If Distributed Amongst VFX Artists, It would be $132k per Artist. The VFX was the star of the movie. 10% of the movie can be thrown to a "non-star" while many of the Avatar vfx artists are paid peanuts.
Matt Damon's decision to turn down James Cameron's 2009 space epic 'Avatar' has always been one of the biggest questions in Hollywood. Damon turned down the film despite an offer that included receiving 10% of the box office back end, which would've meant a $250 million payday for him.
Damon said in 2019 he turned down the lead role in "Avatar" and an offer of 10% of the profits. He could have earned roughly $270 million from the film's $2.9 billion worldwide earnings.
Several big-name actors almost played Jake Sully in Avatar. A-listers such as Matt Damon, Chris Pratt, Chris Pine, and Jake Gyllenhaal were all in consideration for the part. Cameron conducted an international search which slowly saw its contenders whittled down to just a handful.
Avatar director James Cameron offered the role to Matt Damon, with a 10% stake in the film's profits, but Damon turned the film down because of his commitment to The Bourne Ultimatum.
It was a major box office success, breaking multiple records, and grossing $2.320 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022, the highest-grossing film since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
Filming wrapped in December 2020. In February 2024, Cameron gave the following update on Avatar 3: It's pretty much in the can. We're shooting pick-ups on 3, which is just filling in the last 2 or 3%, and we've also got live-action pick-ups in June, that's another couple percent.
Kate Winslet reunited with James Cameron of Avatar: The Way of Water, but she revealed she forgot she was in it. During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kate Winslet addressed some of her films, but forgot one major blockbuster: Avatar: The Way of Water, which Fallon reminded her of.
Quaritch swears he will never give up on his revenge, provoking Jake to fight him for the second time. Colonel Miles Quaritch is the main antagonist of James Cameron's Avatar franchise.
Despite needing to become one of the top 10 grossing movies in history in order to break even, James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has, in fact, crossed that line less than a month after its release — which means that not only are we going to keep visiting Pandora for the next few years, but Cameron also gets to ...
Avatar utilizes 60% CGI imagery, with a majority of the CG character animation filmed with revolutionary new motion-capture techniques using live actors. The other 40% of the film utilizes the traditional techniques of live-action imagery. James Cameron began to work on Avatar since the early 1990s.
Among these were the relative lack of competition owing to the release date, a marketing strategy that emphasized the novelty of the cinematic experience leading viewers to watch it in the theater rather than at home, positive word of mouth and repeat viewings increasing the film's staying power in cinemas, an ability ...
Ronal is a strong and independent character, and Winslet's performance is said to bring her to life in a captivating way. According to reports, Kate Winslet received $6 million for her performance as Ronal, a free diver of the Metkayina and Tonowari's wife.
Damon turned down the film despite an offer that included receiving 10% of the box office back end, which would've meant a $250 million payday for him. During a recent interview with Chris Wallace, the “Avatar” offer got brought up again and prompted Damon to explain his thought process behind turning it down.
The now 68-year-old Cameron had failed to understand what audiences want. Well, the critics were wrong. Avatar 2 has not flopped. Released just a month ago, it is the highest grossing film of 2022, and currently the seventh highest grossing film of all time, taking more than $1.7 billion at the box office.
The biggest issue with "Avatar: The Way of Water" is its lackluster storyline. The plot is thin and predictable, with little to no character development. The film relies heavily on clichéd tropes and predictable twists, leaving the audience feeling underwhelmed and uninvested in the outcome.
It is no secret that the Jason Bourne actor, soaring in popularity at the time, was one of Cameron's top choices to play Avatar protagonist Jake Sully. Matt Damon most likely would have accepted as well if it weren't for his commitment to an upcoming installment to the Bourne franchise.
Having been raised by the Omatikaya clan as well as the few humans who stayed on Pandora after the events of the first Avatar film, Spider is Na'vi in everything but his physical form.
