Remember Avatar? You know, James Cameron’s first “real” big (I don’t count his underwater excursions) directing gig since Titanic spewing hype but relatively off the media’s radar?
It’s scheduled to slam into theaters in 2009 and, as of yet, no official images have come to light.
The LA Times rectified this glaring issue today with probably the most uninteresting on-set pic from a film that is supposed to revolutionize special effects. In addition to Cameron and Sam Worthington there are harnesses and handles and knobs and buttons… sensory overload!
The LA Times offers up this caption to go along with the pic:
The buzz surrounding James Cameron’s big-budget return to science fiction has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. The film, a mix of CGI and live action using new techniques Cameron himself helped to develop, was shot with a special 3-D camera (also developed by Cameron). Mix that with the promise of large-scale, hard science fiction that hasn’t been attempted much in the past few years, and you have a project that seems guaranteed to live up to the hype and expectations that are riding on it. The only question (and fear) is what is to become of the cinema geeks overwhelmed by the images that Cameron and his effects crew are putting in front of them. For those with weaker constitutions, we fear the worst.
Please, James. Throw us a bone with something a little more “exciting.” It is the holidays, after all.
