Asked by Empire Magazine if James Cameron regretted spending so many years – about a quarter of a century – on one story, that of the Na'vi, giant blue humanoids who live in accordance with nature, the director gave a surprising answer: "The world of 'Avatar' is so sprawling that I can tell most of the stories I want to tell within it [Pandora]." He went on to say, "Secondly, yes . . . our time as artists is finite. I will always mourn some of the stories that I don't get to make. But I feel a great satisfaction when other directors want to explore some of my ideas."
Back to the first part of that statement. Is Cameron really at peace with centering the remainder of his career in one so-called embarrassing world? Since the original "Avatar" was released in 2009, Cameron has shot two sequels to it, including "Avatar: The Way of Water," which opened in December and parts of the third film, as well as developing two other sequels. Variety writes, "It's quite possible the 68-year-old Cameron only directs 'Avatar' movies for the rest of his career. Not that that's a problem for Cameron."
