James Cameron’s next project is the romantic film ‘The Dive’
James Cameron has confirmed that his next project will be the romantic film The Dive.
The film, based on a true story, focuses on the relationship between free divers Francisco Ferreras and Audrey Mestre. Mestre broke several world records for holding her breath underwater but died while diving in 2002.
Cameron told that he will continue to use the 3-D techniques he pioneered on IMAX documentaries Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep.
“[The Dive] is a drama, a love story,” Cameron said. “This will require underwater photography, which will look gorgeous in 3-D.”
Cameron has previously spoken about the potential for filming smaller dramas in 3-D.
“The visual aesthetic of doing dramatic stuff in 3-D is very simple,” he added. “Just don’t remind people that they are watching a 3-D movie. That will take them out of the experience.”
Thomas Sangster to Be Tapped as Tintin?
Thomas Sangster has been reported to be landing an important role in the feature film series to be directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
The 17-year-old actor is going to be cast as the titular character in “Tintin” trilogy.
Though the aspiring actor’s agent refused to give direct comment on the speculations, a film executive working with Sangster revealed that it is more likely that he would be cast.
“Thomas seems to be the one,” said the executive. “He was just great, but I’m not certain if anything has been finalised yet.”
On related news to “Tintin”, it was rumored that James Cameron might be signed to direct the third film as Spielberg has been set to helm the first and Jackson the second.
Despite the fact that Andy Serkis, the actor who has been cast as Captain Haddock, has revealed the order of the first two films’ directors, speculations stating that Spielberg and Jackson may be collaborating for the films are still circulating.
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Pushed Back
Fans may need to wait another seven months for James Cameron’s latest film, but a sequel to the blockbuster “Night at the Museum” could be close-ish at hand.
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has decided to shake up is 2009 release schedule, pushing “Avatar,” Cameron’s long-anticipated 3-D sequel to “Titanic” to Dec. 18.
That delay, due to necessary post-production on the effects-heavy sci-fi epic, would have left 20th Century Fox down a 2009 summer tentpole except for something called “Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian,” now set for a May 22, 2009 release.
This was the first official mention of a sequel to last winter’s Shawn Levy-directed smash, though the $570-plus million worldwide gross for the original made a follow-up a foregone conclusion. The trade paper says that the sequel script by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon has already received a polish from Scott Frank.
Among the rumored new characters entering the “Museum” universe are aviator Amelia Earnhart.
It wasn’t like Fox’s 2009 summer was going to be barren. The studio had already set the Gavin Hood-directed “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” starring Hugh Jackman, for May 1, while “Ice Age 3″ has staked out a July 1 premiere. The trade paper says that the “Ice Age” sequel will be presented in digital 3-D.
The new release date for Cameron’s “Avatar” will now be released on the same weekend, 12 years later, as the director’s Oscar-winning “Titanic,” a film whose $1.8 billion worldwide gross remains a record by a wide margin.
Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital is handling the effects on “Avatar,” which features a human cast led by Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver.
