JAMES CAMERON

DIRECTOR

He started out well and just got better. Nice one James. What's next?

 

 

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a hugely successful three-time Academy Award winning director, producer and screenwriter. He is noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often highly successful financially and innovatively. Thematically, James Cameron's films generally explore the relationship between man and technology. Cameron also directed the film Titanic, which went on to become the top-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over US$1.8 billion; he also created The Terminator franchise.

 

 

James Francis Cameron film director

 

James Francis Cameron

 

 

Background

 

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, to Phillip, an electrical engineer, and Shirley Cameron, an artist. He grew up in Chippawa, Ontario, and in 1971 his family moved to Brea, California. There he studied physics at Cal State-Fullerton, but his passion for filmmaking would draw him to the film archive of UCLA at every opportunity. After seeing the film Star Wars, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry.

 

 

Early career

 

He started in the film industry as a screenwriter, then moved into art direction and effects for films such as Battle Beyond the Stars and Escape from New York. Working with producer Roger Corman, Cameron landed his first directorial job in 1981 for the film Piranha II: The Spawning, shot at Grand Cayman Island for the underwater diving sequences, and in Rome, Italy for most of the interior scenes. He was originally hired as the special effects director (and his hand in story-writing can be suspected under the H. A. Milton pseudonym on the original script), and took over the direction when the original director left.

 

 

Major films

 

The Terminator

 

During his stay in Rome, he fell ill and had a nightmare about a machine emerging from the fire, which had been sent from the future to kill him. While recovering, Cameron materialized the idea for The Terminator. He finally completed a screenplay, and decided to sell it so that he could direct the movie. However, the production companies he contacted, while expressing interest in the project, were unwilling to let a first-time director make the movie. Finally, Cameron found a company called Hemdale Pictures, which was willing to let him direct. His soon-to-be-then-wife, Gale Anne Hurd, who had started her own production company, Pacific Western Productions, had previously worked with Cameron in Roger Corman's company and agreed to buy Cameron's screenplay for one dollar, on the condition that Cameron direct the film. Hurd was signed on as producer, and Cameron finally got his first break as director. Orion Pictures would distribute the film.

 

Initially, for the role of the Terminator, Cameron wanted someone who wasn't exceptionally muscular, and who could "blend into" a normal crowd. Lance Henriksen, who had starred in Piranha II: The Spawning, was considered for the titular role, but when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cameron first met over lunch to discuss Schwarzenegger playing the role of Kyle Reese, both came to the conclusion that the cyborg villain would be the more compelling role for the Austrian bodybuilder; Henriksen got the smaller part of LAPD detective Hal Vukovich and the role of Kyle Reese went to Michael Biehn. In addition, Linda Hamilton first appeared in this film in her iconic role of Sarah Connor, and later married Cameron.

 

The Terminator was a box office hit, breaking expectations by Orion Pictures executives that the film would be regarded as no more than a sci-fi film, and only last a week in theaters. The film was low-budget ($6.5 million), but it earned over $38 million domestically.

 

 

Linda Hamilton and husband James Cameron

 

Linda Hamilton and James Cameron

 

 

Rambo: First Blood Part II

 

During the early 1980s, Cameron wrote three screenplays simultaneously: The Terminator, Aliens, and the first draft of Rambo: First Blood Part II. While Cameron would continue with The Terminator and with Aliens, Sylvester Stallone eventually took over the script of Rambo: First Blood Part II, creating a final draft which differed radically from Cameron's initial version.

 

 

Aliens

 

Cameron next began the sequel to Alien, the 1979 film by Ridley Scott. Cameron would name the sequel Aliens, and would again cast Sigourney Weaver in the iconic role of Ellen Ripley (the sole survivor from the first film). Aliens became a box office success, and Sigourney Weaver received a nomination for Best Actress during the 1986 Academy Awards. In addition, the film and its lead actress made the cover of Time Magazine as a result of its breakthrough feminist themes about women in combat. Following the phenomenal hit of the film, Cameron now had more freedom to make whatever project he wanted.

