After appearing to open a new exhibition at Paris’ Cinematheque Française, filmmaker James Cameron was met with great acclaim.
“That’s the record,” Cameron said in between laughs. “That’s the record for the longest applause I’ve ever had in my life. Thank you. This is a high point of my career!”
The conversation soon shifted to Fantastic Voyage, the remake of the 1966 film that Cameron and his partner Jon Landau have longed to create for over a decade.
“We’ve been developing it for a number of years, and we plan to go ahead with it very soon,” Cameron said. “Raquel Welch is not available, but we think we can make a pretty good movie.”
The synopsis for 1966’s Fantastic Voyage reads: “Scientist Jan Benes , who knows the secret to keeping soldiers shrunken for an indefinite period, escapes from behind the Iron Curtain with the help of C.I.A. Agent Grant. While being transferred, their motorcade is attacked. Benes strikes his head, causing a blood clot to form in his brain. Grant is ordered to accompany a group of scientists as they are miniaturized. They have one hour to get to Benes’ brain, remove the clot, and get out.”
Running until January 2025, The Art of James Cameron showcases more than 300 paintings, etchings, and production designs pulled from Cameron’s private collection, signed by the filmmaker’s own hand, and exhibited as a kind of career retrospective.
