There’s really no roadmap for filmmakers after they gross over 2 billion, let alone one for those who gross that sum two years in a row. James Cameron opted for the “Avatar” ad infinitum approach, with biennial instalments scheduled to run for the next decade (“Avatar 2” premieres in December this year; “Avatar 5” comes […]
Continue readingIn the noisy circus of CinemaCon, two presentations cut through the static: Disney debuted the trailer for James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” while attendees got their first look at Paramount’s long-long-long-awaited Tom Cruise sequel “
Continue readingThe first trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water promises an extravaganza – but do we really want to put our eyes through the meat grinder all over again?As far as we know, there’s no such thing as time travel in the Avatar universe, which is weird because there was a distinct whiff of 2009 […]
Continue readingFilmmaker James Cameron took on the ambitious effort to make four sequels to his box office juggernaut “Avatar” and even crazier, shooting multiple installments at the same time. Given the scale of the original film, mixing extensive motion capture and live-action sequences, it has taken years to complete leading to multiple release delays.As Walt Disney […]
Continue readingIn 2009, James Cameron’s CGI epic “Avatar” was lauded as a monumental big-screen achievement. The film was heralded as a leap forward in motion capture technology, and it went on to make more money than any other movie in history. Among its many accolades, critics praised the film’s expansive world-building. But even in the film’s […]
Continue readingThe recent history of blockbuster cinema in the United States has played out as a series of bets against the director James Cameron. Before 1997, rumors spread that his new film “Titanic” had gone over budget and that the cast’s food had been drugged with Pcp. But after its release, it became the highest grossing […]
Continue readingOscar-winning film editor David Brenner has passed away at the age of 59, according to Variety. Brenner is known for his work on films like “Independence Day,” “Justice League,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” and “Man of Steel.” He was currently working on “
Continue reading“Uncharted” will likely see the best opening weekend so far this year. Critics don’t care four Sony’s video game adaptation starring Tom Holland (a weak 47 at the moment at Metacritic), but he and co-star Mark Wahlberg have their fans and there’s pent-up demand for an appealing new release. The three-day opening should be more […]
Continue readingInternational $1.047bn box office combines with $760.9m for $1.8bn worldwide.The remarkable pandemic trajectory of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home continues as the superhero film overtook Avatar to rank as the third highest-grossing release of all time in North America on $760.9m.No Way Home added $1.62m on Monday (14), pushing Avatar into fourth place on $769.5m. […]
Continue reading“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has officially unseated director James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic “Avatar” to become the third-highest grossing domestic release in history.After weeks of speculation over whether or not Peter Parker had the legs to bump the people of Pandora from bronze, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” collected the remaining $1 million on Monday to […]
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