 

 

The Abyss

 

Cameron's next project stemmed from an idea that had come up during a high school biology class. The story of oil-rig workers who discover otherworldly underwater creatures became the basis of Cameron's screenplay for The Abyss, which cast Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Made on a budget of about $41 million U.S., it was considered to be one of the most expensive films of its time, and required cutting-edge effects technology. Because much of the film takes place underwater and the technology wasn't advanced enough to digitally create an underwater environment, Cameron chose to shoot much of the movie "reel-for-real," at depths of up to 40 feet. For creation of the sets, an unfinished nuclear power plant was converted, and two huge tanks were utilized. The main tank was filled with 7.5 million gallons of water, and the second 2.5 million gallons. There, the cast and crew would reside for much of the shooting.

 

The Abyss opened on August 9, 1989 and held the number-one slot at the box office for two weeks. It ultimately earned $85.2 million domestically, $46 million in foreign markets and a mostly lukewarm response from critics. Cameron would later release a special edition version of the film in spring of 1993, restoring deleted scenes, including the film's climax as it had been originally conceived. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards; Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound. It won for Best Visual Effects. After the release of The Abyss, Cameron founded his own production company called Lightstorm Entertainment, which produced all of his subsequent films.

 

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

After the success of The Terminator, there had always been talks about a sequel to continue the story of Sarah Connor and her struggle against machines from the future. Although Cameron had come up with a core idea for the sequel, and Schwarzenegger expressed interest in continuing the story, there were still problems regarding who had the rights to the story, as well as the logistics of the special effects needed to make the sequel. Finally, in mid-1990, Mario Kassar of Carolco Pictures secured the rights to the sequel, allowing Cameron to greenlight production of the film, now called Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

 

For the film, Linda Hamilton reprised her iconic role of Sarah Connor. In addition, Arnold Schwarzenegger also returned in his role as The Terminator, called the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, but this time as a protector. Unlike the Model 101, who is made of a metal endoskeleton, the new villain of the sequel, called the T-1000, was a more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal, and with polymorphic abilities. The T-1000 would also be much less bulky than the Model 101. For the role, Cameron cast Robert Patrick, who was a sharp contrast to Schwarzenegger. Cameron explained, "I wanted someone who was extremely fast and agile. If the T-800 is a human Panzer tank, then the T-1000 is a Porsche."

 

Cameron had originally wanted to incorporate this advanced-model Terminator into the first film, but unfortunately the special effects at the time were not advanced enough. The ground-breaking effects used in The Abyss to digitally realize the water tentacle convinced Cameron that his liquid metal villain was now possible.

 

TriStar Pictures would distribute the film under a locked release date that was only about half a year away from when shooting would begin. The movie, which was co-written by Cameron and his longtime friend, William Wisher, Jr., had to go from screenplay to finished film in just that amount of time. Like Cameron's previous film, it was one of the most expensive films of its era, with a budget of about $100 million. The biggest challenge of the movie was the special effects used in creating the T-1000. Nevertheless, the film was finished on time, and released to theaters on July 3, 1991.

 

Terminator 2, or T2, as it was abbreviated, broke box-office records (including the opening weekend record for an R-rated film), earning over $200 million domestically, and over $300 million overseas, and became the highest-grossing film of that year. It won four Academy Awards: Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects, and Best Visual Effects.

 

 

James Cameron - Academy Awards

 

James Cameron - Academy Awards

 

 

True Lies

 

Before the release of T2, Schwarzenegger came to Cameron with the idea of making a remake of the French comedy titled La Totale. Titled True Lies, with filming begun after T2's release, the story revolves around a secret-agent spy who leads a double life as a married man, whose wife believes he is a computer salesman. Schwarzenegger would be cast as the secret spy, named Harry Tasker, whose mission in the movie is to investigate and stop a plan by Arab terrorists to use nuclear weapons against the United States. Jamie Lee Curtis would play Schwarzenegger's onscreen wife, with Tom Arnold cast as the secret agent's sidekick.

