James Cameron is responsible for some of Hollywood’s most iconic movies. He has had to face creative and financial battles to realize his vision. This was something he shared with me in a conversation. The New York Times. Cameron, the creator AvatarIn 2009, 20th Century Fox executives were fired for interfering in the pivotal sequence.
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The executives had even provided the studio’s notes, which suggested reducing the duration of the film and even trimming the movie’s flying sequences, which he rejected. He reaffirmed that he had directed the film. TitanicThis has been a major success for 20th Century Fox studio.
“I think I felt, at the time, that we clashed over certain things,” Cameron said. “For example, the studio felt that the film should be shorter and that there was too much flying around on the ikran — what the humans call the banshees. Well, it turns out that’s what the audience loved the most, in terms of our exit polling and data gathering. And that’s a place where I just drew a line in the sand and said, ‘You know what? I made Titanic. This building that we’re meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? Titanic paid for that, so I get to do this.’
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“And afterwards, they thanked me,” Cameron added. “I feel that my job is to protect their investment, often against their own judgment. But as long as I protect their investment, all is forgiven.”
It was launched in AvatarThe film grossed more $2 billion globally and still ranks among the top-grossing films. Cameron was finally heard by the studio.
“It’s such an intense process when you’re editing a film and you have to fight for every frame that stays in. The creative decisions made back then were very satisfying to me. In the decade that followed, we spent a lot time and energy improving our process.
James Cameron says he clashed with the studio over certain things on ‘AVATAR’:
“I drew a line in the sand & said, ‘I made Titanic. This building we’re meeting in, this new $500M complex on your lot? Titanic paid for that so I get to do this’”
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“But there’s certainly nothing cringeworthy. I can see tiny places where we’ve improved facial-performance work. But it doesn’t take you out. I think it’s still competitive with everything that’s out there these days,” Cameron added to The Times.
Avatar Just before the release, the eagerly awaited film, The Hunger Games, will be available in theatres on September 23rd in IMAX or 3D formats. Avatar: The Way of WaterThese films will be available in theatres by December 16th.
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