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thirteen years later James Cameron It has drawn movie fans into the world of space.Avatar’, Pandora’s lush, distant moon finally orbits back into view.
Cameron’s “Avatar” The industrial park has been spiraling in high gear for some time now. Production of future sequels,Avatar: Path of WaterBut after five years of shuffling release dates, Cameron’s sci-fi epic is poised to once again hit the movie screen and bring aspiring travelers back to the land of the Na’vi in 3D. .
Even the visionary filmmakers of “titanic” When “terminator,” renewalAvatarAs Cameron said in a recent interview from Wellington, New Zealand, it’s a “big bet.”One third “Avatar” is already in post-production and the fourth production has begun. His record-breaking $2.8 billion box officeAvatarGross made the upcoming “Avatar” fleet a risk-free gamble. At the time, Netflix was still renting his DVDs by mail, and Cameron said he was working at 20th Century Fox.
3 hours to whet the appetites of moviegoers ahead of its December 16 debutAvatar: Path of Water“- and reminds them of a cinematic universe they may have lost touch with – The Walt Disney Company will re-release on Friday.”AvatarA remastered 4K, HDR version, which he says is “as good as it’s ever been.”
It’s the opening salvo for Cameron’s ambitious plan to sketch an even more epic sci-fi saga and evoke, as he puts it, a cinematic experience “that you’ll never get at home.” Taking a break from all the ‘Avatar’ juggling, Cameron talked about rewatching the original, his anticipation for ‘Path of Water’, and why he nearly quit the ‘Avatar’ business.
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Does “Avatar” seem like a long time ago?
Sometimes it feels like yesterday, other times it feels like it was over a decade ago. Time passed quickly. I’ve done a lot of interesting things. deep sea research. construction of submarines. I have written four epic films. I am currently finishing up “Avatar 2” and am in the process of posting “”.avatar 3” yes “Avatar’ It has never been far from my heart. Clearly in the process of remastering, it’s better than ever. It’s like I’m living on Pandora now.
What did it look like when you went back to watch “Avatar”?
You see a lot of great work by a lot of great people in terms of production design, visual effects, what was a groundbreaking breakthrough in capturing the performance of the actors, and the actors did a great job. Life was hard. We set our own standards very high at the time, and this time we had to meet them with our new film. The VFX team said, “Look at the forest bugs in the first movie. There were better bugs!”
Movie-going has picked up again this summer, but there’s been a lull in late summer, and the re-release of “Avatar” may help reinvigorate. How do you see the health of theater today?
It shows resilience that we didn’t expect. The pandemic, understandably, scared everyone. There was a time when people were basically risking their lives to go to the movies. Now we’re past the hump, or at least it feels like a manageable problem. It’s not where we used to be. Streaming took a bite. Pandemic took a bite. Probably 20-25% down from pre-pandemic levels. I think it will take a very long time on this subject before we can get back to the way things were before. It is our duty to double our showmanship.
Over the years, some would argue that ‘Avatar’, despite its status as the highest-grossing film of all time, has not taken hold in culture as you might expect. Do arguments irritate you?
I think that’s true for a specific reason: I didn’t immediately follow up with another movie in a couple of years, another movie in a couple of years. We’re playing a longer game here. “Avatar” is not going anywhere. It just didn’t follow up with the ongoing barrage to maintain public attention and public awareness. that’s what you have to do. Taking lessons from it, he basically designed four sequels. That way, if “Avatar 2” succeeds, we can follow up in our normal cadence. 2 years, at most between ‘3’ and ‘4’ he is 3 years old. It will enter the public consciousness more and more regularly only if people accept ‘Avatar 2’.
Your movies have grossed over $6 billion. I don’t think I’m the kind of filmmaker who gets nervous before opening a movie.
you must do me Anyone who says they don’t get nervous before the movie ends is the son of a liar (expletive).
And “The Way of Water” has so many things on board.
Yeah it’s a big play. That’s a big bet. And I don’t know where I am until the second or her third weekend. The success of the first movie — it had a very good opening of $75 million. But recent job openings have doubled or tripled that. Even with a great opening, I really don’t know where I’ll be for a few weeks as it was a revisit of my first visit. If we get it again, we can probably stand on solid ground.
I think the odds are in your favor.
nobody knows The market has changed. 25% could be your entire margin. Making a lot of money is one thing and actually making a profit is another. I’m not going to keep making movies that look good and make a lot of money and then lose money. This is kind of a wait-and-see situation, let’s put it out there and see if people accept it.
“Avatar” was particularly rich in ecological subtext. In the 13 years since, a lot has gone wrong for the climate and the health of the planet. How long have you been thinking about making a sequel?
Very much so, even to the extent that I have argued very strongly with myself and with my wife whether I should stop making films and work on sustainability issues. But we were able to do that in parallel with the filmmaking process. We do all of our sustainability work — I don’t want to call it a side business, but we do it in parallel. I’m as committed to that as I am to filmmaking.
That said, the new “Avatar” movie isn’t quite as much of a lecture on climate and environmental protection as the first one. The first was an adventure. It caught you on a character level, on a storytelling level. I think subtext is a helpful way of looking at it. It’s there, but that’s not what drives the story. And we had that in mind with our new movie. Driven.
Avatar: Path of Water returns to 3D and features high frame rate footage, but both moviegoers are divided. What do you think has been the biggest technological leap in the last 13 years?
As for the presentation, I author in high dynamic range, which I think is very important. Projections in the field are brighter than they were ten years ago and much better for 3D. We use high frame rates judiciously in the process of authoring 3D, as people are sensitive to rapid lateral motion. Your mind is more sensitive, so I solved it by judiciously applying high frame rates here and there throughout the film. It’s all about enhancing your viewing experience.
I don’t think anyone should go see a movie just because it was made a certain way. It’s just part of our showmanship. I think the reason for watching this movie is the same reason for watching the first movie. you enter the world You are completely immersed in it. You feel like it surrounds you and you can become its inhabitant and stay there. Of course, with the new film, it’s going to be a little longer because there are more characters and stories to serve. Once they get a set of characters they love and get into their problems, they follow it for dozens of hours over the years in a limited series.
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