When is James Cameron filming his next movie?

slyrider16 said:I'm thinking about starting a petition and organizing a protest right outside Lightstorm Entertainment's offices...

When do we start... 😁 I found it on Google Earth.

Adam Wright56 said:When it comes to adapting anime into live-action, it’s a move nobody should attempt—not even Cameron. Honestly, it’s something only the Japanese can pull off. Why? Because it’s their art form. The rest of the world can try to understand it, admire it, or spit on it, but I don't think anyone in the West can actually make a good movie out of an anime. The brains of Western producers and directors just function differently.

Never underestimate Cameron. 😉 Sam admitted he was obsessed with Alita—he practically lived and breathed her. And we all know how things turn out when Cameron gets fixated on a project. To top it off, there were talks of Yukito Kishiro coming on board as a co-writer.

I've also started slowly getting into anime. Limiting ourselves strictly to feature films is a real missed opportunity, especially since there are so many incredible short series out there—maybe around 15 episodes or so. Personally, my favorite has to be Elfen Lied...

quietdriver3 said:I watched the anime, and it struck me as the perfect project for Cameron.

If you haven't read the manga yet, you really don't know what you're missing.

Richard Howard2 said:I feel like it isn't quite as strong as the final product of that team effort. Just as an indication of that theory, the Director's cut Abyss is a total disaster. It's almost as if some other director went in and modified it.

That’s exactly the point. You really have to surround yourself with the right people. As for The Abyss, that movie was largely an experiment to push the boundaries of then-new digital technology. I'll admit it’s a slightly weaker entry in his filmography, but coming from Cameron, even a "weak" film is still better than most.

slyrider16 said:Well, true, expectations can be a real bitch (a bitch? 😁).
There are certain elements in Cameron's movies that you see in others, often handled by the same crews, but here they just feel right. I'm not entirely sure why or how, but it likely stems from having a rock-solid vision in his head that he sticks to like glue. At the very least, producers don't mess with him; he does things exactly his way.

I actually disagree there, especially regarding the early days. Producers were breathing down his neck constantly until T2. And even after that. Cameron himself mentioned that Titanic was his toughest project ever. They were perpetually over schedule and over budget. In the end, Cameron even gave up his own salary just to ensure the movie was made his way.

quietdriver3 said:And it turns out he turned into a dinosaur.

That's one of my biggest fears—that Cameron might go senile. But it’s really just a matter of time. I just hope he knows when to step back.

Offtopic: For any Cameron fans out there... I built a website about him back in high school. Haven't touched it since :-P You can find it at www.etfos.com/~driftingorca13

Q. As Juha Terho of Washington, D.C., pointed out in a really sharp Glossary entry, "All feature films directed by James Cameron since 1984 have names that Begin either with The letter a or with The letter T." You won't be deleting this one anytime soon, either; Cameron's next big flick, set to drop in 2009, is titled "Avatar."

But look, there's trouble on the horizon. Right after that, he’s planning to put out a manga adaptation called "Battle Angel." Now, this would be a crushing BLOW to The integrity of The Glossary, but there's one little loophole. See, the actual manga is called "Battle Angel Alita"! I'm calling on you to use whatever influence you've got with Cameron or his crew and see if you can nudge him to rename the movie. "Alita, the Battle Angel" sounds awesome, stays totally true to the source material, and is perfectly Cameron-orthodox. I think we can all admit how vital this is for James Cameron's cinematic legacy, the integrity of your Glossary, and—let's be honest—world peace.
Matt Sersen, Blaca, USA

A. Believe me, I'll pull every single string I can.

taken from: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...gory=ANSWERMAN

Here is a killer little anecdote about how Aliens came to be (I actually just stumbled upon this online the other day):

From fra Hello He Lied by Linda Obst. Story told by Gordon Carroll, Executive Producer, Aliens.

"Cameron was young. He had just directed Terminator. Cameron had called a meeting to discuss his “next project.” Everyone knew Cameron Had written a treatment for alien 2 that nobody would touch because alien was not a Massive financial success. alien 2 was not on The table. WE expected a Professional pitch from Cameron, an outline and a treatment of what he had in mind with a cursory budget; perhaps a couple assistants to run a slide show.
Instead Cameron walked in the room without so much as a piece of paper. He went to the chalk board in the room and simply wrote the word ALIEN. Then he added an ‘S’ to make ALIENS. Dramatically, he drew two vertical lines through the ‘S’, ALIEN$. He turned around and grinned. We greenlit the project that day for $18 million."

Pretty wild. 😁

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Budget
$18,500,000 (estimated)
And he actually stayed pretty close to the mark..