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James Cameron begins shooting Avatar 2 on Monday

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After years of development, numerous delays, and months of pre-production, director James Cameron is finally set to return to the world of Pandora, with Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter revealing that cameras will start rolling on the first of four Avatar sequels this coming Monday. Also…James Cameron finally begins shooting AVATAR 2 Monday. — […]

Hellboy whitewashing controversy, first look at Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and The Wasp, Justice League reshoot details and more – Daily News Roundup

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ED SKREIN EXITS HELLBOY Last week it was announced that Ed Skrein had joined the Hellboy reboot in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. But more importantly, Ben Daimio is an Asian character, which caused a stir among comic book fans particularly in the light […]

The Cinematic Universe Fascination: A Bigger Picture Obsession

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Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood’s fascination with the shared cinematic universe… Marketing, labelling, packaging. It’s everywhere. In cinematic terms it’s more important than ever. Everything is governed by men with clipboards. Or the modern equivalent. I suppose it’s all tablets now. I’m a cave dwelling Cro-Magnon man, so I wouldn’t know but there’s an inherent need […]

Avatar 2 casts Sully family and Na’vi clans, James Cameron reveals shooting details for sequels

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As James Cameron begins production on Avatar 2 and its sequels, the official Facebook page has announced the casting of several young actors in the series. They will portray children the children of Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully and Zoe Saldana’s Neytiri as well as children of the Metkayina Clan, led by Cliff Curtis. Only one of them […]

CCH Pounder returning for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels

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With production on James Cameron’s Avatar sequels set to get underway this September, we now have word on another returning cast member for the four movies, with CCH Pounder set to reprise her role as Moat, the spiritual leader of the Omatikaya Clan. Pounder becomes the latest returning Avatar cast member to sign on for […]

Sigourney Weaver discusses James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels

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With James Cameron gearing up to go into production on his Avatar sequels, returning star Sigourney Weaver has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about the hugely-ambitous project, which expanded during development from the initially planned two movies to four. “There’s a very good reason why it turned out to be four sequels,” said Weaver. “Having read all four […]

James Cameron on the technical challenges of shooting underwater on the Avatar sequels

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Although plot details on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels are being kept tightly under wraps, we do know that the movies will explore the oceans of Pandora, with Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 in particular set to feature a number of underwater sequences. Given that the Avatar movies rely heavily on performance capture, this change […]

Weta Digital begins work on James Cameron’s Avatar sequels

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Variety is reporting that visual effects company Weta Digital has started work on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, which are slated to begin principal photography this September. “What Joe Letteri and Weta Digital bring to these stories is impossible to quantify,” said Cameron. “Since we made Avatar, Weta continued to prove themselves as doing the […]

Game of Thrones’ Oona Chaplin joins the Avatar sequels

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James Cameron has just added another cast member to his  Avatar series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, former Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin, the granddaughter of the famous Charlie Chaplin, has been cast in all four of the upcoming sequels. Chaplin will portray Varang, a strong and vibrant central character who spans the entire length of the […]