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James Cameron Writing ‘Avatar’ Prequel Novel to Set Foundation For Future Movies
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(HMG) – I don’t know what to make of this, but it’s not the usual Hollywood formula of striking while the iron is hot, or for that matter when it’s even luke warm. Instead of jumping in to film the sequel to Avatar, James Cameron is beginning work on a prequel, but not as a movie.
The film’s producer, Jon Landau, told MTV News studios recently, “Jim is going to write a novel himself. Not a novelization — and there is a distinction. A novelization basically retells the story of the movie. Jim wants to write a novel that is a big, epic story that fills in a lot of things.”
The idea is to drill deeper into the character’s backgrounds, and build the foundation and lore for future movies:
“It would be something that would lead up to telling the story of the movie, but it would go into much more depth about all the stories that we didn’t have time to deal with — like the schoolhouse and Sigourney [Weaver's character] teaching at the schoolhouse; Jake on Earth and his backstory and how he came here; [the death of] Tommy, Jake’s brother; and Colonel Quaritch, how he ended up there and all that,” Landau explained.
Landau goes on to further speculate that the novel could open up their sci-fi universe to other authors for interpretation and fill in the blanks so to speak as a lead in to the sequel that might take place on Pandora several years after where Avatar left off.
As for when “Avatar” fans can look forward to reading Cameron’s novel, Landau had some encouraging news: “I’m hoping by the end of this year.”
Avatar was a boring mishmash of cliches & super technology. A novel of the backstory would be like sorting through the dumpster that led to the landfill. Someone should tell Cameron not to bother, just drop the entire concept and remake the Terminator, or something equally unoriginal.
I was lucky to see Avatar at a pre-screening a few hours ago. It completely blew me and the whole room away and i dare to say it will do so to 80% of any audience anywhere. The remaining 20%, who always finds something to complain about, will whine about character development, dialog, story or the pop-corn.
Well, let me tell you: they went to this movie with the wrong expectations.
You have most likely met Cameron’s previous work(s): Aliens, Terminator 1 & 2, The Abyss, Titanic (!), just to name a few.
So WHAT should you expect from Avatar??? MORE of the same!!! More of revolutionary film-making, more of grandiose new ideas, more of never-before-seen special effects, more of 150 minutes without relapsing, more of the James Cameron genius…
I am very happy that the trailers didn’t give the full story away. Lots of emotions are waiting for the viewer, laughter and tears also. Cameron was very smart keeping the teasers as teasers, nothing more… as the full movie will take your breath away.
You will practically not notice that you are watching a non-existing world, it is sooo real. Attention to detail is superb. You computer geeks will know what I am talking about. This move was not rushed in the making. No wonder it could not have been done before – not having the proper computing power.
The wild life, the jungle, the animals, the Na’vi-s, or the dragon-like flying creatures are all so life-like, they almost pop-off the screen (and in 3D they actually do
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The sound effects were so well done, that when I saw at the credits that Skywalker Sound was behind it, i could only think of “yessss… now THAT makes sense.”
Cameron is a visionaire – and again, he delivers, with full blast.
A certain character says in the movie that Pandora (the planet where the story takes place) became his real world. My advice to you: let Pandora become YOUR real world for two and a half hours, let it make you completely forget about your life and problems, let it entertain you, move you, let it carry you away.
Because THAT is what i expect as an exchange for my ticket.
And a few hours ago i got tens of tickets worth of that.