‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’: James Cameron Says Idea For ‘Avatar’ Came To Him In A Dream When He Was 19

While much of the global entertainment industry is witnessing a full-throttled return to in-person events, India’s festival circuit is experiencing a chequered re-emergence from Covid, in part due to political and funding challenges.

Yesterday’s thrilling World Cup final was watched by a peak of almost 20M viewers across the BBC and ITV as the game drew to an incredible close.

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Until Saturday, it has been rarely dull watching Aberdeen under Jim Goodwin. The often outspoken boss has had the north-east club gaining plaudits for their attractive football aided by some shrewd summer recruitment in the form of Bojan Miovski and Luis 'Duk' Lopes. Even in defeat, there has been a heavyweight boxer element about them, albeit one with a big punch and glass chin.

This December, after a long, 13-year absence from screens, audiences will finally be able to return to Pandora as the long-delayed sequel to “Avatar” is complete. “Avatar: The Way of Water” will explore a new group of Na’vi that rely on the planet’s ocean life.

With the release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” just a couple of weeks away, folks are now starting to look ahead at what comes next for James Cameron’s franchise.

The “Alien” franchise is a collection of bizarre behind-the-scenes stories that nearly saw Sigourney Weaver miss out on the three sequels for various reasons. But James Cameron has revealed that when he originally wrote “Aliens,” with the help of longtime producers Walter Hill and David Giler, he thought the actress was attached to the sequel.

13 years after the original Avatar hit theaters, en route to a record-breaking box office performance, the long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water is looking to make a big splash in theaters.The original Avatar didn't have a monstrous opening weekend, opening in mid-December 2009 to $77 million... though it ultimately grossed a then-record $749.7 million domestic and a still-record $2.7 billion (which has since grown to $785.2 million domestic and $2.9 billion global with re-releases).The highly-anticipated sequel from director James Cameron is expected to at least double the original Avatar's opening weekend, with a projected opening weekend between $150 million and $170 million, via The Hollywood Reporter.

Even 25 years after the original release of “Titanic,” it’s hard to separate Leonardo DiCaprio from his role as Jack Dawson. DiCaprio’s Hollywood star was already rising in the mid-’90s, but James Cameron‘s film was the actor’s breakout role.

The long awaited James Cameron sequel to the highest grossing movie of all-time hit tracking this morning with a projected opening of at least $150M. Tracking has it higher near $175M, but rivals are bullish at $200M.

He almost let go of Jack. Director James Cameron revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio almost lost the role of Jack in Titanic due to his “negative” attitude during the auction process.

James Cameron is revealing that Leonardo DiCaprio almost didn’t get to be Jack Dawson in 1997’s Titanic because he didn’t want to read for the part.

As expected, China has given a theatrical release to James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. This is a big deal given the fact that China sidelined, during the pandemic, many Hollywood blockbuster films, specifically Disney-Marvel movies. However, the first Avatar was a big grosser in China. The sequel to the biggest-grossing movie of all time will hit China day and date on December 16.

Avatar 2 may have to shatter some milestones to break even if director James Cameron is to be believed.The 68-year-old director told GQ the film was 'Very f*cking [expensive]' when asked how much it cost. Though he didn't give an exact number in the interview, he did make a joking analogy to give an idea of the cost.  Record breaker? Avatar 2 may have to shatter some milestones to break even if director James Cameron is to be believed'You have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history. That’s your threshold.

Just today, James Cameron himself essentially said the odds are stacked against him with “Avatar: The Way Of Water” because of its insane cost. “[We’d have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history.

While promoting his highly-anticipated Avatar: The Way of Water, director James Cameron is reminiscing about a 20th Century Fox executive he clashed with.The filmmaker had spent years developing his 2009 film Avatar, which would break box office records with $785.2 million domestic and $2.9 billion worldwide.Cameron, 68, revealed in a wide-ranging interview with GQ, the director recalled an unnamed Fox executive 'begged' him to make the 162-minute epic shorter. Clashed: While promoting his highly-anticipated Avatar: The Way of Water, director James Cameron is reminiscing about a 20th Century Fox executive he clashed with Hit: The filmmaker had spent years developing his 2009 film Avatar, which would break box office records with $785.2 million domestic and $2.9 billion worldwideThe director said this certain executive - 'who will go unnamed, because this is a really negative review' - approached Cameron with a 'stricken cancer-diagnosis expression' after a prerelease screening of the film, apparently 'begging' the filmmaker to shorten the hefty runtime.'I said something I’ve never said to anybody else in the business.

James Cameron is a madman, right? Twice in history, the filmmaker took on two ambitious films that pundits had written off as probable flops. Instead, “Titanic,” went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time.

When approaching features like those in his Avatar franchise and the fantastical worlds they depict, filmmaker James Cameron looks for “true, universal human experience” to ground the narrative.