 

Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment signed on with Twentieth Century Fox for production of True Lies. Made on a budget of $115 million and released in 1994, the film earned $146 million in North America, and $232 million abroad.

 

 

Titanic

 

Cameron expressed interest in the famous sinking of the ship Titanic. He decided to script and film his next project based on this event. The picture revolved around a fictional romance story between two young lovers from different social classes who meet onboard the ship's maiden, and final, voyage. Before production began, he took dives to the bottom of the Atlantic and shot actual footage of the ship underwater, which he would insert into the final film.

 

For the film Titanic, Cameron cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane. Cameron's budget for the film reached about $200 million, and it became the most expensive movie ever made. Before its release, the film was widely ridiculed for its expense and protracted production schedule.

 

Released to theaters on December 19, 1997, Titanic opened with $28 million on its first weekend. The film's grosses escalated in the next several weeks. Titanic was one of very few modern movies to gross more in their second weekend than their first. Its gross increased from $28.6 million to $35.4 million from week 1 to week 2, an increase of 23.8%, unheard of for a wide release, and a testament to the appeal of the movie. This was especially noteworthy, considering that the film's running time of more than three hours limited the number of showings each theater could schedule. It held the #1 spot on the box-office charts for months, eventually grossing a total of over $600 million domestically and more than $1.2 billion outside North America. Titanic became the highest grossing film of all time. (Adjusting for inflation, the film brought in the fifth-highest domestic (U.S. only) gross of all time.)  The CG visuals surrounding the sinking and destruction of the ship were considered spectacular. During the 1998 Academy Awards, the film won a record-tying 11 Oscars. Among them were Best Picture and Best Director.

 

 

Dark Angel

 

Cameron had initially next planned to do a film of the comic book character Spider-Man, a project developed by Menahem Golan of Cannon Films. Disputes arose focusing on Golan's role in the Carolco project. A screenplay dating back to 1989 exists with Cameron's name appended to it, indicating he worked with a series of writers on the project (John Brancato, Barry [sic: Barney] Cohen, Joseph Goldmari [sic: "Joseph Goldman" is Menahem Golan's pen name] and Ted Newsom), but the script was identical to one presented to Columbia Pictures by Golan in 1988, where the project had been in development. Subsequently, Cameron presented a 45-page Spider-Man screen story to Carolco, which bore substantive similarities to a number of earlier screenplay drafts, particularly one written by Ethan Wiley (writer of the film House and writer/director of House 2). When Carolco went into bankruptcy, the "Cameron material" (i.e., both the multi-author screenplay and the later treatment credited solely to Cameron) was acquired by MGM. MGM in turn sold them to Columbia Pictures in exchange for Columbia dropping their plans to do an alternative James Bond series based on the Kevin McClory Bond material. Columbia hired David Koepp to adapt Cameron's treatment into a screenplay, and Koepp's first draft is taken often word-for-word from Cameron's story, though it was heavily rewritten by Koepp himself, Scott Rosenberg, Alvin Sargent (husband of producer Laura Ziskin), and (allegedly) Ivan Raimi, brother of director Sam Raimi. Columbia preferred to credit David Koepp solely, and none of the various scripts were ever examined by the Writers Guild of America to determine proper credits. Cameron objected, as did a number of the other writers, but Columbia and the WGA prevailed. The Columbia screenplay was credited solely to Koepp.

 

Cameron instead moved on to television, and created the story of a new superheroine, which was influenced by cyberpunk, current superhero genres, and third-wave feminism:

 

After the Sarah Connors and Ellen Ripleys of the eighties, the nineties weren't so kind to the superwoman format — Xena Warrior Princess excepted. But it's a new millennium now, and while Charlie's Angels and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are kicking up a storm on movie screens, it's been down to James Cameron to bring empowered female warriors back to television screens. And tellingly, Cameron has done it by mixing the sober feminism of his Terminator and Aliens characters with the sexed-up Girl Power of a Britney Spears concert. The result is Dark Angel.

