Exclusive: New Avatar Shot Cameron + big gun = awesome
The new issue of Empire contains our ace winter preview, and nestled among its pages is a look at James Cameron's Avatar, with on-set reporting and a few choice words from Cameron, star Sam Worthington and producer Jon Landau. But also there we have this on-set picture of Cameron, wrestling with this movie's version of a mini-gun.
"It's a movie about bullies," Worthington told us on set. "The humans have come to tear into the Na'vi planet and strip-mine it. We're telling a story that's relevant now. It's filled wtih typical James Cameron messages, especially technology overrunning us all, which is what nearly all his movies are about.
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This is going to be asbolutely fantastic, I have full confidence. I even sense a few box office records falling. If anybody can do it, it's James Cameron. ... Read More
I'll say again. I've had enough of hearing about Cameron. Ever since he shouted 'I'm the King of the World' on the Oscar stage winning the statue, which clearly should have gone to Curtis Hanson, to me Cameron has always been an irritating, smug and arrogant git. The 3D revolution I don't buy and I couldn't care less about the new camera technology Cameron has always been show off but ever since True Lies he lost his sincereity. I will go see Avatar because the story sounds interesting and it is... Read More
You could say the same thing about aliens, marines with the ability of interstellar travel and they're still using (for the 80's) modern camo, vietnam era modified helmets, etc
it's a film ffs, besides how do you know that weapon in the dropship doesn't fire a laser based round? Have you seen the film yet ? (yes i know comic con saw clips, but from what i read of them only 1 gun was fired and it was a rifle held by sam worthingtons avatar)
i was dissapointed with cameron for titanic (i jus... Read More
Lasers in controlled 'bursts' would require significant amounts of energy to deploy - something I'd have to assume after light-speed travel the ships/transports might want to conserve perhaps? And, as you're well aware, the premise of the film is that the humans intend to strip-mine the planet for ENERGY, so they're clearly running short. I'm calling you lazer-firing cunts out. J Cameron. ... Read More
