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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Extended Interview: James Cameron

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Cbs

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this extended interview, James Cameron, writer-director of "Avatar: Fire and Ash", talks with Jonathan Vigliotti about the long process of creating the second and third films of the series using performance capture of actors. He also talks about being self-taught in cinema techniques; starting out in Roger Corman's production company; his passion for deep sea exploration; and about movies as a "waking dream state." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this

0:07.0

complicated country.

0:08.8

We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories,

0:14.4

their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing.

0:24.8

Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.

0:41.1

This is Jane Pauley.

0:45.7

James Cameron's technology meets classic filmmaking style led to blockbusters like The Terminator, Titanic, Alien, and Avatar,

0:52.4

which means he has a lot to talk about with Sunday mornings Jonathan

0:56.4

Vigliotti.

0:57.4

I want to get into tech and storytelling, but first we're a few weeks away from the premiere

1:04.5

of the film, and I wonder what's going on in your mind.

1:07.1

Nervous. Are you nervous?

1:08.8

Are you kidding? Always. Always.

1:11.6

I was nervous before every film I've ever released.

1:13.6

You know, we're three years after the way of water.

1:18.6

Audiences have not come back to the cinemas, right?

1:22.6

So there are market forces that are kind of above my pay grade.

1:26.6

And then there's what do people think about sequels?

1:29.3

Do they see it as an opportunity to follow characters that they love?

1:33.3

Or do they feel like it's just a sequel?

1:36.3

I mean, there are so many variables going into the release of a film.

1:40.3

I feel good about the film.

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