Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was released in 2003.
The film premiered in the United States on July 2, 2003. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800, Nick Stahl as John Connor, Claire Danes as Kate Brewster, and Kristanna Loken as the T-X.
Terminator 3 follows the events of the first two films but presents a later stage of the conflict. The T-X is sent to eliminate future resistance leaders, while the T-800 protects John and Kate. The film's ending emphasizes that Judgment Day cannot simply be stopped in the way the characters hope.
James Cameron did not direct this installment; Jonathan Mostow directed it. That distinction helps separate Terminator 3 from The Terminator and Terminator 2, both of which were directed by Cameron.