[Image] From Dark horizons, 'James Cameron was at the Disneyland premiere of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel last week and seemed so enamored with the way Gore Verbinski had shot the two "Pirates" sequels back-to-back, he told MTV News that he plans to employ the technique himself on his next films if they succeed:
"I have two franchises, if you will, or films that play out over an arc of a number of films that I am going to be making. [I won't make them] back-to-back, but one after another. They, in turn, might spawn back-to-back sequels. It all depends on how the first one does"
The first of these films is a long-rumored love story to be set against the backdrop of a planet-hopping future - "'Project 880,' we'll probably release it as 'Avatar'. We haven't locked in on the title yet, but this is what we are calling it. [There will be] possible sequels if it does well; if it tanks, no. We're in active pre-production on it right now, I'm directing it; I'm directing all these films"
As for his sci-fi thriller about a female cyborg in the 26th century film? "With 'Battle Angel,' also, we'll do the same thing. 'Battle Angel' is actually designed as a three-film cycle. So the logic there is to make one and, if it hits, boom-boom on the other two".
Also, don't expect cliffhangers in between the movies - "The films have to play as individual films, but they have a greater story arc that goes over the three-film cycle, I think that's how it works the best. I don't think you want to just run people off the cliff after the second film"'
"Yawn, James Cameron talks about making movies again"
2 Comments -
Hold up, Jimmy! What about the back-to-back marine documentaries you were gonna make after Aliens of the Deep?
July 05, 2006 10:22 AM
Shhhhhhhhhh, maybe he forgot!
July 05, 2006 10:58 AM