There are so many crazy true stories about director James Cameron that it’s pointless to embellish a false one. For example, Cameron actually pitched his sequel to Sir Ridley Scott’s film. Extraterrestrial for write “Alien $” and show it to producers . (It worked! He got the gig.) Plus, he completed diving for the deepest parts of the ocean , and visited the wreck of the Titanic while filming his epic story of that failed ocean liner. But a story associated with Cameron is associated with a lie, and Pinocchio director Guillermo Del Toro would like to set the record straight.
Guillermo Del Toro has been friends with James Cameron since the early 1990s. They met at a barbecue in Los Angeles where del Toro was finishing his first feature film. Chronoand Cameron had just finished a little movie called T2. Their friendship has grown stronger over time, with the filmmakers spending time on each other’s sets, visiting editing stations and basically supporting each other throughout. According to legend, Cameron was the one who gave del Toro $1 million after Pacific Rim The director’s father Federico was kidnapped in 1997. But while he was acting in the ReelBlend Podcast Del Toro wanted to clear up a misunderstanding. He told the show:
When my father was kidnapped… there is incorrect information, who paid the ransom. He doesn’t, we do. But he paid the negotiator. He paid the negotiator and we (Cameron) paid him back shortly after. Because it was a very, very painful situation. And he came in and took over. He said, “The hostage negotiator will be at your house in 72 hours to help you with the process.” He did it all by himself. And we didn’t ask, he offered. And he offered himself, he said, ‘I’ll pay the ransom.’ He volunteered. He is that kind of person. He is incredibly loyal. Incredibly strong.
We all need a friend like James Cameron by our side. It sure helps that “King of the World” Cameron has Titanic silver since 1997, this Oscar winner is one of Top 10 highest grossing films of all time. . But for Cameron to selflessly give his close friend Guillermo Del Toro the money to pay a negotiator to quickly facilitate Federico’s safe return is remarkable. And it worked! Del Toro’s father was released after 72 days in captivity, though the perpetrators were never arrested and the money never returned.
Listen to our full conversation with Guillermo Del Toro on this week’s ReelBlend:
The two enjoyed great success in the film industry and continue to collaborate to this day. Certainly Cameron reconquered the world Avatars and accelerating its return to Pandora with its December 16 launch, Avatar: the path of water. and the bull won his Oscar for the shape of water in 2018 consolidating himself as an author and paving the way for his stop-motion Pinocchiocurrently available to anyone with Netflix subscription . Both movies are worth watching, so make time to watch them in the months ahead.
Source: Cinemablend
