Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in 2014 for an oral history of "The Terminator," Cameron confirmed this was true, but it was distributor Orion Pictures who were pushing for Simpson, not him.

One of the indelible images from the 1991 blockbuster hit "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" is the Terminator's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) trusty shotgun he uses throughout the movie. And what made it ...