Cameron lavished about $200m on Titanic, released in 1997, and squandered $316m on this year's 3D blockbuster, Avatar. At this rate, his next movie will surface in 2021, cost around $416m, and feature the intergalactic, 35th-century spaceship Noah's Ark (in which every pair of animals speaks its own bespoke language) trying to avoid being sucked into a supermassive blackhole at the centre of a galaxy: in 4D, the space-time continuum factor built in, with added 'feely vision'. Natch.
Titanic grossed over $1.8m worldwide, the highest grossing film ever. This is why Cameron got to play with an even bigger train set on Avatar. So, will he get to do it all again in 12 years time? Highly likely, and the wait shouldn't be as long if the rumoured Avatar trilogy is to be made: Avatar is a lovely movie that made a strong start on its opening weekend, though there is limited wriggle room for Avatars 2 and 3 as the story line for the first movie leaves few loose ends.
PS: Na'vi night-school classes may be on the agenda after all (see earlier post, Navigating Na'vi).
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