Battle Angel Alita is currently O.T.B.* according to Yahoo Movies' Greg Dean Schmitz. This really came as no surprise considering that there'd been absolutely zero talk about it since early 2005, when Cameron had mentioned a 2007 release date.
The Independent of London scored an interview with the big man, ostensibly to promote The Exodus Decoded. In the interview, Cameron talks about a number of other things, including Avatar. I was suprised to learn that he actually wrote Avatar over a decade ago. Based on the bits and pieces I've read about it, Avatar definitely seems to make a lot more sense for Cameron than Battle Angel Alita, not just because he actually wrote it himself, but because Avatar looks to deal with lots of more profound themes than the Battle Angel manga did.
But to be honest, I suggest taking every declaration about a James Cameron picture with an entire mine of salt, because, of course, there's been lots of changes and flip-flopping ever since Titanic.
One other note about Avatar: In the foreward to a new coffee table book about Stan Winston's career, Cameron mentions that he's working with his old Digital Domain partner yet again on the designs for the alien creatures in the picture.
*O.T.B. is sports gambling vernacular for "off the board", ususally used to halt all betting because some variable suddenly effect's the contest's probable outcome.
The Independent of London scored an interview with the big man, ostensibly to promote The Exodus Decoded. In the interview, Cameron talks about a number of other things, including Avatar. I was suprised to learn that he actually wrote Avatar over a decade ago. Based on the bits and pieces I've read about it, Avatar definitely seems to make a lot more sense for Cameron than Battle Angel Alita, not just because he actually wrote it himself, but because Avatar looks to deal with lots of more profound themes than the Battle Angel manga did.
But to be honest, I suggest taking every declaration about a James Cameron picture with an entire mine of salt, because, of course, there's been lots of changes and flip-flopping ever since Titanic.
One other note about Avatar: In the foreward to a new coffee table book about Stan Winston's career, Cameron mentions that he's working with his old Digital Domain partner yet again on the designs for the alien creatures in the picture.
*O.T.B. is sports gambling vernacular for "off the board", ususally used to halt all betting because some variable suddenly effect's the contest's probable outcome.
0 comments:
Post a Comment