Back when Fox was promoting the release of Avatar, I always just assumed the whole James-Cameron-had-to-wait-for-the-technology-to-catch-up part of the story was just another one of those mostly-bullsh*t soundbites that isn’t literally true but gets repeated so often that it becomes part of the mythology (you know, like, say, “he’s not just creating a movie, he’s creating a whole universe.”). But here’s a Bathroom Reader story from 1999 that seems to corroborate, listing Avatar as a movie project that ended up being scrapped because it was too expensive.
And that, folks, is why James Cameron can afford to cruise around international waters on his opulently appointed yacht with only the finest European prostitutes, hunting lesser men for sport. Because the man has a little thing called “vision.”
[via UnrealityMag]
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james cameron has a little thing called “looking like a lesbian.”
Vince has a little thing called “a thumb”.
HAHA! Just kidding! That thing is HUGE!!
Too bad they didnt make that Deiter movie Mike Myers is great.
Dude, if he doesn’t have a miniature giraffe, he hasn’t made it.
I’m amazed that someone managed to find that piece of history, given all the proposed partying that year.
Why would anyone read in the bathroom when there’s so much fresh issue to attend to? I tell me mates “get it while it’s hot boys”, this bout of celiac sprue means thar be plenty of fresh nutrients left for the plucking.
They were probably worried that Y2K would mess up all the fancy new computers…idiots. *Goes back to preparing bunker for 2012*
Josh? His name was originally Josh?
Like James Cameron didn’t travel back in time to have this published.
@Jessica: in 1999 everyone was named Josh.
Josh? His name was originally Josh?
*Whips out book on how to name your characters*
Hmm, yes, I see, section on characters who become the savior of a downtrodden people…skipping part about allusions to Christ….ah, here it is: Joshua- meaning in Hebrew is “God is salvation.” Name of the man who lead the Israelite tribes after Moses died. Alternate versions include Josh.
By my reasoning, since this picture was taken in a bathroom, that book either has to be a large turd or an attention-whoring skank.
hunting lesser men for sport
If you survive, I hear you get the director’s cut of True Lies, which entails Cameron rigging the elaborate sets and pyrotechnics in your backyard and having the original cast come to perform it live at your beck and call.
I don’t know Danger, I’m worried Jaime Lee Curtis would shit on me during the lap dance scene after one too many Activia yogurts.
I’d be more concerned about Jaime Lee Curtis trying to teabag me.
How can this be Bathroom Reader from 1999 if it references Dieter (2001) in the past tense? Time travel IS afoot.
Told the truth about what? ‘Call Me Joe’ came out in 1957, that is 42 years before this article.
Bathroom Readers are awesome. Over half the things I know I learned in a Bathroom Reader, and one has saved my life on more than a few occasions. True story.
Bathroom Reader = the FIRST name in “who gives a shit?” news.