 

Co-produced with Charles H. Eglee, Dark Angel starred Jessica Alba as Max Guevera/X5-452, a genetically enhanced transgenic super-soldier created by the super-secretive Manticore organization. It also starred Michael Weatherly as Logan Cale, and noted actor John Savage (of The Deer Hunter) as Colonel Donald Michael Lydecker. While a success in its first season, low ratings in the second led to its cancellation. Cameron himself directed the series finale, a two-hour episode wrapping up many of the series' loose ends.

 

 

AVATAR

 

In June 2005, Cameron was announced to be working on a project tentatively titled "Project 880" (now known to be Avatar) in parallel with another project, Battle Angel (an adaptation of the manga series Battle Angel Alita). Both movies were to be shot in 3D. By December, Cameron stated that he wanted to film Battle Angel first, followed by Avatar. However in February 2006, he switched goals for the two film projects and decided to film Avatar first. He mentioned that if both films are successful, he would be interested in seeing a trilogy being made for both.

Avatar had an estimated budget of over $300 million and was released on December 18, 2009. This marked his first feature film since 1997's Titanic. It is composed almost entirely of computer-generated animation, using a more advanced version of the "performance capture" technique used by director Robert Zemeckis in The Polar Express. James Cameron had written an 80 page scriptment for Avatar in 1995 and announced in 1996 that he would make the film after completing Titanic. In December 2006, Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The film was originally scheduled to be released in May 2009 but was pushed back to December 2009 to allow more time for post-production on the complex CGI and to give more time for theatres worldwide to install 3D projectors. Cameron originally intended Avatar to be 3D-only.

Avatar broke several Box Office records during its initial theatrical run. It grossed $749.7 million in the United States and Canada and more than $2.74 billion worldwide, to become the highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada, surpassing Cameron's Titanic. Avatar also became the first movie to ever earn more than $2 billion worldwide. Including revenue from the re-release of Avatar featuring extended footage, it grossed $760.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, and more than $2.78 billion worldwide. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won three for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.


Avatar's blockbuster success made Cameron the highest earner in Hollywood for 2010, netting him $257 million as reported by Vanity Fair.

 

 

Other projects

 

Cameron's recent projects have included undersea documentaries on the Bismarck (Expedition: Bismarck, 2002) and the Titanic (Ghosts of the Abyss (2003, in IMAX 3D), and Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure (2005)). He was a producer on the 2002 film Solaris, and narrated The Exodus Decoded.

 

Cameron is a leading advocate for stereoscopic digital 3-D films. Ghosts of the Abyss was shot in 3-D, as will his next projects, Avatar, The Dive and an adaptation of the manga series Battle Angel Alita.

 

Avatar, previously known as Project 880, has an estimated budget of $200 million, is currently in pre-production for a mid-2009 release, and will mark his first feature film since 1997's Titanic. It will be almost entirely composed of computer-generated animation, using a more advanced version of the "performance capture" technique used by director Robert Zemeckis in The Polar Express. Cameron sees Battle Angel Alita as a "three film cycle".

 

He is also co-rewriting the screenplay for a high-definition 3-D live-action deep-sea-diving drama entitled James Cameron's Sanctum, to be produced by himself and directed by Gary Johnstone. Sanctum will have a relatively-low starting budget of about $20 million.

 

In addition, he plans to create a 3-D project about the first trip to Mars. ("I've been very interested in the Humans to Mars movement — the 'Mars Underground' — and I've done a tremendous amount of personal research for a novel, a miniseries, and a 3-D film.") He is on the science team for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory.

 

Cameron announced on February 26, 2007, that he, along with his director, Simcha Jacobovici, have documented the unearthing of the Talpiot Tomb, which is alleged to be the tomb of Jesus. Unearthed in 1980 by Israeli construction workers, the names on the tomb are claimed, by Cameron, to correlate with the names of Jesus and several individuals closely associated with him. Cameron further claims to have DNA tests, archaeological evidence, and Biblical studies to back up his claim. The documentary, named The Lost Tomb of Jesus, was broadcast on the Discovery Channel on March 4, 2007

 

Marilyn Manson has made a 3D video for his first single from new album "Eat Me, Drink Me" "Heart Shaped Glasses" which is an extract from a 3D horror movie which Manson will continue filming at the beginning of 2008 with James Cameron. "Heart Shaped Glasses" (previously titled "When the Heart Guides the Hand") can expect to hear around mid April, 2007.

