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Disney CEO comments on plans for Fox properties like X-Men, Deadpool, Fantastic Four and Avatar

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed that Disney has plans on how to incorporate their purchased Fox properties such as X-Men, Deadpool, and The Fantastic Four. The sale of Fox’s film and TV assets to Disney has been a huge talking point for many months, largely due to the fact that Marvel properties like X-Men […]

Zoe Saldana has wrapped filming on Avatar 2 and Avatar 3

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After spending close to a decade in development, James Cameron finally kicked off production on his Avatar sequels this past September, beginning with Avatar 2 and Avatar 3, which Cameron and his team are shooting back to back. During a video presentation at CineEurope this past week, the filmmaker gave an update on progress with […]

Avatar is becoming a “generational family saga” like The Godfather according to James Cameron

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James Cameron has revealed that the long-awaited Avatar sequels will take on a quality not unlike The Godfather, becoming a “generational family saga”. We have been waiting for James Cameron’s much talked about Avatar sequels for quite some time. The first movie rocked the box office way back in 2009 and Avatar 2 isn’t scheduled […]

What Will Constitute Success and Failure for Avengers: Infinity War?

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Samuel Brace on Avengers: Infinity War… Avengers: Infinity War has an unenviable task ahead of it. On one hand it has a decade of marketing behind it and will undoubtedly reap a huge sum once it makes its long awaited bow at the box office; on the other, the metric for success regarding this Marvel […]

James Cameron on his Avatar sequels, pushing boundaries and taking risks

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James Cameron is a busy man at the moment, with the filmmaker currently in the middle of his ambition plan to shoot FOUR sequels to 2009’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar. Nevertheless, he managed to take some time out of his schedule to speak to IGN about his new TV show Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, […]

Disney completes Fox acquisition, X-Men and Fantastic Four now available to the MCU

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After weeks of rumours and speculation, The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has officially reached a deal with 21st Century Fox to purchase its entertainment assets in a deal which is officially valued at $66.1 billion, and includes $52.4 billion in stock, which leaves Fox investors owning a 25% stake in Disney. The […]

James Cameron: “If Avatar 2 and 3 don’t make enough money, there’s not going to be a 4 and 5”

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After close to a decade in development, production is now finally underway on James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, with the filmmaker embarking on his hugely ambitious plan to shoot four films consecutively. The production will however be taking a break between the first two sequels and the latter two, and it seems that Avatar 4 and […]

James Cameron on the technical challenges of shooting underwater on the Avatar sequels

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Although plot details on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels are being kept tightly under wraps, we do know that the movies will explore the oceans of Pandora, with Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 in particular set to feature a number of underwater sequences. Given that the Avatar movies rely heavily on performance capture, this change […]

Review: James Horner A Life In Music at the Royal Albert Hall

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Sean Wilson reviews the tribute concert in memory of the late Titanic composer… It takes a special composer to stamp a singular and enduring personality over the films they score, but James Horner was that person. Tragically killed in a plane crash in 2015 Horner’s death was  massive blow for the soundtrack industry, the loss […]