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 […]
James Cameron Articles
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Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is the perfect Christmas present
Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is more than a book. Sure, it’s classed as a book but the hardback comes in a cardboard box sleeve, comes with 3D glasses, comes with pull-outs and cards. It is a fully 3D book; not just because you can use the glasses to turn the pictures into semi-3D images but […]
20 miles of fibre optics to re-create Tree of Souls in London
The Na’vi’s Tree of Souls is coming to London. It’ll be recreated in Hyde Park for just one weekend to help launch the DVD sales of Avatar. The Hyde Park Tree of Souls will utilise 20 miles of fibre optic cable, change colours, emit a glow, and employ sensors to react to people. Turns out […]
Avatar 2 will invoke The Abyss
In 1989 a Mr James Cameron directed the Abyss. It stared Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biegn and Leo Burmester in an underwater adventure. It wasn’t Alien, as it was a kinder, less scary movie but it did feature aliens and invoke that feeling of deep space. As it happens The Abyss was set […]
Avatar sequels on the way
Entertainment Magazine have a bit of a sci-fi scoop on their hands; they’ve got James Cameron talking about the 3D sequel to Avatar. Actually, there may be more than one sequel. “I’ve had a storyline in mind from the start — there are even scenes in Avatar that I kept in because they lead to […]