 

 

Awards

 

Cameron received the Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1991 — but, being primarily thought of as a genre filmmaker, he did not receive any major mainstream filmmaking awards prior to Titanic. With Titanic, Cameron received the Academy Awards for Best Editing (shared with Conrad Buff IV and Richard A. Harris), Best Picture (shared with John Landau), and Best Director.

 

In recognition of his contributions to underwater filming and remote vehicle technology, the University of Southampton awarded Cameron the honorary degree of Doctor of the University. Cameron received his degree in person at the graduation ceremony in July, 2004.

 

 

James Cameron action camera

 

 

FILMOGRAPHY

 

  1. The Dive (2008) (announced) (producer)

  2. Battle Angel (2009) (pre-production) (producer)

  3. Avatar (2009) (filming) (producer)

  4. The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007) (TV) (executive producer)

  5. Titanic Adventure (2005) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure (UK: complete title)

  6. Last Mysteries of the Titanic (2005) (TV) (producer)

  7. Aliens of the Deep (2005) (producer)

  8. Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003) (executive producer)

  9. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) (producer)
    ... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version)

  10. Expedition: Bismarck (2002) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck (USA: DVD title)

  11. Solaris (2002) (producer)

  12. "Dark Angel" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
    ... aka James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA)
        - Bag 'Em (2001) TV Episode (executive producer)
        - Designate This (2001) TV Episode (executive producer)
        - ...and Jesus Brought a Casserole (2001) TV Episode (executive producer)
        - Meow (2001) TV Episode (executive producer)
        - I and I Am a Camera (2001) TV Episode (executive producer)
          (8 more)

  13. Titanic (1997) (producer)

  14. Titanic Explorer (1997) (VG) (executive producer)
    ... aka James Cameron's Titanic Explorer (USA: complete title)

  15. Strange Days (1995) (producer)

  16. True Lies (1994) (producer)

  17. Point Break (1991) (executive producer)

  18. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (producer)

  19. Xenogenesis (1978) (producer)

Writer:
  1. Battle Angel (2009) (pre-production)

  2. Avatar (2009) (filming) (screenplay) (story)

  3. Terminator 3: Redemption (2004) (VG) (characters)

  4. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (VG) (characters)
    ... aka Terminator 3: War of the Machines (USA: PC version)

  5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (characters)
    ... aka T3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Germany)

  6. The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (2002) (VG) (characters)

  7. "Dark Angel" (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
    ... aka James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA)
        - Freak Nation (2002) TV Episode (story)
        - Pilot: Part 1 (2000) TV Episode (writer)
        - Pilot: Part 2 (2000) TV Episode (writer)

  8. Titanic (1997) (written by)

  9. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
    ... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D
    ... aka Terminator 2: 3-D

  10. Strange Days (1995) (screenplay) (story)

  11. True Lies (1994) (screenplay)

  12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (written by)
    ... aka Exterminator 2, El (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    ... aka T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
    ... aka T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)

  13. The Terminator (1991) (VG) (characters)

  14. The Abyss (1989) (written by)

  15. Aliens (1986) (screenplay) (story)

  16. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (screenplay)

  17. The Terminator (1984) (written by)

  18. Xenogenesis (1978)

Director:
  1. The Dive (2008) (announced) (attached)

  2. Battle Angel (2009) (pre-production)

  3. Avatar (2009) (filming)

  4. Aliens of the Deep (2005)

  5. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
    ... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version)

  6. Expedition: Bismarck (2002) (TV)
    ... aka James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck (USA: DVD title)

  7. "Dark Angel" (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA)
        - Freak Nation (2002) TV Episode

