This is more like housekeeping than actual news, but Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have officially signed on for all three of James Cameron’s Avatar sequels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo has finalised their deals to reprise the roles of Jake Sully and Neytiri, respectively. Stephen Lang, who played the villainous Colonel Quaritch in the […]
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Clive Palmer wants to make another Titanic movie
October 23, 2013 
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Clive Palmer wants to make his own Titanic movie, and tells the Herald Sun it will be “a lot better” than James Cameron’s 1997 Best Picture winner. The eccentric billionaire and politician is seeking to trademark ‘Palmer Pictures,’ with the intention of making a documentary on the building of his own ship, Titanic II, as […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger rumoured to be Avatar 2 villain
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Take this one with a gobful of salt. Latino Review‘s sources tell them James Cameron has recruited his former Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to play a villain in Avatar 2. It was revealed earlier in the year that Avatar 2 would begin shooting in 2014 for a December 2016 release, which means casting would have to […]
Continue readingJames Cameron confirms three Avatar sequels in the works
August 2, 2013 1 Comment
Well! We’re yet to see even one sequel to James Cameron’s record-breaking blockbuster Avatar, but here he goes promising three full follow-ups. Cameron and 20th Century Fox announced their intentions yesterday, following the leaked hiring of screenwriters Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno, and the team of Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver to help pen the scripts. […]
Continue readingJames Cameron’s Avatar sued – again – by artist for copyright infringement
July 1, 2013 0 Comments
It’s been four years since it was released, but copyright lawsuits keep getting lobbed at James Cameron’s $2.8 billion grossing Avatar. The latest suit comes from artist William Roger Dean, who is responsible for the fantastical album covers of Yes, Asia, and others. According to Deadline, Dean is seeking more than $50 million in damages. He […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 due June 2015; will kick off new trilogy
June 28, 2013 0 Comments
It was previously reported that the long-gestating Terminator 5 would finally begin shooting in January of 2014. Now, a joint press release from David Ellison’s Skydance Productions, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, and Paramount Pictures announces an official release date: June 26, 2015. Even more notable is the confirmation that it will indeed kick off a brand new, […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 to start shooting in January
June 17, 2013 0 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed last week the long-gestating Terminator 5 would finally begin shooting in January of 2014. According to Deadline, the reason this sci-fi sequel has finally gotten off the ground involves its interesting funding structure. Megan Ellison, who bought the rights to the franchise for $20 million back in 2011, will pony up 33 […]
Continue readingAvatar sequel to feature underwater performance capture
April 8, 2013 0 Comments
Avatar producer Jon Landau spoke at the 2013 NAB Technology Summit on Cinema to remind people that a sequel to Avatar is indeed in the works, with claims it will revolutionise cinema just as the first one did in 2009. According to Landau, director James Cameron “will do performance capture in water” this time around, because previously they […]
Continue readingInterview: Michael Biehn (The Victim)
March 19, 2013 4 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 19, 2013 Michael Biehn – formerly Kyle Reese in The Terminator and Corporal Hicks in Aliens – steps behind the camera for The Victim, an ultra-trashy, Grindhouse-inspired horror flick with low morals, short skirts, and a genuinely nifty twist ending. Shot in less than 12 days (and only put into production because the […]
Continue readingAvatar plagiarism lawsuit dismissed
September 19, 2012 0 Comments
The copyright suit against James Cameron’s Avatar has been dismissed, with the judge ruling that the highest-grossing film of all time was an original idea, Deadline reports. The lawsuit was filed against James Cameron and 20th Century Fox early in 2012 by writer Elijah Schkeiban, who claimed that the box office hit was based on […]
Continue readingJames Cameron doesn’t believe Jack could have survived Titanic sinking
September 17, 2012 1 Comment
James Cameron still believes Jack had to sacrifice himself for Rose at the end of Titanic, despite certain memes suggesting the floating plank that saved her life could have easily fit them both. Speaking to IGN, Cameron revealed he is going to help the Mythbusters team prove his point. “It’s not a question of room, it’s a question of […]
Continue readingJames Cameron only wants to make Avatar sequels
May 9, 2012 0 Comments
James Cameron hopes you like Avatar and documentaries because that is all he is set to make for the time being. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Cameron revealed he is looking ahead at making up to three more Avatar sequels plus the occasional deep sea documentary. “I’m in the “Avatar” business. […]
Continue readingAustralian filmmaker killed in helicopter crash
February 6, 2012 0 Comments
Australian writer-producer Andrew Wight and American cinematographer Mike deGruy have died in a helicopter crash off the coast of New South Wales. Pictured: Wight, with Sanctum executive producer James Cameron. Wight, 51, co-wrote and produced the 3-D Australian film Sanctum. He has been described as James Cameron‘s Australian right-hand man. DeGruy, 60, had won numerous BAFTAs […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 loses a director
September 21, 2011 0 Comments
Director Justin Lin has been forced to exit Terminator 5 due to a scheduling conflict with Fast Six, the latest instalment of the blockbuster Fast and Furious series. Lin had been instrumental in pitching both Terminator 5 and 6 to investors alongside returning star Arnold Schwarzenegger. According to Deadline, rights owner Megan Ellison and Schwarzenegger (whose […]
Continue readingSam Worthington would do 10 more Avatar movies
September 2, 2011 0 Comments
In an interview with Collider, Sam Worthington has spoken effusively of James Cameron’s plans for the Avatar sequels, saying he’d do “2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10” of them back to back. Good natured exaggeration, sure, but if they keep making billions of dollars, Worthington may find himself locked in to these things for the rest of his […]
