Michael Biehn was considered for the role of Col. Quaritch. James Cameron rejected him because he’d already cast Sigourney Weaver, and he didn’t want people to think it was Aliens all over again.
Avatar (2009)
Posts tagged "James Cameron"
One of the main percussive sounds of Brad Fiedel’s score - the metallic beats of the Terminator theme - is not created by a synthesizer. It’s Fiedel striking one of his cast-iron frying pans.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Sigourney Weaver had initially been very hesitant to reprise her role as Ripley, and had rejected numerous offers from Fox Studios to do any sequels, fearing that her character would be poorly written, and a sub-par sequel could hurt the legacy of Alien.
Aliens (1986)
Because of the amount of makeup Arnold Schwarzenegger had to wear for the climax, he was blinded in one eye and had no depth perspective.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Minigun used in the Cyberdyne scene was so heavy that Arnold Schwarzenegger was in fact the only person on stage that could carry the gun.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The movie is 40% live action and 60% photo-realistic CGI. A lot of motion capture technology was used for the CGI scenes.
Avatar (2009)
James Cameron, known for being tough on set, allegedly kept a nail-gun on set that he would use to nail cell phones, that had the misfortune of ringing, to a wall above the exit sign.
Avatar (2009)
Both Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio learned how to dance the polka for the scenes set at the party in the third-class compartments.
Titanic (1997)
It took three takes to properly capture the helicopter crashing on the freeway.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