  8. Earthship.TV (2001) (TV)

  9. Titanic (1997)

  10. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
    ... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D
    ... aka Terminator 2: 3-D

  11. True Lies (1994)

  12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    ... aka Exterminator 2, El (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    ... aka T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
    ... aka T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)

  13. The Abyss (1989)

  14. Aliens (1986)

  15. This Time It's War (1985) (V)

  16. The Terminator (1984)

  17. Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
    ... aka Piranha II: Flying Killers
    ... aka Piranha paura (Italy)
    ... aka The Spawning (USA: short title)

  18. Xenogenesis (1978)

Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) (special thanks)

  2. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) (special thanks)
    ... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title)

  3. We Get to Win This Time (2002) (V) (special thanks)

  4. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) (special thanks)

  5. Frailty (2001) (special thanks)
    ... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
    ... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy)

  6. Requiem (1999/II) (special thanks)

  7. Virus (1999) (special thanks)
    ... aka Virus (France)

  8. StarCraft (1998) (VG) (thanks)

  9. Traveller (1997) (special thanks)

  10. The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (1992) (V) (special thanks)

  11. Aliens (1986) (queen alien designer) (uncredited)

  12. Android (1982) (design consultant)

  13. Galaxy of Terror (1981) (unit director)
    ... aka Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
    ... aka Planet of Horrors
    ... aka Quest

  14. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (production assistant) (uncredited)

Editor:
  1. Titanic (1997)

  2. Strange Days (1995) (uncredited)

  3. True Lies (1994) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Titanic (1997) (director of photography: Titanic deep dive) (special camera equipment designer)

  2. Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) (V) (director of photography: additional photography)

  3. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) (additional photographer) (as Jim Cameron)

Visual Effects:
  1. Apollo 13 (1995) (visual effects consultant) (uncredited)
    ... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)

  2. Escape from New York (1981) (matte artist) (as Jim Cameron) (special effects director of photography) (as Jim Cameron)
    ... aka John Carpenter's Escape from New York (USA: complete title)

  3. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) (miniature constructor) (miniature designer)

Self:
  1. "In the Mix" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka In the Cutz (USA: new title)
        - Leachman Passes a Milestone/Golf/Stuff Style & Jules Verne Gets the Star Treatment (2006) TV Episode .... Himself - Guest

  2. "Beyond Tomorrow" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #2.26 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself

  3. "Entourage" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - Aquamom (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Abyss (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Bat Mitzvah (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Sundance Kids (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

  4. "Hollywood Science" (2006) TV Series .... Himself (unknown episodes)

  5. The Exodus Decoded (2006) (TV) .... Narrator

  6. Titanic Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure (UK: complete title)

  7. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) .... Himself - interviewee
    ... aka Watch the Skies! (USA: short title)

  8. Aliens of the Deep (2005) .... Himself

  9. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 26 January 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

  10. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V)

  11. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) .... Himself

  12. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) .... Himself - Writer/Director, 'Titanic'

  13. Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) .... Himself

  14. No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V) .... Himself

  15. "The Buzz" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #2.1 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself

  16. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) .... Himself
    ... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version)

  17. Expedition: Bismarck (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck (USA: DVD title)

  18. Iron and Beyond (2002) (V) .... Himself

  19. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-2002)
        - Solaris (2002) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Titanic (1997) TV Episode .... Himself

  20. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) .... Himself - Filmmaker

  21. Alien Evolution (2001) (TV) .... Himself

  22. Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (2001) (V) .... Himself

  23. 2001 ABC World Stunt Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself

  24. The Making of 'Terminator 2: 3-D' (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  25. Auto Motives (2000) .... Himself

  26. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV) .... Himself

  27. The Muse (1999) .... Himself

  28. From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV) .... Himself

  29. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #24.10 (1999) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Himself

  30. "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes)
        - The Films of James Cameron (????) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Films of Roger Corman (????) TV Episode .... Himself

