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Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer reveals a challenging new threat for the Na’vi, and some intense battles

July 28, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

The first trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash has dropped from director James Cameron, and it’s got us excited for the Na’vi’s next chapter – which looks intense.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Avatar, James Cameron, trailers

Check out this 1986 ‘making of’ documentary for James Cameron’s Aliens

January 20, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Tonight we’ve got a special treat for Aliens fans – a nice, meaty ‘making of’ documentary from 1986 that’s a must watch.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: aliens, James Cameron

13 years later (D&D 4e era!) and Avatar: The Way of Water gets a trailer

May 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR 2 begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Avatar, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, trailers, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

Our best hope for a great anime live action: Alita Battle Angel

July 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I believe, I want to believe, that we will get a good anime live action adaption from this decade of movies. Crying Freeman, came out in 1995. Alita Battle Angel may be our best chance. Look at the names attached. The writers include James Cameron. In it, we’ll see Christoph Waltz, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: James Cameron, Jennifer Connelly, trailer

Alita: Battle Angel trailer

December 9, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Based on the very popular anime Gunnm and manga Battle Angel is Holywood’s latest attempt to do a live action. We’ve big names here with producers James Cameron and Jon Landau. What’s not to like about the combination of talent like Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali? Or is this another American film that, […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: James Cameron, Jennifer Connelly, live action, trailers

Short film: The Alita Project

June 6, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This short film is a proof of concept. The Alita Fan Project.com‘s goal is to show that a live-action version of the anime Batle Angel Alita is possible and a good idea. Forrest McClain, the writer and creator, has reasons to bring this demo to the wider audience as it thought that James Cameron fancies […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: anime, James Cameron, live action, short film

A look at Guillermo del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities

October 13, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a big and impressive book. Guillermo del Toro is a hugely popular director among native geeks with a string of hits. He was director on Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. He even has producer credits on the likes of Kung Fu Panda, Megamind and Rise of the Guardians. He […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Guillermo del Toro, hellboy, James Cameron, reviews

James Cameron’s Titanic – expanded

March 26, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a good day to be James Cameron. The director of The Abyss and Avatar successfully manned a solo submarine to the bottom of the Mariana trench. No one had ever done that before. The timing is good because the world is gearing up to recieve the Titanic in 3D. This is James Cameron’s very […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Avatar, James Cameron, Paramount Pictures

Deeper than the abyss; the hadal depths

March 10, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Film maker James Cameron may die. He’s going to be at the helm of a one-man submarine that’ll sink 7 miles deep into the Mariana Trench. This is the deepest point of earth and it’s an entirely scary proposition. He’s a brave man. The adventure is part of a National Geographic (sponsored by Rolex) series […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Avatar, James Cameron, science

Stormtroopers now legal: Courts defeat Lucas

July 27, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Back in the day Andrew Ainsworth was the prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper outfits. This did not make him a rich man. He got £20 per helmet and £385 per suit of armour. In 2009 Ainsworth was confronted by a lawsuit from Lucasfilm– who are very good with their Jedi lawyers – who […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: James Cameron, legal, Lucasfilm, peter jackson, Steven Spielberg, stormtroopers

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