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more about #jamescameron Roklimber: Interesting article, Annalee. I think I agree with everything you said. "I'd like to watch some movies about people of color (ahem, aliens), from the... more » eleraama: If we are to truly transcend racism, we must stop focusing on this kind of stuff. The main character of this story is white; so what? There are black ... more » Roklimber: I think the biggest similarities are with Ferngully and Dances with Wolves. I used to respect Cameron for his ability to write original stories or, at... more » Roklimber: The only possible sequel I can think of is humans coming back with a much larger army of fighters. I mean, come on, does anyone really believe that t... more » bonniegrrl: Short answer: When crackers stop being the ones running Hollywood. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Maybe there will be a Na'vi vs xenomorphs. more » Nasdaf: not much work put into the script for Avatar 1 either.... more » Connie Hirsch: OtoH, Cameron has made two sequels that were arguably better than the first outing.... more » Greg Saga: What comes after Avatar? A truck load of little gold statues. A Blu-Ray disk release with lots of extra footage, special features, detailed documenta... more » MonkeyT: The new military avatars will be the beast thingies. more » GreyHammer: Avatar 2: obtaining unobtainuim more » atrus123: I couldn't be happier. After being one of the loathsome Avatar skeptics, the movie totally won me over. Sure the script was someone derivative, but ... more » SJ_Edwards: I know this is the 'new-improved-caring-sharing' Jimbo ... ... you know, the one who isn't "selfish, cruel and unkind, and makes everyone around him ... more » jthomps86: Dances with Wolves in space. Do we need a squeequal? Great effects, decent movie but you can't convince me that it lived up to all the hype. more » ilmarine: If only the next ten films were from a series called "Pandora: The Blue Planet" and narrated by David Attenborough... That's my main thing about this... more » NightMystic: I already named the sequel. Avatar 2: The Sky-People Strike Back and a few years later Avatar 3: Return of Toruk Riders more » Shinryoma: What happened to Battle Angel Alita? more » SpammerOvTheGods: hopefully, one part of this trilogy will be called, "Lick My Love Pump." #@! more » shortstopk: Why is it always three? Especially when the third one almost always sucks. more » firstanointed: Avatar doesn't need a sequel. It's ending was too tight for a sequel. A prequel might be interesting, but for the record I frown on sequels for this f... more » -
#avatar
What Comes After Avatar? More Avatar
It's a good thing that Avatar made more money this weekend than was initially believed, because it's only the first film in a planned trilogy according to director James Cameron. But what's next for our giant CGI alien smurf friends? More » -
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Avatar: Haven't We Seen This James Cameron Film Before?
While watching the spectacle that is James Cameron's Avatar, you may have found yourself with a strange déjà vu feeling. That's because Avatar is littered with Cameron references and influences, from Aliens to Terminator. We've rounded them up for you. More » -
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When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like "Avatar"?
Critics have called alien epic Avatar a version of Dances With Wolves because it's about a white guy going native and becoming a great leader. But Avatar is just the latest scifi rehash of an old white guilt fantasy. Spoilers... More » -
#terminator
James Cameron Sold The Terminator Movie Rights For $1
Joss Whedon may have thought he was low-balling when he offered to pay $10,000 for the Terminator movie rights. But it turns out that's an example of runaway inflation: James Cameron originally sold them for $1. More » -
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How Does Avatar's Science Stack Up?
Avatar has promised us great technological innovations in film making, but what about the scientific discoveries and technological advances we see on screen? Popular Mechanics takes a look at the science beyond the spectacle. More » -
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Watch How James Cameron Seduces Blue Women, To Terrible Music
It was bound to happen eventually. The Avatar theme song music video is out, stuffed with new footage. And it plays like a Na'vi seduction "how-to" tape. Step number one: drink from flowers. Step two: sexy face-painting! -
#moviereview
Avatar Won't Make You Go Native
In Avatar, an ex-marine leaves his body and enters an alien world. And James Cameron hopes the same thing will happen to you, thanks to totally-immersive CG and 3-D. By that measure, Avatar fails. But it delivers a fantastic ride. More » -
#spideravatar
What if James Cameron Made A Spider-Man Movie?
With Avatar opening in a couple of days and James Cameron bemoaning the prevalence of superheroes in modern cinema, our thoughts turned back to when he wanted to make a Spider-Man movie in the '90s. Want to read the script?
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Avatar's Neytiri Has a Striking Comic Book Twin
Yesterday, we noted that the surreal landscapes of Pandora have a lot in common with the artwork of Roger Dean. But the alien Na'vi have their own twin: an alien singer from the comic Timespirits who could be Neytiri's sister. More » -
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Did Prog Rock's Greatest Artist Inspire Avatar? All Signs Point To Yes
James Cameron spent years creating Avatar's floating islands and crazy dragons, and then an army of concept artists brought them to life. But maybe they had some inspiration from somewhere else? Like classic album-cover artist Roger Dean? Behold the evidence. More » -
#pointcounterpoint
The Avatar Debate: It Will Be An Awesome Visual Spectacle
Will Avatar keep its technological promises? We've seen a huge backlash against the film's CGI, and our sibling site suspects it will suck. But when it opens, Avatar will prove a remarkable advance in motion capture and computer animation. More » -
#fantasticvoyage
James Cameron's Next Big Science Fiction Movie Is "Fantastic Voyage"
Scratch those dreams of James Cameron directing a version of Seven Samurai in space — his new mystery project with Shane Salermo isn't the Samurai riff, and Cameron's not directing it. More » -
#moviestomedicine
Could Avatar's Technology Improve Medicine?
Directors like James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis are using motion capture and computer animation to place actors in unusual bodies and fantastical environments. But the medical community is increasingly utilizing technology originally designed for movies and video games. More » -
#exclusive
5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar
James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history. More » -
#jamescameron
James Cameron Could Launch the Seven Samurai Into Space
With Avatar in the can, speculation has run rampant on what James Cameron's next project will be. Amidst talk of Avatar sequels and Battle Angel Alita, it seems Cameron has yet another project on the table. More » -
#rant
Does CGI Ruin Movies?
Today's big budget movies have the technology to create worlds and characters unlike anything we've ever seen before... but is that really a good thing? What if CGI just distracts from all the important things about moviemaking? More » -
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New Avatar Clip Takes Us Under The Floating Na'vi City
Did you know there were other characters in James Cameron's Avatar besides blue people and Sigourney Weaver? People like Michelle Rodriguez and geeky Joel Moore? See them now, before Cameron undoubtedly kills them off. Plus Sigourney narrates "Planet Earth" Pandora. More » -
#terminator
Doesn't Anyone Want To Buy The Terminator Rights?
In November, Halycon announced it was auctioning off the Terminator rights, and in response Joss Whedon offered up $10,000. Now that the auction will end in February, we're wondering, doesn't anyone want to make a Terminator film besides Joss? More » -
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Sigourney's Extended Avatar Clip Explains Why The Na'vi Speak English
Sigourney Weaver and Giovanni Ribisi battle it out in this new Avatar clip, arguing about about money and blue aliens, ultimately revealing how the Na'vi learned English, and each party's secret motives. More » -
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10 Minutes Of New Footage Compares Actor To Avatar
This fascinating behind the scenes look at Avatar is like a crash course in motion-capture, in which James Cameron breaks down his favorite scene in the film and shows you how it was created. And there's tons of new footage. More »
