With a total of more than 6.3 billion in revenue from the films he has made, james cameron is one of the most successful directors in the history of cinema. Behind Steven Spielberg, peter jackson or the Russo brothers, james cameron is undoubtedly one of the fathers of the science fiction genre.
With movies like terminator, Aliens and titanic, he is now one of the most bankable directors in the Hollywood industry. His biggest box office success of his career came in 2009 with the release of the highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar. More than a decade later, fans are getting the first of four promised sequels. However, it is not impossible that James Cameron doesn’t go all the way of this license which has far exceeded anything he had imagined.
Some projects sometimes exceed all expectations. When a director takes on franchises like peter jackson did it with the Lord of the Ringsbrothers Russo with avengers Where JJ Abrahams with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the pressure can take over his personal life. The large fan-base will subject the director to a pressure that can be imagined.
james cameron has the added pressure of creating the entireAvatar from scratch. The other examples had source material to adapt to and a story to build on. Avatar is the baby created from scratch by James Cameron. He therefore contacted Empire and talks about the chances of releasing the second and third installments, but that the rest of the story could be entrusted to a director he trusts. He called the projects all-consuming, while he still hopes to be able to develop other projects he has in mind.
Sam Worthington – Jake – Avatar: Way of the Water © Fox Studios – Disney
“I have other things that I’m developing as well that are exciting. I think that over time – I don’t know if it’s after three or four hours – I’ll want to hand over to a director I trust to take over, so that I can go and do other things I’m also interested in. Or maybe not. I do not know. »
Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 were filmed simultaneously. They will be released in December 2022 and, normally, December 2023 respectively.
james cameron is known as a true enthusiast of underwater worlds, which has inspired his films such as Abyss and Titanic. For the latter, his research has allowed the exploration of the wreck, and a much greater knowledge of its structure. Revolutionizing cinema in 2009, james cameron promises once again to offer technical prowess never seen before with The Way Of Water.
