McG’s action spectacle “Terminator Salvation” has recently started principal photography, and the first set pics from the upcoming sequel starring Christian Bale are slowly finding their way to the Web.

The New York Times and VideoETA recently posted several images from the “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” production set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although they don’t any cast or crew members anywhere, they offer fans a good first look at the flicks’ post-apocalyptic world.

Scheduled to hit theaters everywhere May 22, 2009, the film follows John Connor as he struggles to keep the machines from eradicating what’s left of humanity. Anton Yelchin, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter and Bryce Dallas Howard co-star. Enjoy the images below, and click here for more.