It’s rare in Hollywood to create a sequel to a film that garners as much or more attention than the original. It’s even rarer when the sequel in question is the predecessor of one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, Ridley Scott Extraterrestrial. Yet that’s just what James Cameron did with his third directorial effort, aliens. While the 1986 sequel didn’t remove all of the horror feel and tension of the original, it did remove the slasher vibes. It also took the series to a visceral state of its own. action movie territory while develop the myths of Ridley Scott world. But it was not won in advance aliens it would be a milestone in Cameron’s career. In fact, second Avatars director, they told him the sequel would be a certain “career-ending” for him.
Empire decided to do the most epic interview to celebrate the release of Avatar: the path of water, marking James Cameron’s first film in 13 years. The magazine asked Hollywood celebrities to ask the legendary director any questions they wanted to ask. last night in soho Filmmaker and film buff Edgar Wright asked the Titanic director if you had any doubts about the outcome of Extraterrestrial. This question led Cameron to tell the story of a meeting with the “big shots” producers where they told him in no uncertain terms that the project was impossible for him. But the possibility of a “career end” didn’t stop Cameron from pursuing the vision he saw so clearly in his head. He said:
I had lunch with a great producer when I was about to start Aliens, and he said to me, ‘It’s impossible for you. If your movie is good, Ridley will get the credit. If it goes wrong, it’s all up to you. It’s the end of a career. I said, ‘Yes, but… I like it.’ Maybe I was a dumb fan, but I could see it so clearly in my head that I had to.
Now, nearly 40 years later, it is obvious that James Cameron was right to pursue his vision. aliens is a rare example of a sequel living up to the original as it forges its own path. The second film in the Xenomorph series is the gold standard and everyone’s benchmark Extraterrestrial follow up tried and ultimately fell short of the job. Ridley Scott attempted to return to the series with the much maligned Prometheus Yup Alien: Covenant but it couldn’t carry the same magic seen in the Cameron-led first sequel. What else to say: never underestimate James Cameron’s vision?
There were many detractors when the Terminator The director has announced plans to continue his 2009 sci-fi epic, Avatars. but his movies in the 2022 calendar Avatar: The Trail of Water, dropped at the end of the year, and Return to Pandora surpassed $1.5 billion in ticket sales worldwide, becoming the year’s top-grossing film. After more than a decade of waiting, another Cameron-directed sequel has hit theaters: The second entry in what is expected to be a 5 film series – and shows no signs of slowing down at the box office anytime soon. It appears that the director has had a healthy career proving his critics wrong and making some pretty good sequels.
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Source: Cinemablend