  31. Virus: Ghost in the Machine (1999) (V) .... Himself

  32. Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds (1998) (TV) .... Host

  33. "Mad About You" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Finale (1998) TV Episode .... Himself

  34. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Film Editing

  35. Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) (TV) .... Himself

  36. The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Winner

  37. "Howard Stern" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode dated 14 January 1998 (1998) TV Episode .... Himself

  38. Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1998) (TV) .... Himself

  39. Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) (TV) .... Himself

  40. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 18 December 1997 (1997) TV Episode .... Himself

  41. Titanic Explorer (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Himself
    ... aka James Cameron's Titanic Explorer (USA: complete title)

  42. "Movie Magic" .... Himself (10 episodes, 1994-1997)
        - Disasters at Sea: That Sinking Feeling (1997) TV Episode .... Himself
        - History Unleashed: Down and Out (1997) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Robots: Mechanical Movie Stars (1997) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Stan Winston: Creating with Character (1995) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Underwater Effects: Dive (1995) TV Episode .... Himself
          (5 more)

  43. Directors: James Cameron (1997) (V) .... Himself

  44. Your Studio and You (1995) .... Himself

  45. Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) (V) .... Himself

  46. T2: More Than Meets the Eye (1993) (V) .... Himself

  47. The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (1992) (V) .... Himself

  48. The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992) (TV) .... Himself

  49. The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV) .... Himself

  50. The Making of 'Terminator' (1984) (TV) .... Himself

Archive Footage:
  1. The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself

  2. "E! True Hollywood Story"
        - Terminator (2002) TV Episode .... Himself

  3. Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself

  4. Beyond Titanic (1998) (TV) .... Himself

  5. Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV) .... Himself

 

 

James Cameron - Thinking Big Hollywood

 

James Cameron - Thinking Big

 

 

LINKS and REFERNCE

 

 

 

 

 

 Avatar  - Youtube

 

 

LINKS:

 

Wikipedia

 

 

A - Z FILMS INDEX

 

 

 

13 GOING ON 30

16 BLOCKS

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

A PERFECT STORM

ALIEN

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

ATONEMENT

AUSTIN POWERS

BABE

BACK TO THE FUTURE

BATMAN

BIG MIRACLE

BRAVEHEART

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

BRIDGET JONES' DIARY

CASABLANCA

CASINO ROYALE

CAST AWAY

CATWOMAN

CHRISTINE

CON AIR

CROCODILE DUNDEE

DAREDEVIL

DEAD CALM

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

DIE HARD

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

DISCLOSURE

DOLORES CLAIBORNE

DOLPHIN TALE

DR. NO

DUMB AND DUMBER

ERIN BROCKOVICH

FATAL ATTRACTION

FIRE ON THE AMAZON

FLIPPER

FLY AWAY HOME

FREE WILLY

FRENCH KISS

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

GLADIATOR

GOLDFINGER

 

 

GONE WITH THE WIND

HARRY POTTER

HORNBLOWER

INDIANA JONES

JAMES BOND

JAWS

JURASSIC PARK

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

KING KONG

KUNG FU HUSTLE

LEON

MAN ON FIRE

MASTER and COMMANDER

MEAN GIRLS

MEDICINE MAN

MEN OF HONOUR

MISERY

MISS CONGENIALITY

MOBY DICK

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

NAKED GUN

NATIONAL TREASURE

OUT OF TIME

OVERBOARD

PARENT TRAP

PAYBACK

PEARL HARBOUR

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

PLANET OF THE APES

PRETTY WOMAN

PROMETHEUS

PSYCHO

P2 DEAD MANS CHEST

QUANTUM OF SOLACE

RACE THE SUN

RAMBO

ROB ROY

ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THEIVES

ROBOCOP

ROXANNE

SCHOOL OF ROCK

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC

 

 

