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Eating For Free

Avatar: The Way of Making the Worst Movie Ever Made (Part Two)

Eating For Free

Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson

Society & Culture

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In the final episode of our series on James Cameron's latest aesthetic monstrosity, Avatar 2, we talk about the impact on the film industry of shooting four "billion dollar movie sequels" at once, the terrifying prospects of Weta's 3D technologies, and more!

Links: 

  • James Cameron Praises 'Avatar 2' Nearing $2 Billion: 'Enough With Streaming Already! I'm Tired of Sitting on My A–' [Variety]
  • Will 'Avatar' Sequels Get Less Expensive as the Franchise Continues? [Variety]
  • 'Avatar 2' soars past 'Top Gun' with $1.5 billion to become highest-grossing film of 2022, and it's already the 10th biggest movie ever [CNBC]
  • Avatar 2 took forever because James Cameron had to make sure Avatar 4 was ready to shoot [Polygon]
  • Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, & Jon Landau Talk 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' IMAX, 3D, and Future Sequels [Collider]
  • Edie Falco Shot 'Avatar 2' So Long Ago That She Thought It Had Already Been Released and "Didn't Do Very Well" [THR]
  • Sigourney Weaver, 73, talks teen character in 'Avatar 2': Older actors are 'extraordinary' [USA Today]
  • James Cameron's old comments prompt Native American boycott of new 'Avatar' sequel [LA Times]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com 

  • Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
  • Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Transcript

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0:00.0

The one's coming out, I shot, I think, four years ago.

0:02.9

Oh, wow.

0:03.5

And then I've been busy.

0:04.4

I'm doing stuff.

0:04.9

And then somebody mentioned Avatar, and I thought, oh, I guess it came out and didn't do very well because I didn't hear anything. So I thought it happens, you know. And then somebody recently said, oh, Avatar is coming out. So, oh, it hasn't come out yet. They don't even tell you anything. I will know. They don't, and I will never work again because I said that.

0:22.2

But we had a pandemic.

0:24.0

That's okay.

0:24.5

The pandemic. They don't even tell you anything. I will know. They don't, and I will never work again because I said that.

0:22.3

But we had a pandemic. That's okay. The pandemic. Exactly. That's right. But I had it before the pandemic. But no, so I haven't seen the new one, so I'm excited. Oh, I did. I got to see it. You did? Really? It's wonderful. It's over three hours, so, you know, don't drink too much while you're, where you're walking.

0:40.4

His gaze. Yes, it's wonderful. It's over three hours. Yes, I heard. You know, don't drink too much while you're walking. These gays, they're trying to murder me. Come on, if you know the words, let's go. What do I think of her? Yes. I don't think of her. Bitch. Glass of red wine and a swishia up I think you get the bitch up

0:55.3

bitch, bitch!

0:55.7

Here I go!

1:00.3

Read about down in the New York

1:01.6

fucking post!

1:03.1

Hi.

1:03.9

Hello, hello.

1:05.9

Hi.

1:06.5

How do they say hello in NV?

1:07.7

We should have known at this point.

1:08.8

Suck my ass from the back.

1:12.1

Shithead.

1:17.5

That's how you say good morning, Navi.

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