James Cameron to direct new film between two Avatars

While he is in the middle of editing Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron has just confirmed that he will soon be working on a film outside of the Avatar saga. A first since Titanic in 1997.

James Cameron and the Avatar license

Even if James Cameron is omnipresent on the cinema and Hollywood scene, the director has not made many feature films. Since Piranha 2 – The Flying Killersin 1981, his first directorial effort, the Canadian filmmaker has directed 8 feature films. Since Titanis in 1997, James Cameron has embarked on his life's work: the Avatar franchise. In 2009, the first installment was released. In 2022, more than a decade later, James Cameron finally delivers Avatar: The Way of Water. Since then, he has been working hard to finish this ultra-ambitious saga, which takes up all his time, energy and money. Logically, the franchise should conclude in 2031 with Avatar 5.

In any case, the Avatar license still takes up a good portion of his creative time. In the meantime, however, James Cameron manages to produce a few films here and there, such as Terminator: Dark Fate. But when it comes to directing, he devotes all his time to the saga Avatar.

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Another project is in the pipeline

Sometimes, we wonder where and how James Cameron finds all this energy. At 70, he seems tireless, almost immortal, as his thirst for creativity is never quenched. Recently, in addition to his hard work on the Avatar saga,James Cameron has revealed that he is working on another project. In parallel with the Avatar license, the filmmaker wants to direct Last Train From Hiroshima, a historical film based on the eponymous book by Charles R. Pellegrino released in 2010.

This is a historical account of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, but it focuses primarily on the personal experiences of the survivors. The book aims to to give a human perspective of these tragic events, by telling the story of those who lived through the explosions and their devastating consequences.

At the microphone of Deadline, James Cameron said that:

It's a subject I've always wanted to work on. I met Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a few days before he died. He was in the hospital. He told us his whole story. I have to make this film. I can't look away.

A fairly ambitious project, then, and one that moves away a little from the science fiction frescoes that Cameron usually makes. After Titanic, this Last Train From Hiroshima will be his second historical film. Logically, the film should be produced between two opus of the Avatar license. And it could be that Last Train From Hiroshima offers an alternative to the point of view of the recent Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan. So watch this space!