Who is James Cameron?

Cameron received his first break at the hands of the legendary Roger Corman, who hired him as a model maker at his Roger Corman Studios. There, the director worked on his first movie, as art director for 1980s Battle Beyond the Stars. Thanks to a combination of skill and dedication, Cameron quickly ascended through the ranks, and the following year was appointed a second unit director and production designer for the schlock-fest Galaxy of Terror. The same year, he made his inauspicious directorial and screenwriting debut with Piranha II: The Spawning (1981), a natural horror picture about a government-engineered breed of mutated flying fish that descend on a Caribbean resort. Piranha II: The Spawning was delayed for two years and ultimately took its stateside bow in late December 1983. Cameron was nominated for best director by the Director’s Guild and the Academy and won that trophy at that year’s Golden Globes ceremony. In the period that immediately followed, speculation swirled around the question of what Cameron would do next. The trades announced not one but two Avatar sequels slated for production and release – Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 – each with Cameron directing.

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