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News •

Actor Govinda says James Cameron offered him Rs. 18 crores for Sam Worthington’s ‘Avatar’ role • Mar. 10, 2025, 3:34 AM ET (The Hindu)
Govinda reveals James Cameron offered him Rs 18 crore for Avatar: ‘I have given the film’s title’ • Mar. 9, 2025, 5:33 PM ET (The Indian Express)
James Cameron slams 'horrifying' Trump news, calls his New Zealand citizenship 'imminent' • Mar. 2, 2025, 12:43 AM ET (USA Today)
James Cameron says US under Trump is ‘horrifying’ as he becomes New Zealand citizen • Feb. 28, 2025, 3:38 AM ET (The Guardian)

Facts

Born August 16, 1954 (age 70) • Kapuskasing • Canada
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1998)
Notable Works “The Abyss” • “Aliens” • “Alita: Battle Angel” • “Avatar: The Way of Water” • “Avatar” • “Deepsea Challenge 3D” • “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” • “The Terminator” • “Titanic” • “True Lies”
Notable Family Members spouse Kathryn Bigelow

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James Cameron
Titanic
Titanic
The filming of Titanic
Jon Landau and James Cameron
Avatar
Deepsea Challenger
scene from Avatar
The Terminator
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
American director
Huston, John; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
American director, writer, and actor
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
American director and producer
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
American director and author
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American filmmaker
Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey
American director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
American actor, director, and producer
King Kong
Peter Jackson
New Zealand director
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican director
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
American director
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
British director and producer
James L. Brooks
American screenwriter, director, and producer
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Mexican director and screenwriter
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
American actor, director, and writer
Francis Ford Coppola directing The Godfather: Part II
Francis Ford Coppola
American director and screenwriter
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, director, writer, and composer
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
George Lucas
George Lucas
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
American actor, writer, and director

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