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1. The death of 3D
(Films/Science fiction films)

A few weeks after James Cameron released his science fiction blockbuster Avatar in December 2009, following 10 years of perfecting the camera technology to make it all happen, his self proclaimed 3D renaissance ...

2. Cameron writing an Avatar novel before sequel
(Films/Science fiction films)

It seems that before James Cameron starts writing the screenplay to a sequel to his massive 3D hit Avatar, he'll be writing an Avatar novel. Talking to MTV, Cameron revealed that he wanted to put "more ...

3. Will you watch Avatar again for 8 extra minutes?
(Films/Science fiction films)

It's hard to forget the amount of media attention James Cameron's Avatar received when it was first released. This website, like many other media outlets, was caught up in an Avatar frenzy - James Cameron,Titanic ...

4. Ridley Scott is developing two 3D Alien prequels
(Films/Science fiction films)

... 3D science fiction epic Avatar) had "raised the bar and I've got to jump to it. He's not going to get away with it." Sounds like there's a bit of healthy 3D science fiction film making rivalry going ...

5. Avatar 2 set in Pandora's ocean
(Films/Science fiction films)

Promoting the release of his 3D sci-fi epic, Avatar, on Blu-ray and DVD, James Cameron revealed to the Los Angeles Times that Avatar's sequel will be set beneath the waves of Pandora. "We created a broad ...

6. Our verdict: wait to see Louis Leterrier’s Clash of the Titans on DVD
(Films/Fantasy films)

... many to be the perfect example of  that technique. If you’ve recently watched Harryhausen's movie however, you probably agree that it was overdue for a remake: in the age of Avatar, the effects ...

7. New Iron Man 2 featurette
(Films/Fantasy films)

... the wake of the 3D phenomenon that was Avatar, Favreau heroically resisted the temptation, unlike some of his peers, to convert it post 2D production. Iron Man 3 (2012) will be shot in 3D.  ...

8. Independence Day 2 and 3 are coming: Will Smith on board
(Films/Science fiction films)

... Avatar. If true, this is bad news for the already delayed Asimov Foundation trilogy: it’s likely Roland Emmerich will direct the Independance Day film after his latest film Anonymous about the life ...

9. DreamWorks knows How To Train Your Dragon to perfection
(Films/Fantasy films)

... almost as exhilarating as those in Avatar. If there’s anything not to like about How To Train Your Dragon, I’m at a loss to identify it, and for pure entertainment it’s simply unbeatable.  ...

10. Avatar Review: Did Avatar deserve the Oscar for Best Picture?
(Films/Science fiction films)

... Avatar for the third time. My enthusiasm for this movie has grown with each viewing and unlike many other reviewers, including John Howell, my good friend and fellow writer for SFFMedia, I am as impressed ...

11. Avatar's sci-fi label surprises Sigourney
(Films/Science fiction films)

... quotes I stumbled across in USA Today from one of Avatar's stars, Sigourney Weaver, highlight this point yet again: "Jim was telling someone about how sci-fi had always gotten a bad rap, and that maybe ...

12. Can The Last Airbender end M. Night Shyamalan's downward spiral?
(Films/Fantasy films)

... Airbender stop the slide? The Last Airbender is a new adventure-fantasy film based on the first season of the successful animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Shyamalan hopes to makeThe ...

13. Emmerich confirms 3D motion capture for Asimov's Foundation trilogy
(Films/Science fiction films)

... James Cameron used in Avatar. When asked if Asimov's Foundation trilogy would be in 3-D and in motion capture, Emmerich replied, "Yes." He added that: "Probably now all big movies have to be 3-D. ...

14. Dune remake starting again: giant sandworms in 3D?
(Films/Science fiction films)

...  He was also asked about 3D, a question that comes up in every science fiction and fantasy production lately. Avatar's never-ending profits have left their mark in the psyche of studio executives everywhere: ...

15. With Apple’s new iPad science fiction meets reality
(Books/Science fiction books)

... closer to the interface Tom Cruise uses to handle giant touch screens in Minority Report, and more recently the tablet designs imagined in James Cameron’s Avatar, as they are prepping Jake Sully for his ...

16. Asimov Foundation trilogy in 3D?
(Films/Science fiction films)

... the first Foundation film out as soon as possible. “It’s a very big and ambitious project,” he said. “I actually wanted to wait for Avatar, to see if the (3D) technology is already advanced enough.” ...

17. Solomon Kane, Redemption and White Supremacy
(Films/Fantasy films)

... audience reaction has generally been positive in the markets in which it has been shown: on its opening weekend in Spain, we're told, it came in just behind the monster hit of Avatar at the box-office. ...

18. Next James Bond in 3D, but no 3D Robocop remake for Aronofsky
(Films/Science fiction films)

... current MGM studio heads are very keen to be making all their new movies in 3D. Perhaps this is part of the Avatar ripple effect? Now that Cameron's 3D Avatar has been so successful, everyone wants in ...

19. Avatar makes 1 billion with a crap script
(Films/Science fiction films)

You may have heard recently that Fox’s science fiction spectacular Avatar has reached worldwide box-office takings of over US$1.02 billion. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Variety and others, Avatar ...

20. Clash of the Titans remake to be reshot
(Films/Fantasy films)

... Leterrier's remake of Clash of the Titans. At a screening of his latest blockbuster, Avatar, Worthington revealed to the LA Times that Warner Bros. were apparently so pleased with what they'd seen of Leterrier's ...