James Cameron gave Ain’t It Cool News an update about his December 2009 3D sci-fi action-adventure Avatar, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald. Here’s a clip:
I’m in New Zealand right now, working on effects, while Steve Quale shoots some second unit. We’ve worked together a lot (he did the engine room scenes on “Titanic”, plus co-directed “Aliens of the Deep” with me) and he’s the only guy I trust to shoot stuff for me, especially in 3D. We still have a little performance capture work to do with Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in March, when we get her back from Star Trek (she’s Uhura — but of course you already knew that.) And we have a couple of days with Stephen Lang in April or May, to shoot his character’s last scene, which is so technically difficult it will take us until then to figure out how to do it.
You can read more here! Avatar tells the story of an ex-Marine, thrust unwillingly into an effort to settle and exploit an exotic planet rich in bio-diversity, who eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.
