Vanity Fair: Will Avatar: The Way of the Water be as good as James Cameron

Less than a month is left before the premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water on December 14th. But until now, almost no one has seen her. That's rare at this time of year, when December's premium racers Babylon and Knives Out: The Glass Onion have already been critically screened. As with its 2009 predecessor, the Avatar sequel will be released at the very last moment in order to compete for Oscars, Golden Globes and other prestigious film awards. Therefore, the secrecy around the new offspring of James Cameron is now going wild.

But despite the lack of full-fledged promotion, the potential blockbuster has a secret weapon - it's its director. He has already given out interviews and made several big statements that move viewers to one single conclusion: “Avatar: The Way of Water” is definitely worth watching. Well, how much it will justify the 13-year wait is a secondary matter. So, in this review, let's recall Cameron's statements about working in films, and in particular, on the continuation of Avatar.

On how much money 'Avatar: The Way of Water' needs to make to cover production costs: 'How much does it (the movie) cost? A hell of a lot of money." In an interview with GQ, Cameron revealed that he briefed 20th Century Studios on Avatar 2 as the worst "business venture in film history." “You should be the third or fourth highest grossing film of all time. This is your threshold. This is your break-even,” said the director.

On his New Zealand farm where the movie was filmed: "I've never checked, but I've been told we're the biggest consumer of organic brassica in New Zealand. And this is definitely a niche of niches.”

On dreams: "I have my own private streaming service and it's the best junk out there. And every night he works for free.”

On her uneven walk: "I remember my first wife (waitress Sharon Williams), when we first started dating her, she said, 'Walk ahead of me on the sidewalk.' And I: "Why is that?" She: "I want to study your walk." I turned around and said, "Why?" And she: “You know, I think I can correct it.” Yes, you went!

On working with Ron Howard on the visual effects for Apollo 13 (1995): "Then I thought, 'I'm nothing compared to Ron Howard.'

About the hat that I used to wear on set. It read: "Major Jerk": "I usually wear this hat on the first day of filming or put on a T-shirt with the slogan: "Time is meaningless before creativity." Just to cheer up the movie studio a little. I don't think I wore the "head jerk" hat while working on the new Avatar. It makes me kind and fluffy. This is a softened, kind, you know, benevolent Zen guy, responding to the needs and emotional demands of everyone. No micro-aggressions for you, which is usually only good for the first two weeks.

On superhero films: “I also want to do things that no one else does. When I look at these big, spectacular movies - I look at you Marvel and DC - no matter how old the characters are, they act like they're still in college. They have a relationship, but, in fact, they don't. They never 'put down their spurs' (*take a break from work) because of their children, for example."