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James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez Discuss 17-Day Feature

Cameron points to his six-day Billie Eilish concert film as motivation for a speed test.

Overview

  • On the Empire podcast, James Cameron said he and Robert Rodriguez are discussing a feature they would shoot in about 17 days.
  • He cited his recent 3D Billie Eilish concert film, which he said he shot in six days, as the spark for trying a rapid approach.
  • Cameron offered no title, plot, genre, or schedule, making clear the idea is not a set project.
  • He also said he is mapping changes to make Avatar 4 and 5 in half the time for about two thirds of the cost, a plan he said would take roughly a year to design.
  • Industry coverage frames the 17-day concept as a sharp break from Cameron’s long, tech-heavy shoots and in step with Rodriguez’s fast, low-overhead style from their Alita: Battle Angel partnership.