James Cameron would gladly take a break from making the next
Avatar
to tackle other projects.
While the Canadian director has just completed the third part of the ecological saga which will have six in total, he would like to materialize a project that has been close to his heart for years.
Asked by the
Los Angeles Times
,
the filmmaker expressed his wish to make an adaptation of Charles R. Pellegrino's novel,
The Last Train from Hiroshima,
before tackling the new adventures of the Na'vi.
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"We live in a more precarious world than we thought
," James Cameron told the
Los Angeles Times,
referring to the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of nationalism.
“I think the Hiroshima film would be more relevant than ever.
It would remind people what these weapons really do when used against human targets.”
Testimonies of survivors
Released in 2010,
The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back
describes life in Hiroshima and Nagasaki before, during and after the atomic attacks perpetrated by the United States.
The story focuses primarily on survivor testimonies including Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person known to have lived through both bombings.
As soon as the novel was published, James Cameron was already considering its adaptation:
“I have been thinking about this project for years”,
he revealed to the American daily.
The third installment of
Avatar
is slated for December 2024. Centered on the People of Ash, a darker side of the friendly blue creatures.
The director of
Titanic
wants to
“reveal the Nav'is from another angle”,
explaining that he has, for the moment,
“shown only their good sides”
.
While the first two installments showed
"very negative human examples and very positive Navi's examples"
, the third
"will do the opposite"
.
