Tag: James Cameron
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‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Teaser: The First Part Of Kevin Costner’s Western Epic Hits Theaters In 2024 In Two Chapters
After thirty-five years of development and waiting, Kevin Costner‘s Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” begins next year. And the first part of the long-gestating passion project for the actor-director arrives in theaters in two parts: Part One in June 2024, and Part Two in August. Add in three sequels already greenlit, and “Horizon” could…
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‘The Abyss’: James Cameron Says His ‘Aliens’ Follow-Up Wasn’t A “Slam Dunk” & He “Overracted” After Test Screenings
When you look at James Cameron’s filmography, the man doesn’t have any real missteps. Sure, you can dissect his directorial debut, “Piranha II,” or talk about how “Avatar” has completely dominated his career over the past decade, but by and large, the filmmaker has one of the most successful and influential IMDBs of anyone. But…
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James Cameron Says ‘The Abyss’ Wasn’t a ‘Slam Dunk’ Like His Previous Films: ‘The Studio Wasn’t Terribly Helpful’
James Cameron wasn’t as confident staring into “The Abyss” in 1989.The Oscar winner explained during a Beyond Fest panel moderated by IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill that the underwater sci-fi action film was the “first really big, kind of mega-budget movie” in his career. Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio starred as divorced petroleum engineers who are…
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James Cameron Surprises Beyond Fest With 4K Premiere of ‘The Abyss,’ Recalls Nearly Dying During Filming: ‘It Was Almost Check-Out Point’
James Cameron appeared Wednesday at Los Angeles genre festival Beyond Fest for a Q&a about “The Abyss” after a screening of the film’s seldom-seen two-hour and 51-minute Special Edition.Unbeknownst to attendees (but later confirmed by festival programmers), the Dcp presentation turned out to be the 4K transfer Cameron announced last year, physical and streaming versions…
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How James Cameron And Alita Reportedly Set Dark Phoenix Up For Failure
The “X-Men” movie “Dark Phoenix” was hurt by upheaval at its studio, 20th Century Fox. The film was developed during the merger between Fox and Disney; in fact, “Dark Phoenix” was released on June 7, 2019, early into the new management’s tenure. During that theatrical run, it made only $254 million on a $200 million…
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James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro, Michael Mann, and Roger Corman Heading to Beyond Fest 2023
The largest genre film festival in the U.S. has some of the biggest names in Hollywood attending its 2023 edition. The Los Angeles-based Beyond Fest announced the slate of films and special screenings for the 11th edition, running September 26 through October 10.This year’s Beyond Fest boasts 55 films across 15 days, including a special…
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I Watched the Animated Titanic Musical So You Don’t Have To
The same historical event that inspired director James Cameron’s Titanic, one of film’s greatest achievements, also inspired one of the worst films ever made. Such a descriptor is extreme by its nature and coveted by such iconic stinkers as The Room, Manos: The Hands of Fate, and Plan 9 from Outer Space. There’s a key…
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‘Terminator’ Producer Says James Cameron Cut Key Scene After Financiers Forced Him to Cast Their Friends in It: That ‘Ruined It for Us’
“The Terminator” producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed on X/Twitter that James Cameron removed a crucial scene from the 1984 action movie after financiers forced him to use their friends in it. The scene in question provided important context about how Cyberdyne Systems, the tech corporation responsible for the creation of Skynet, came into possession of…
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Edgar Wright’s Unmade Movies, From ‘Ant-Man’ to a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Sequel
Many, many directors have careers filled with passion projects that never got made, scripts that died in early development, or projects they were attached to briefly before departing. Edgar Wright has a lot of those misses in his back catalog, but the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Baby Driver” director can rest comfortably knowing that…
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‘Terminator 3’ Is the Best Non-James Cameron Movie in the Franchise
It’s clear by now that The Terminator franchise simply does not work without James Cameron. That’s not to say that Arnold Schwarzenegger, co-writer and producer Gale Anne Hurd, or any other filmmaker who worked on those first two entries didn’t contribute to the franchises’ success. It’s just that the next four entries (none of which…