Aliens (Director’s Cut)

Following the critical and commercial success of “Alien,” Walter Hill’s company tried to persuade 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) to produce a sequel. Due to legal and financial problems, Fox out the sequel on hold. It’s a long story. If you wanna learn more about behind-the-scenes history on “Aliens,” grab a copy of “The Making […]

The Terminator

One night after James “Jim” Cameron’s critically panned directorial debut “Piranha II: The Spawning” came out in 1982, he became inspired by a dream he had about a metallic torso holding knives dragging itself away from an explosion. Jim pitched a story as a slasher film influenced by John Carpenter’s “Halloween.” Jim’s agent rejected the […]

Avatar: The Way of Water

In 2009, James “Jim” Cameron’s “Avatar” opened worldwide becoming the highest grossing film of all time accumulating a total of $2.9 billion from its theatrical release and re-releases. Jim mapped out sequels starting with the second installment, “Avatar: The Way of Water” continuing Jake Sully & Neytiri’s adventures. Once the script is completed, Jim and […]

Avatar

In 1994, James “Jim” Cameron’s “True Lies” opened worldwide. He brainstormed a fully detailed blueprint under “Avatar” based on his fondness for old school adventure novels such as “John Carter,” “Tarzan” & “Allan Quatermain.” Jim intended to make his epic with computer animated characters. Realizing the project lacks innovate technology, Jim puts Avatar on hold […]

Point Break (1991)

While working on “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” James “Jim” Cameron and his then wife, Kathryn Bigalow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) fresh from finishing “Blue Steel,” worked on an action crime thriller together starring Keanu Reeves (one of my favorite actors) and the late Patrick Swayze known as, “Point Break.” Point Break was released […]