), you might not have noticed the Nike Vandals Kyle Reese was wearing in thetrailer. If you take a closer look, they might look a bit familiar.Did you catch that the Nike Vandals Kyle Reese is wearing in theGenisystrailer are the same Nike Vandals he was wearing in the originalTerminator' If you didn't, apparently you totally should have, because getting those kicks back on the big screen was a bit of a battle between the film's costume designer and Nike. If Nike had gotten their way, he would be wearing a different shoe entirely. Luckily, theGenisyscostume designer, Susan Matheson, wasn't afraid to face off against the shoe production giant to keep the film's costumes authentic.Matheson had planned to design a Nike Vandal identical to the Nike Vandals we see in the originalTerminator. However, as she tellsi09, Nike originally wanted Matheson to design a shoe based on the Air Force One--an entirely different sneaker. This simply would not do for Matheson. She put her foot down. Knowing how iconic and easily recognizable Reese's shoes are in that photo booth scene from the originalTerminator, she knew fans would immediately notice a similar-but-different shoe. So, she said that was unacceptable and made it clear she would be willing to fight it out.Even more than that, Matheson credits films likeTerminatorfor inspiring her to get into moviemaking and costume design. Keeping the costumes--even down to the sneakers--authentic was so important to her that she stood her ground, telling Nike that without the original Vandal sneaker, there was essentially no point in her designing for the film.You've certainly got to give Matheson some extra credit for wanting to makeTerminator: Genisysas authentic as possible (which is important given the fact that theplot of the new filmseems utterly insane--I'm not sure if it is good or bad insane just yet), and it seems Matheson's commitment to authenticity paid off. Nike halted production of the Air Force One shoe, and made an exact replica of the Nike Vandals seen in the firstTerminator. With all of the new timelines and changes toGenisys, it's nice to know that we can at least count on seeing the same old Vandals whenGenisyshits the big screen on July 1, 2015.SEE ALSO:Watch the "Terminator: Genisys" trailerJoin the conversation about this story
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