James Cameron won’t be attending the premiere this Monday night of its highly anticipated sequel Avatar: The Path of Water in Los Angeles because he contracted COVID-19, as reported Variety.
Cameron, as revealed by the specialized media, “is asymptomatic and feels well”, he said, quoting “sources close” to the director. He is so beautiful that he will, however, participate in the promotion, but he will do it “virtually”.
Industry insiders and lucky fans arriving at the Hollywood compound, highlandsMonday night, they’ll have to “make do” with the stellar (and face-to-face) cast it encompasses Kate WinsletZoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, sigourney weaverEdie Falco and Jemaine Clement.
We recall that Cameron went to the world premiere of the film in London before which took place last week. What is happening now could be understood as a press move that aims to end the year in style for distributor Disney.
Box office estimates indicate that the opening weekend will gross a sum of approx 150 million dollars. At the same time as all this, there is also a preview in China, which further strengthens its chances of immediate profitability in the first few weeks.
The film had a more than enthusiastic response in the first screenings. According to the media, superlative praise rained down: “phenomenal”, “impressive”, “epic”.
“Avatar: The Path of Water It might just be James Cameron’s sweetest, kindest, most personal film. Perhaps even the most emotional. Here he reviews all of his greatest hits, but always with absolute sincerity. He never leaves Pandora. He loves this family,” it read New York Magazine.
The sequel takes place more than a decade after the events of its original and tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their children), the troubles that follow them, the efforts they make to stay safe, the battles they have fought to survive and the tragedies they endure.
“I have spent thousands of hours underwater, freediving, in submarines, I love the ocean, I’ve loved it since I was a kid. So it wasn’t a huge leap to transfer my love of water to my other love, which is making movies,” Cameron told this paper.
In short, the director has combined his two passions in the abyss (1989), titanic (1997) and in this film: he combined his “madness” for cinema with his passion for the sea.
World record
A little known fact is that in 2012 Cameron achieved the world record for deep diving solo 10,908 metersunder the waters of the Pacific. Another element of color? He used a water vehicle designed by himself.
The first Avatars It took place in the tropical jungle, “now we move the story to these islands where people live in communion with the ocean, in a whole new culture. And a lot of bad things happen.”
In the new film, which lasts 3 hours and 12 minutesJake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) become parents.
avatars 2 will be released in Argentina this Thursday December 15thafter being delayed from December 2021 due to underwater filming difficulties and the global pandemic.
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Source: Clarin
