“The biggest challenge in my career”: James Cameron talks about his next project

James Cameron is preparing a Dantesque project

James Cameron has many projects in the boxes. Among these, it is prepared A historical film that promises to be extremely intense. As we reported in September 2024, it will rely on Charles Pellegrino’s books The last train from Hiroshima AND Ghosts of Hiroshima to achieve A film about the consequences of atomic attacks Since 1945 in Japan.

Until now, James Cameron has expressed little in this project. But in a new interview with Discussion movieprovided important details on the subject. He mentioned The influences of Schindler list AND You have to save the soldier Ryan For the way these films try to represent the horror of the war with realism.

The film will take place in particular from the first to the second bombing

James Cameron also revealed that his film would take place in particular From 6 to 9 August 1945. OR From the first atomic bombing on Hiroshima, to the second on Nagasaki. Otherwise, he indicated that no scenario was over For his film at the moment. He also said he was ready to work with a Japanese screenwriter if he finds a candidate. He doesn’t even know exactly how he will approach the topic with which he has chosen to face. But he knows that the task will be very difficult:

It could be the biggest challenge in my career. My strategy on how I want to see it, as I want to protect people from horror, despite being honest are not yet 100%.

James Cameron tells us that the adaptation of “Ghosts of Hiroshima” could be the most demanding and horrible film I’ve ever made

“I could even live up to the task, but this never stopped me before”

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The director even confessed that it would not be Perhaps “Not up to the business”. But it does not intend to abandon this project for all this: “He never stopped me before”. As a reminder, this film will have a very personal aspect, since James Cameron met Tsutomu Yamaguchi (a man who survived the two atomic bombings) before his death.

The director is targeting as much realism as possible

The director also explained that his adaptation of Charles Pellegrino’s books would have been said From the point of view of the ground of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In other words, The viewer will have the impression of being in these two cities At the time of the atomic bombing. The film should therefore offer us An experience of crazy intensity. James Cameron is also ready to use 3D if necessary:

I want to show you as it was. You will be present. You will witness the story, of what really happened, and we can do it. I will turn it into 3D if necessary. I will do it as realistically possible.

The adaptation of Charles Pellegrino’s books therefore promises to be like A unique movie. James Cameron wants to immerse the viewer in the hell of an atomic bombing like no director has dared to do it in front of him. He also criticized Christopher Nolan last June for avoiding the topic Oppenheimer. At the microphone of Discussion moviehe assured him In fact it counted it “Way Frontal”.

James Cameron even confessed to having ” Fear “ To immerse yourself in this project. But it feels “obliged” To bring this story to the screen. The adaptation of The last train from Hiroshima AND Ghosts of Hiroshima He promises to be a future great work of the seventh art.

Source: Cine Serie

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