Nicola Austin chats with Avatar: The Way of Water composer Simon Franglen… With James Cameron’s long awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water still riding high at the box office, we were delighted to speak to the film’s composer, Simon Franglen, on the inspirations behind the main themes, how he incorporated different instruments to represent […]
James Cameron says he’s “gonna have to make” Avatar 4 and 5 after The Way of Water success
When you’ve shattered all kinds of box office records on your way to delivering the biggest film of all time, it’s natural that you’re going to start thinking sequels. For obvious reasons, that didn’t quite pan out for James Cameron with Titanic, but the filmmaker certainly made up for its when he announced that he’d […]
Avatar: The Way of Water still number one but M3GAN exceeds projections at the box office
The doll on everyone’s lips this week is M3GAN, as the killer doll made a killing at the box office. But James Cameron is not letting the top spot slip away. Universal/Blumhouse/Atomic Monster’s M3GAN skipped out of the weekend with $30.2 million after a Saturday night that brought in $11.4 million. This followed an impressive […]
M3GAN becomes the box office doll with a projected $20 million debut
M3GAN has something else to dance about, as the killer doll movie will likely become a box office hit in its opening weekend. The new film, from director Gerard Johnstone, is looking to make $17 million to $20 million in its first weekend. M3GAN will likely be a hit for the under-25 demographic, but that’s […]
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water passes Top Gun: Maverick to become 2022’s biggest movie
James Cameron has proven time and again that its foolish to write him off, and the legendary filmmaker has done it once more with his long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water surpassing the box office haul of Top Gun: Maverick to become the highest grossing movie of 2022. As of close of play on […]
As Avatar 2 dominates the box office, James Cameron laments the stories he didn’t get to make
With Avatar: The Way of Water cruising past the $1.1 billion dollar mark like a giant Tulkun, director James Cameron has spoken about the flipside to the success of his decades in the making franchise, and what the all-consuming trips to Pandora have meant for other stories he would have liked to tell. Speaking with […]
James Cameron says real-life gun violence made him cut back for Avatar: The Way of Water
Almost every day, a story of a tragic act of gun violence plagues social media and the news. Now, some filmmakers are considering that when crafting their Hollywood projects. One of those directors is James Cameron, the man behind this year’s hit film Avatar: The Way of Water. He sat down with Esquire Middle East […]
Avatar: The Way of Water joins the billion dollar club at the worldwide box office
James Cameron has another billion-dollar movie on his hands as Avatar: The Way of Water has now surpassed that figure at the global box office in 14 days. This movie is now the sixth film to achieve that milestone in its first two weeks of release and the first movie to hit a billion since […]
Avatar: The Way of Water surges past $850 million worldwide as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits $800 million
James Cameron’s sci-fi spectacle Avatar: The Way of Water continued its charge at the top of the box office over the Christmas holidays, with the long-awaited sequel surging beyond the $850 million mark worldwide in its second weekend on screens. Domestically, the Avatar sequel grossed $56 million in its second weekend, with four-day estimates including […]
Iron Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water Neytiri Art Scale statue unveiled
With Avatar: The Way of Water currently wowing in cinemas around the globe, Iron Studios has unveiled its upcoming tenth scale Neytiri collectible statue which is based on the likeness of Zoe Saldana as the Na’vi princess in James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel. The statue is available to pre-order now, priced at $310; check out the […]
