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Zoe Saldaña says years in franchise films has made her feel “artistically stuck”

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Zoe Saldaña has quite the impressive resume. Just in the last decade or so, she’s appeared in Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy (as well as multiple Avengers movies), and Star Trek. It’s fair to say that working on projects like that, sometimes back-to-back, can become draining. In a new interview, Zoe Saldaña says it has […]

Avatar: The Way of Water IMAX featurette invites us to experience Pandora in a whole new light

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A new featurette has been released for Avatar: The Way of Water, which sees producer Jon Landau, joined by cast members Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, and Stephen Lang as they discuss the world of Pandora and what to expect from the long-awaited blockbuster sequel. Set more than a decade after the events of […]

Captain Marvel concept art, Deathstroke not in Batman anymore, Wonder Woman Oscar campaign and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SUPER SKRULL After last week’s reveal that Captain Marvel would take place in the 1990s and feature classic Marvel villains the Skrulls, illustrator Jerad S.Marantz has taken to Instagram to reveal official concept art for them. Interestingly, in his caption Marantz includes the hashtag #SuperSkrulls, making reference to Super-Skrull, a character possessing the combined abilities of […]

A Beginner’s Guide To James Cameron

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In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]

Could the Avatar sequels break the wrong kind of box office record?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Avatar 2 and a distinct lack of excitement to return to James Cameron’s world… You remember that film with blue characters in it? No, not The Smurfs… Avatar. In 2009 it was the groundbreaking, visually dazzling CGI world which James Cameron created, whilst simultaneously revolutionising 3D technology (and beginning a five year […]

Avatar: The Way of Water tracking $150 million to $175 million box office opening

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James Cameron has been voicing his concerns about how Avatar: The Way of Water would have to match its predecessor’s record-breaking gross in order to break even at the box office, and how he might have to cap the franchise as a trilogy should it underperform, but the usually bullish director might be heartened to […]

James Cameron says Avatar: The Way of Water needs to make billions just to break even

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If you’re a betting man, the chances of Avatar: The Way of Water becoming a $2 billion film seem complicated. With the pandemic and the hit/miss reaction to 2009 original, Avatar 2 and its journey at the box office has everyone on the edge of their seat. No one is more curious and critical of […]

Avatar: The Way of Water promises the motion picture event of a generation in spectacular final trailer

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James Cameron doesn’t do understatement, and so the final rallying cry trailer for his return to Pandora promises that Avatar: The Way of Water will be the motion picture event of a generation.  Picking up ten years after the events of the biggest film of all time, the fantasy sequel centres on Jake (Sam Worthington), […]

Avatar: The Way of Water gets a batch of character posters

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With tickets now on sale for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, 20th Century Studios has unveiled a batch of character posters for the blockbuster sequel featuring Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their Na’vi clan; check them out here… Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of […]

Avatar: The Way of Water IMAX poster released as tickets go on sale

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With our return to Pandora drawing ever closer, a new poster for Avatar: The Way of Water has arrived online encouraging you to experience James Cameron’s long-awaited sci-fi sequel in glorious IMAX 3D, for which tickets are now on sale. Take a look at the poster below, along with a newly-released Dolby Cinema poster… SEE […]