Director James Cameron will dedicate Avatar: The Way of Water to his late friend Bill Paxton

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Director James Cameron will be dedicating his highly-anticipated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water to his late great friend Bill Paxton.Paxton passed away at 61 years of age in February 2017 from a stroke, just days after undergoing open heart surgery to repair his damaged aortic heart valve.Cameron, 63, directed Paxton in five films - The Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, Titanic and Ghosts of the Abyss - and he will honor his late friend, 'at the end of a very long credit crawl,' according to Showbiz 411.

Dedicating: Director James Cameron will be dedicating his highly-anticipated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water to his late great friend Bill Paxton Bill and James: Cameron, 63, directed Paxton in five films - The Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, Titanic and Ghosts of the Abyss - and he will honor his late friend, 'at the end of a very long credit crawl,' according to Showbiz 411No details about the dedication were given, though it's not surprising since the actor and filmmaker had been friends for 36 years before his passing.Cameron revealed in a statement after Paxton's death that they met on the set of a low-budget Roger Corman movie entitled Galaxy of Terror. 'I slapped a paint brush in his hand and pointed to a wall, saying "Paint that!" We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends,' Cameron said at the time.

Longtime friends: No details about the dedication were given, though it's not surprising since the actor and filmmaker had been friends for 36 years before his passing 'What followed was 36 years of making films together, helping develop each others projects, going on scuba diving trips together, watching each others kids growing up, even diving the Titanic wreck together in Russian.