Posts Tagged ‘Cameron’
October 27th, 2010 | 
Author: As movie news goes, greenlighting sequels to a film that made a bajillion dollars is pretty much a no-brainer. Say what you will about Avatar and James Cameron, but there’s no denying the guy knows how to drag in the moola. (Will this finally incite George Lucas to make more Star Wars, as last year’s [...]
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Tags: Avatar, Cameron, James, making, officially, sequels | 
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In case you missed it, there was this small little movie that came out last year called Avatar. (Not to be confused with Avatar: The Last Airbender.) It really struggled; only pulling in three Academy Awards. (So sad.)
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, director and creator James Cameron is talking about its impending 3D re-release; including more Pandoric atmosphere and a missing tear-jerker moment.
Apparently, he is hoping this re-release will test out whether or not the Avatar brand can develop into a Star Wars- or Star Trek-type franchise.
Perhaps, being an old fart Star Wars fan, I find this difficult to believe. But stranger things have happened. (As in back in 1977.) And even an attempt at doing more with the Avatar franchise will make at least the Avatarians (Pandorians? Avatar fans?) happy, for now. So more power to him.