James cameron, known for films like avatar, titanic, aliens and more, has gone on record saying he enjoyed aquaman, but criticized the lack of realism in its underwater scenes in an interview. In the show, the film bags the record for the biggest. Before aquaman 2018 and that cancelled aquaman pilot came james camerons aquaman from entourage the tv show. Revisiting the original aquaman movie with entourage creator doug ellin. James cameron renews attack on superhero movies, targets. Avatar director james cameron slams aquaman for not justifying the. After taking digs at avengers and wonder woman, cameron has set his target on the recent aquaman.
After decades as a popculture punch line, aquaman is the reigning king of the dc extended universe. Published on dec 25, 2018 before aquaman 2018 and that cancelled aquaman pilot came james camerons aquaman from entourage the tv show. James cameron compliments and bashes aquaman youtube. Aceshowbiz james cameron has very mixed feelings about aquaman. James wans aquaman just nabbed two more box office. James cameron went onto claim that had he made aquaman, it would have included a lot more environmental activism. Fake aquaman director james cameron weighs in on james. So when the filmmaker, who played a fictional version of himself directing a fictional aquaman movie in entourage, was asked about the actual aquaman movie, he had some strong opinions about it. A young twentysomething diver living in the florida keys discovers he. The director of the two highestgrossing movies of all time, avatar and titanic, told yahoo that he thinks the movie is fun, but not realistic. Never one to leave his opinion unnoted, director james cameron offered up his viewpoints on james wans aquaman, praising the dc blockbuster. In the world of entourage, james cameron directed a massively successful version of aquaman that let vincent chase, i dont know, hook up with more models or something.
The story of five to seven horrible people getting everything. With movies like avatar under his belt, youd expect cameron to find a particular sort of enjoyment in special effectsheavy movies like james wans aquaman. With james cameron directing, mandy moore as the female lead. At that time, aquaman sounded ridiculous, james camerons aquaman sounded like a huge hit, and that was kind of what gave us the idea for the.
Avatar director james cameron doesnt think aquaman was. Director james cameron, who has pioneered the art of underwater storytelling, says dc blockbuster aquaman could not do justice to the real life of ocean. Aquaman, mandy moore as aquagirl and james woods as the movies antagonist, abaddon, a corrupt businessman. Aquaman, also known as james camerons aquaman, is a 2006 american superhero film directed by james cameron and released by warner bros. Avatar director james cameron says aquaman is unrealistic.
James wans aquaman can be counted as a success by multiple metrics. When asked about his reaction to aquaman, cameron called the movie great fun but stressed how different wans approach to filming underwater. While producer peter safran says vinny wont make an appearance in the film, he appreciates the show for portraying a version of the movie. When it comes to james cameron, only two things are certain.
Aquaman 2 moves forward with original writer ryan scott feb 12, 2019. James cameron explains why aquaman doesnt resonate with him. The filmmaker, who is currently working on the sequels to his awardwinning film avatar, said even though he finds the james wandirected superhero film fun he would never be able to make a movie which is detached. Doug ellin said the director really wanted his fictional aquaman to be a financial and critical success. Titanic director james cameron slams aquaman for this. Titanic director james cameron criticizes aquaman for a lack of. Veteran director james cameron has criticised aquaman for not. A look at james camerons problems with superhero movies. Which, to be honest, the movie as it stands now has plenty of for a popcorn. James cameron also notoriously directed an aquaman film in hbos entourage, which smashed the box office like james wans real life film. James cameron has a lot of thoughts about aquamans. Entourage creator revisits james camerons aquaman indiewire. James cameron has very mixed feelings about aquaman. James wan is stealing james camerons underwater thunder.
James cameron has made some of the worlds highgrossing films, but the director behind movies such as titanic and avatar has revealed he doesnt think he could have ended up directing a. Oscarwinner cameron was asked by yahoo about james wans aquaman and his answer was a mixed bag. Not only did he make a romance about a shipwreck, his films have had multiple liquid characters, the new avatar sequels are. Every time james cameron is on some publicity tour, he finds a way to slam superhero movies. Cameron has criticized another dc comics superhero movie in.
My postproduction supervisor janace tashjian worked on some stuff with james cameron, and i wrote into the script james. James cameron displeased with aquamans lack of realism. Doug ellin never thought aquaman could work as an actual movie, so consider him shocked james wans upcoming tentpole looks to be a hit. James cameron directed entourages aquaman, but he could. While im a huge fan of aquaman, theres no denying that the underwater sequences, while beautiful didnt look authentic. Oscarwinner james cameron is a living god among directors and an unparalleled expert at underwater cinematic storytelling.
