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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. Blade Runner writer drafting Ridley Scott's The Forever War
(Films/Science fiction films)

... War adaptation would be in 3D. "I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D. It's going to be phenomenal," he said. The Forever War won both the Nebula and Hugo Awards and there are ...

4. Del Toro departs the Lonely Mountain for the Mountains of Madness?
(Films/Fantasy films)

... will have James “Master of 3D” Cameron as Producer, and pre-production will commence in the next few weeks, with shooting next summer. Let’s wait for an official announcement before we get our hopes ...

5. 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 ...

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

... it in theatres in late 2011, or maybe the best date in 2012." Speaking to Screen Daily, he said the first prequel will be "really nasty" and that James Cameron (the director of the amazingly successful ...

7. 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 ...

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

... which took years of production, in just two months. As Avatar director James Cameron recently observed, this is not the way to make movies in 3D: shooting a movie in 3D is a creative decision that must ...

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

... to IESB's source, he will now get $20 million up front as well as part of the gross takings. Fox can now offer more as they are swimming in the massive financial returns reaped from James Cameron's ...

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

I haven’t felt the need to watch a movie on the big screen more than once for years, preferring instead to wait for the DVD release for repeat viewings, but last week I took myself off to watch James Cameron's ...

11. New Predators movie like Cameron’s Aliens
(Films/Science fiction films)

... to mimic the way the second film in the Alien franchise directed by James Cameron was called Aliens. The title Predators is intended to have a double meaning, referring to the film's alien creatures, as ...

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

If you wanted further evidence that science fiction authors and film makers are outcasts of the cinematic and literary establishment (as we argued in Why Science Fiction authors just can't win) recent ...

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

... and Bryan Konietzko, and has been adapted by Shyamalan. Disturbingly though, the original TV show Avatar (not to be confused with a James Cameron film of the same name) debuted on the Nicktoons TV line-up ...

14. 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. ...

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)

... far (in perspective), there’s no atmosphere, and I know that Ridley will be more innovative when it comes to the look of the film than James Cameron will be, because he’s more into camera angles, and he’ll ...

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

A couple of days ago we told you that the next James Bond film was looking uncertain due to financial difficulties at MGM (the studio is apparently being sold). However, now The Age newspaper is quoting ...

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

... At the rate it’s going Avatar will probably surpass these numbers shortly, giving it the all time top spot. James Cameron’s Avatar has had the best “third week” in film history. For some of you this ...

19. Cameron planning Avatar trilogy
(Films/Science fiction films)

Now that his SF visual feast Avatar has been released (you can read our review here), director James Cameron is already discussing how he plans to continue the story (spoilers follow so beware!). What ...

20. New X-Men origins Cyclops movie directed by Bryan Singer
(Films/Fantasy films)

SciFi Wire reports that at the premier for James Cameron's Avatar, Bryan Singer said he had just signed a deal with Fox to direct the next X-Men movie, an "origins" movie similar to X-Men Origins: Wolverine ...