Birth name: James Francis Cameron
Born:August 16, 1954 (age 52)Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Education: Studied physics at California State University at Fullerton
Spouse: Suzy Amis, whom he married in June 2000 Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Net Worth: $ 127 million U.S. dollars
Occupation:Film director, producer and screenwriter.
Spouse:Suzy Amis
Sometimes Credited As:Jim Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a hugely successful three-time Academy Award winning director noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often extremely successful financially.
Director James Cameron Filmography:
- Avatar (2009) :Battle Angel (announced in pre-production)
- Aliens of the Deep (2005) :Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) ... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version) Expedition: Bismarck (2002) (TV) ... aka James Cameron’s Expedition: Bismarck (USA: DVD title)
- Earthship.TV (2001) (TV) :
"Dark Angel" (2000) TV Series (epsiode "Freak Nation") ... aka James Cameron’s Dark Angel (USA) - Titanic (1997) :T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996) ... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D ... aka Terminator 2: 3-D
Legendary Canadian director james Cameron has announced plans for his movie scienc 1997,s Oscar-winning epic Titanic, film trade press has reported.
Cameron will return with a 200-million-dollar science fiction film title Avatar , which tells the story of a band of humans locked in a battle with inhabitans of a distant planet.
The 52-year-old director said he had conceived the project 11 years ago but had been waiting for technological advancements that will enable him to bring his vision to the big screen.
’’I’ve wanted to do it science then, but sort of shoved it in the back of the pic,’’ Cameron told Daily Variet on Tuesday. The project was given the green light by fox studios earlier this week.
The movie is due for releas in 2009, 12year after Titanic, one of the most expensive and successful films in the history of cinema. The film grossed $1.8 billon at the box office and bagged 11 Oscars.
Cameron will work closely with New Zealand Lord of the rings director peter jakson on the project, Variety reported.
Cameron had been reported to be preparing another science fiction film ,Battle Angel, but plans for the movie have taken a backseat to work on Avatar, Variety said.
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