Published on Friday, September 5, 2008 - 9:38am
An Interesting Variety Piece Talks AVATAR Status, And More!!
Variety has posted an insightful write-up about the status of several high-profile, techno-geeky projects. Of the movies discussed, its look at AVATAR may be the most revelatory.
The photo-real digital film is 20% live-action with humans shot on location and 80% live-action mixed with CG elements. "It's a CG film with live-action in it,"
...says VFX demigod Rob Legato in THIS VARIETY ARTICLE .
The piece goes on to discuss the film's budget (now abetween $250-300 million) and running time, as well as the machinations surrounding delays in its release. Also mentioned are how much money Fox threw at AVATAR's pre-production tech development.
It's an interesting piece, which also talks a bit about Fincher's efforts to trim BENJAMIN BUTTON's running time, and Spike Jonze's tribulations with WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
Martini Ranch - "Reach"
Reader Talkback
I NEED to see some pre-prod
pics... Sep 5th, 2008 Avatar Sep 5th, 2008 Why does CGI cost so much? Sep 5th, 2008 Chanoc Sep 5th, 2008 Chanoc Sep 5th, 2008 Chanoc Sep 5th, 2008 sorry... Sep 5th, 2008 Live action DOES cost more! Sep 5th, 2008 Fuck the hype Sep 5th, 2008 Lets hope Cameron has a great
story to go with it. Sep 5th, 2008 Planet Of The Apes Sep 5th, 2008 Hype, hype, hype, hype, hype Sep 5th, 2008 I think I'd rather see Sep 5th, 2008 Nobody can handle sci-fi like
Jim Cameron Sep 5th, 2008 Sam Worthington sez Avatah is: Sep 5th, 2008 I'd Love To See How Cameron
And Rothman Get Along Sep 5th, 2008 Ahh... Sep 5th, 2008 $250-300 Million????!! Sep 5th, 2008 I hope Spielberg makes
INTERSTELLAR before TINTIN Sep 5th, 2008 Avatar Status: Delayed another
10 years. Sep 5th, 2008 Cameron's very rich, Sep 5th, 2008 Unionjackass.. Sep 5th, 2008 Sep 5th, 2008 If they are saying $250-$300m
its more like Sep 5th, 2008 Unionjackass Sep 5th, 2008 AVATAR: A New Hope; Avatar:
The Empire Strikes Back;
Avatar: Re Sep 5th, 2008 i know gas prices are high... Sep 5th, 2008 There's no excuse for that
cost Sep 5th, 2008 I know I am not the only
one... Sep 5th, 2008 Lex romero Sep 5th, 2008 Mel Gibsteinberg Sep 5th, 2008 JIm the king has his fans.... Sep 5th, 2008 Mel, I agree Sep 5th, 2008 Atomica Sep 5th, 2008 Just like asshole companies
like Sep 5th, 2008 CGI blows Sep 5th, 2008 putting cgi on film in
expensive, but this gonna be
digital, rig Sep 5th, 2008 ..right? Sep 5th, 2008 Jeez, have a little faith
fellows Sep 5th, 2008 bendit.. Sep 5th, 2008 benditlikelucas -I think the
key is 3d theaters Sep 5th, 2008 What hell will Rothman
wrought.... Sep 5th, 2008 "This is shaping up to be the
mother of all bombs." Sep 5th, 2008 I understand Bendit's point Sep 5th, 2008 If you want the scriptment let
me know Sep 5th, 2008 All positivity aside though I
cant believe how long I gotta
wait Sep 5th, 2008 Are these aliens Sep 5th, 2008 Charyou Tree Sep 5th, 2008 Cameron on AVATAR and ALITA
(and Gore) Sep 5th, 2008 Cameron's Latest Sep 5th, 2008 $300 Million Is Probably Quite