Continue readingJustin Lin talks Terminator 5 with Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron
August 12, 2011 0 Comments
More news on the development of a new Terminator flick. Director Justin Lin (Fast Five) told The Playlist that he had met with star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terminator 1 & 2 director James Cameron to discuss the upcoming project. Back in April it was revealed that Lin and Schwarzenegger were shopping a Terminator 5 package […]
Continue readingJames Cameron talks Avatar sequels; says it’s “not really a trilogy”
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
James Cameron has offered Fox News some details on his upcoming Avatar sequels, revealing that the two follow-ups to his blockbuster won’t contribute to an overarching trilogy. He told FOX411, “We’re shooting two films back-to-back, so I’m writing two scripts, not one, which will complete a [three]-film story arc – not really a trilogy, but […]
Continue readingWorld’s worst directors making Avatar spoof
May 27, 2011 1 Comment
The world would be a boring place if everyone agreed about everything, especially when it comes to art. Thank goodness for the internet then, where you can read thoughtful defences and appreciations of artists as diverse (yet similarly polarising) as Justin Bieber, Lars von Trier and more. No such defences have been written on Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Even […]
Continue readingA new age in skinema – 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy review
May 12, 2011 0 Comments
3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy – Starring Hiro Hayama, Leni Lan and Tony Ho. Directed by Christopher Sun Lap Key. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Jiggly is the status of 3D technology as it teeters on the cusp between ‘tool to enhance storytelling’ and ‘eye-gouging annoyance’. There is a war taking place in lounge […]
Continue readingGuillermo Del Toro’s At The Mountains of Madness is dead
March 9, 2011 1 Comment
Sorry Guillermo Del Toro fans. Although earlier reports suggested his big budget horror film At The Mountains of Madness would begin filming in June, The Criterion Cast has revealed the film was given the red light, rather than green. Deadline report that his next project might now be Pacific Rim, scripted by Travis Beacham, which […]
Continue readingAvatar sequels given official release date
October 28, 2010 0 Comments
James Cameron has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to write and direct two sequels to his US$2.7 billion-grossing film Avatar. The tentatively titled Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 will hit cinemas December 2014 and December 2015 respectively. According to Variety, Cameron will begin penning the films early 2011 and hopes to begin production […]
Continue readingJames Cameron to direct Angelina Jolie in Cleopatra 3D?
October 15, 2010 0 Comments
James Cameron is rumoured to be in talks with Sony Pictures Entertainment to direct Cleopatra 3-D, starring Angelina Jolie as the doomed Egyptian queen. According to Deadline, “the talks are serious but by no means conclusive”. The project was supposedly fast tracked into production by SPE co-chair Amy Pascal after she received Brian Helgeland’s screenplay, […]
Continue readingThe short, beautiful life of Terminator 3000
August 16, 2010 0 Comments
Last week it was announced that a new Terminator film was heading to cinemas. Not just any new Terminator film: an animated Terminator film with a PG-13 rating and (obviously) 3-D enhancements. The internet hardly exploded with anticipation. The pitch came from Hannover House, a small production hub who – hilariously – did not even […]
Continue readingAvatar Special Edition trailer debut
August 16, 2010 0 Comments
A short teaser heralding the return of James Cameron‘s Avatar to cinemas – with nine extra minutes! – has debuted online. At 37 seconds long, it features approximately 1/18th of the new footage. It’s up to you if you wish to purchase another ticket to see the remaining 503 seconds. Check out the trailer and […]
Continue readingCameron discusses Avatar sequels and theatrical re-release
August 9, 2010 0 Comments
Avatar is heading back to cinemas with nine extra minutes of footage, no doubt an attempt to crack the magic US$3 billion dollar mark at the box office and become the highest grossing film of all time (well, even more so). While talking up the film, James Cameron has shared some details on what new […]
Continue readingCameron working on Titanic 3-D
July 6, 2010 1 Comment
James Cameron can do whatever the hell he likes. That’s the kind of clout you get when your last two films are the highest grossing in the history of cinema. Cameron’s Avatar grossed US$2.7 billion worldwide, breaking the record of previous title holder Titanic (which only picked up a measly US$1.8 billion). The LA Times […]
Continue readingKing of the new world – Avatar review
April 27, 2010 5 Comments
Avatar – Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. Directed by James Cameron. Rated M. Originally published December 21, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. James Cameron’s Avatar may not change your life, but it will likely make your day. The director’s long-gestating opus has finally arrived, nearly crushed by overwhelming hype, nay-saying critics and a […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Avatar
April 6, 2010 7 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Diane Lewis flattened James Cameron‘s Avatar as if it were a miniature Smurf village. For her troubles, she scored […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker takes top honours at history making Oscars
March 8, 2010 1 Comment
source: oscars.org The explosive war drama The Hurt Locker has won Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, trumping James Cameron‘s sci-fi epic Avatar and eight other films that, frankly, never even had a chance. The film now holds the dubious distinction of being the lowest grossing film to ever win Best Picture, having taken […]
Continue readingJames Cameron project halted following controversy
March 2, 2010 10 Comments
source: slashfilm.com There have been many rumours circulating the interweb about James Cameron‘s next project. Many suspect that his next project will either be a sequel to Avatar, a long-touted adaptation of the manga Battle Angel, or an adaptation of Charles Pellegrino’s yet-to-be-published book The Last Train of Hiroshima. Well, following some controversy, it looks […]
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