Did you know that James Cameron and Guillermo Del Toro were roommates in the 90s? I learned that this week, and it actually feels like such a hilarious idea that these two filmmakers with vastly different approaches once shared a domicile together. That kind of collaboration and friendship, I think, broadens our understanding of the world and can only make us better filmmakers.Plus, it builds trust between people that you know you can go to for notes, get advice, and show early cuts of your work.So when Guillermo Del Toro raves about the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash, we listen.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comGuillermo Del Toro Wants To Go To Pandora Del Toro was recently a guest on the French YouTube show, Konbini, where they have you pick out movies and talk about what they mean to you, in a very Criterion Closet way.During that conversation, he brought up Cameron and his love for the Avatar films.He said:I"’ve seen the three Avatars. They are absolute masterpieces. I know where it’s going and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people […] I can’t say anything about [the third] but I can say there are very few Americans that have created an entire mythology. You have [George] Lucas. You have the entire ‘Wizard of Oz’ mythology with Frank Baum. Jim is creating that with ‘Avatar’ and he’s going to take you places."This is high praise for those movies, but I think it is much deserved. Del Toro is a...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 10 November