Cheap Sep 5th, 2008 Thankee Sai Mel Sep 5th, 2008 pussycat people in space Sep 5th, 2008 The best thing about Cameron's
"Reach" video is... Sep 5th, 2008 haha UnkownUser Sep 5th, 2008 "Reach" video Sep 5th, 2008 Cameron is filming it Sep 5th, 2008 CGI is overrated Sep 5th, 2008 Your spot on dirtsandwich Sep 5th, 2008 Budget R&D Sep 5th, 2008 Why not just do everything
with green screen? Sep 5th, 2008 Glad others see cgi the way I
do Sep 5th, 2008 The Curse! Sep 5th, 2008 Production pics? something? Sep 5th, 2008 Okay, so he's still in a
wheelchair...in the future? Sep 5th, 2008 Yea Im hopin its a pimped up
hover one though Sep 5th, 2008 Maybe a bum... Sep 5th, 2008 Martini Ranch??? I kept
waiting for the MST3K guys.... Sep 5th, 2008 Damn You Michael Bay Sep 5th, 2008 Yea.. Sep 5th, 2008 Exactly unionJACK Sep 5th, 2008 Exactly Mel Gibsteinberg Sep 5th, 2008 Akira or Ghost In The Shell Sep 5th, 2008 Avatar will blow minds Sep 5th, 2008 Wow... Sep 5th, 2008 Yeah, But What The Fuck Is It
About? Sep 5th, 2008 unionJACKass Sep 5th, 2008 Fuck all of you doubters..... Sep 5th, 2008 Oops, I meant insanely
"underrated" Sep 5th, 2008 unionJACKass Sep 5th, 2008 That article is depressing. Sep 5th, 2008 unionJACKass Sep 5th, 2008 Avatar is about Sep 5th, 2008 Laser Pants you can't be
serious Sep 5th, 2008 Are they using sets in Avatar? Sep 5th, 2008 is that 20% and 80% exact? Sep 5th, 2008 2008 movies Sep 5th, 2008 Strange Pandorian Plant Life ! Sep 5th, 2008 Really looking forward to
whatever Avatar Sep 5th, 2008 Fuck realism, all I want to
see is something cool Sep 5th, 2008 Avatar will rip off your head
and piss down your neck! Sep 5th, 2008 This isn't 300. Sep 5th, 2008 Peter Jackson's KING KONG Sep 5th, 2008 How is Titanic completely
dismissed by most of you? guys Sep 5th, 2008 Has anyone seen... Sep 5th, 2008 Laserpants is a douche.... Sep 5th, 2008 AVATAR WILL MASTUBATE IN THE
OFFICE COFFEE POT! Sep 5th, 2008 This will be the biggest FLOP
in movie history Sep 5th, 2008 Nope, Sorry, The Pope Is A
Nazi Pedophile Sep 5th, 2008 Yep Laserpants reminds me of
this IGN poster Sep 6th, 2008 Titanic argument Sep 6th, 2008 That said... Sep 6th, 2008 MASTURBATE, EVEN! Sep 6th, 2008 AVATAR - Fucking your eyeballs
in 2009!!!! Sep 6th, 2008 LaserPants Sep 6th, 2008 I hope it wont be Sep 6th, 2008 LaserPants Sep 6th, 2008 unionJACKass.webs.com Sep 6th, 2008 Actually Killjoy ... so did My
Big Fat Greek Wedding Sep 6th, 2008 And hell - while I'm at it -
I'll take shots at Terminator Sep 6th, 2008 Uh, I Never Said I Liked The
Prequels Dumbass Sep 6th, 2008 Yes, And GUNS n' ROSES Still
Sucked Sep 6th, 2008 BTW, I Fucking LOVE How Upset
You Obese Virgins Get Sep 6th, 2008 Mr. Cameron, I hope to see it
at my local 2-D theatre. Sep 6th, 2008 cameron's pussycat people:
loving your earholes in 2009! Sep 6th, 2008 HOLY SHIT Sep 6th, 2008 LaserPants Sep 6th, 2008 LaserPants Sep 6th, 2008 I Know You Are But What Am I? Sep 6th, 2008 CGI like any tool depends on
who is wielding it Sep 6th, 2008 Titanic is a great film. Sep 6th, 2008 The only way Avatar Sep 6th, 2008 Avatar Sep 6th, 2008 Laserpants Sep 6th, 2008
