by James Cameron James Cameron’s psychological drama is decidedly different from his usual amped-up action movie fare: a smaller story of a criminal with multiple personalities. Due to legal reasons, it was shelved. Read the script review at UGO Screenwriter’s Voice. Update (3/14/16) Leonardo Dicaprio is set to produce and star in the film, with a new…
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Avatar
scriptment by James Cameron Cameron was planning on doing this story of genetically altered life forms immediately after Titanic. He actually had 200 page scriptment written at that point, but it was put aside for a while. Years later, Cameron’s mysterious Project 880 turned out to be Avatar after all. (This wasn’t surprising, since Lightstorm…
Spider-Man
Scriptment by James Cameron Remember the huge legal battle over Spider-man? By the time Marvel and Sony had it figured out, Cameron was out of the picture. The final movie did use some of Cameron’s ideas, however. The genetically altered (rather than radioactive) spider and the organic web-shooters had their origins here. One fan of…
Planet of the Apes (Remake)
This remake went through a few directors as well as writers. James Cameron was attached, then Oliver Stone, and finally Tim Burton. Cameron gives his thoughts on the film in an Ain’t it Cool interview here. Read about Oliver Stone’s involvement at CHUD.com Read Mike White’s reviews of the Hayes and Hamm scripts in issue…
Alien 5
Treatment by James Cameron and ??? After Alien Resurrection, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discussed doing another sequel. Cameron and another writer (name?) worked up some ideas, but the project was scrapped when Alien Vs. Predator moved forward. Cameron mentions his involvement briefly in an Ain’t it Cool interview here.