James cameron hates aquaman unrealistic underwater scenes. Are solo xmen character films needed before a xmen team movie. James cameron comes on board to direct aquaman, with mandy moore playing the films female lead. Its not difficult to see why it would particularly bother james. Cameron didnt want aquaman to bomb, which, fortunately, we figured out a. James cameron doesnt think he couldve directed aquaman. Now, wan can add the approval of a notorious critic of comic book movies and the director of the. James cameron has gone on record saying the longawaited avatar 2 will explore the underwater world of pandora, but moviegoers have yet to see any images. It succeeded in changing public perception of its often joked about superhero and spawned a sequel and a spinoff film. James cameron criticized aquaman for not being realistic. In the world of entourage, james cameron s aquaman was the film that changed lead character vincent chases life and solidified his status as an alist power player capable of leading box office. James cameron serves backhanded compliment to aquaman for.
Cameron previously played himself as the director of a fictional aquaman movie in the hbo series entourage. James cameron on aquamans depiction of underwater life. Even hbos entourage featured a fictional james cameron aquaman movie that would actually became a massive success in the series. James cameron serves backhanded compliment to aquaman for lack of realism, environmental consciousness titanic director enjoys the film despite its disconnect from any sense of physics or reality.
Thats the amazing thing about how that season came together. Did aquaman director james wan draw inspiration from. Instead, james wan didnt overthink things, and allowed the. The film is based on the dc comics character of the same name, aquaman. James cameron once directed a fake aquaman on the hbo series entourage, but the director says he couldnt have made the real aquaman movie that came out last year with jason momoa and not vincent chase as the titular dc superhero. James cameron criticized aquaman for not being realistic enough. Aquaman director james wan was asked in a recent interview if the james cameron entourage version served as inspiration for the real film.
So when the filmmaker, who played a fictional version of himself directing a fictional aquaman movie in. Adrian greniers vinny chase played aquaman in a fictional version of the movie directed by james cameron in entourages third season. James cameron, the legendary movie director who made aquaticthemed movies like titanic and the abyss, has seen aquaman and hes not exactly the biggest fan of it. James cameron slams aquaman, a movie where sharks shoot.
Avatars james cameron doesnt think aquaman was realistic. Ew asked aquaman director wan months ago if he had competitive feelings about the avatar movies doing actual underwater photography and. James cameron cant help bashing aquaman just a little while trying to throw some praise at the james wan directed superhero movie. James cameron has been working on an underwater sequel to avatar, developing entirely new visual effects technology for the film, but james wan and aquaman are about to beat him to the punch, stealing avatar 2s groundbreaking glory the first avatar set a new standard for imax 3d, immersing audiences in the cgi world of pandora and bringing 3d effects and motion capture to life in. While calling it fun and saying that he enjoyed watching it, the academy awardwinning director doesnt like the. Aquaman director james wan on james camerons entourage. To be fair, cameron started by telling yahoo that he found james wans dc superhero flick to be great. The real first ever aquaman film hits theaters in the states this. Aquaman, mandy moore as aquagirl and james woods as the movies. Avatar director james cameron explains why he couldnt. Titanic director james cameron criticizes aquaman for a. Cameron has criticized another dc comics superhero. James cameron explains why he could never direct james wans.
Legendary director james cameron says that he doesnt think he could have directed james wans aquaman due to its unrealistic underwater sequences. But cameronwho directed the fictional version of aquaman featuring fictional movie star vinnie chase in the very real hbo series entouragehas a little trouble with suspension of disbelief. Aquaman, also known as james camerons aquaman, is a 2006 american. Cameron made an aquaman movie in the fictional universe of the entourage tv series. James cameron once directed a fake aquaman on the hbo series. With jason momoa, amber heard, willem dafoe, patrick wilson.
Ellin wrote in james cameron as the director of his fake aquaman simply because the shows postproduction supervisor, janace tashjian, had previously. As for james wans aquaman, cameron has seen the movie and he had some complex thoughts about it. In the world of entourage, james camerons aquaman was the film that changed lead character vincent chases life and solidified his status as an alist power player capable of leading box. Arthur curry jason momoa, the humanborn heir to the underwater kingdom of atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land. James francis cameron was born on august 16, 1954 in kapuskasing, ontario, canada. Avatar and titanic director james cameron has one major problem with underwater superhero film aquaman and, no, its not that it poked a number of worlds of dc plot holes into justice league. Titanic director cameron, who did admittedly find it fun, has. I thought aquaman sounded like the most ridiculous movie in the world and, to me, the only way to make it work was if james cameron was directing it. James cameron glad aquaman was a success the hollywood. Entourage creator on his shows james cameron version. James cameron does have a point, as aquaman largely functioned outside the rules of reality.
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