SEABISCUIT

SHORT CIRCUIT

SKYFALL

SPEED

SPIDERMAN

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

STAR GATE

STAR TREK

STAR WARS

THE 39 STEPS

THE AVIATOR

THE COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO

THE DA VINCI CODE

THE DAMBUSTERS

THE FLY

THE FOG

THE MASK

THE MATRIX

THE MUMMY

THE MUMMY RETURNS

THE PATRIOT

THE PERFECT STORM

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

THE TERMINATOR

THE THING

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

THE WORLDS FASTEST INDIAN

THUNDERBALL

TITANIC

TOMORROW NEVER DIES

TOP GUN

TRADING PLACES

TREASURE ISLAND

TROY

TRUE GRIT

UNFORGIVEN

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

WAR OF THE WORLDS  

WATERLOO BRIDGE

ZULU

 

 

 

 

 

A - Z ACTORS INDEX

 

 

 

Adam Sandler

Al Gore

Alec Baldwin

Angelina Jolie

Anthony Hopkins

Arnold Shwazenneger

Arnold Vosloo

Ashlea Kaye

Ben Affleck

Ben Stiller

Brad Pitt

Brendan Fraser

Bruce Willis

Burt Lancaster

Catherine Zeta Jones

Charlize Theron

Chris Cooper

Clark Gable

Clint Eastwood

Collin Farrell

Daniel Craig

Demi Moore

Dennis Hopper

Denzel Washington

Dermot Mulroney

Drew Barrymore

Dwayne Johnson

Eric Bana

Eva Green

George Clooney

Gerard Butler

Gerard Depardieu

Glen Close

Goldie Hawn

Gregory Peck

 

 

Gwyneth Paltrow

Halle Berry

Harrison Ford

Harvey Keitel

Hugh Jackman

Humphrey Bogart

Ian Holm

Ingrid Bergman

Jack Black

Jack Nicholson

James Caan

James Cromwell

James McAvoy

Jason Statham

Jean Reno

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Daniels

Jennifer Garner

Jim Carrey

Joaquin Phoenix

John Hurt

John Mcavoy

John Travolta

John Wayne

Johnny Depp

Judi Dench

Julia Roberts

Julie Andrews

Kate Hudson

Kate Winslett

Kathy Bates

Keanu Reeves

Keira Knightley

Kevin Spacey

Kim Basinger

 

Kirk Douglas

Kirsten Dunst

Kristen Bell

Kurt Russell

Leonardo di Caprio

Liam Neeson

Linda King

Linda Kozlowski

Lindsay Lohan

Liz Hurley

Mads Mikkelsen

Marilyn Monroe

Mark Wahlberg

Marlon Brando

Matt Damon

Matthew McConaughey

Megan Fox

Mel Gibson

Michael Cain

Michael Douglas

Michael Fassbender

Michael J Fox

Michael Keaton

Michelle Pfeiffer

Mike Myers

Morgan Freeman

Naomi Watts

Nicholas Cage

Nicole Kidman

Orlando Bloom

Owen Wilson

Paul Bettany

Paul Hogan

Penelope Cruz

Pierce Brosnan

 

 

Rachel Weisz

Rebecca De Mornay

Reese Witherspoon

Rennee Zellweger

Richard Gere

Robert de Niro

Roger Moore

Russell Crowe

Sally Edwards

Sam Neil

Sam Worthington

Samuel L Jackson

Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Sean Connery

Sharon Stone

Shia LeBeouf

Shirley Temple

Sigourney Weaver

Stanley Baker

Stephen Chow

Steve Martin

Steve McQueen

Steven Segal

Slyvester Stalone

Ted Danson

Tim Roth

Tobey Maguire

Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks

Tommy Lee Jones

Uma Thurman

Willem Dafoe

Will Smith

Yul Brynner

 

 

 

 

Scifi film, prehistoric giant insects descovered in Antarctica

 

Lurking beneath the Antarctic ice is a discovery that scientist will die for. This story is now the subject of a low budget film to be produced mostly in the UK. The promoters are looking for backers. The UK will contribute 20% toward production costs. Roughly 60% of a low budget film may be pre-sold as distribution rights. Angels recover 120% on their equity shares within 12 months of shooting, with an income stream thereafter from networks and merchandising. Uncast

 

 

 

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