In an unearthed interview with James Cameron from around the time when Aliens was released on home video in the 1980s, the legendary filmmaker cited comic book author and artist Jack Kirby as “a visionary,” whose ability to conjure speculative worlds and cosmic characters was an influence on Cameron’s work, highlighting Kirby’s impact beyond just the comic book medium, where he is considered one of the GOATS. 47156h

Avatar: Fire and Ash will ensure that a James Cameron box office record becomes even more impressive. From Titanic to Avatar, James Cameron's movies are known for dominating at the box office. As the first movie to make more than $1 billion worldwide, Titanic became the highest-grossing movie of all time, and held onto this impressive record for 12 years. It was not dethroned until Cameron's first Avatar movie was released, and the visually stunning science-fiction epic still holds the top spot 16 years later.

James Cameron has directed the biggest blockbuster films in the world on two separate occasions, but not every movie by the director has performed quite as extraordinarily well. Cameron has been making feature-length films since the 1980s, and while that decade did see him deliver incredible, enduring works of art like Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Aliens, they were not his first contributions to the world of cinema. However, for Cameron, creativity and imagination have always played an essential role in his films.

The Russo Brothers are some of the most well-known directors today thanks to their involvement in directing several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that made over a billion at the box office, along with several other movies and TV shows. Likewise, James Cameron is a household name due to his films spanning four decades and numerous genres with great commercial and critical success. Just as Joe and Anthony Russo have gained popularity for their involvement in a beloved superhero franchise, Cameron built his name by directing beloved film series like the original, and best, Terminator movies and the Avatar series, which Cameron will expand further in coming years.

James Cameron raves over Netflix's divisive crime movie, calling it "not like any other film that’s ever been made." Cameron is one of the most commercially and critically successful filmmakers of all time, having written and directed The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water. Cameron's movies are certainly unlike any others that have been made, such as Titanic, which was the most expensive movie ever made at the time, or Avatar, which pioneered new motion capture technology.

Gladiator director Ridley Scott reflects on his relationship with filmmakers James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. Scott started his career directing commercials, before entering the film industry at the age of 40. His directorial debut was The Duellists, before achieving global recognition for his next two efforts with 1979's sci-fi horror movie Alien, and 1982's sci-fi neo-noir masterpiece Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford. Now, at the age of 86, Scott has directed 29 theatrically released movies, with Gladiator II being the most recent. He is considered among the greatest living film directors,and his work continues to influence and inspire.

A James Cameron-produced $405 million action movie has landed on Netflix's global chart five years later. Cameron is one of the most commercially successful filmmakers of all time, having written and directed Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Titanic – three of the top five highest-grossing films of all time. Collectively, James Cameron's movies have made over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing director of all time behind Steven Spielberg, though Cameron has only directed 13 movies to Spielberg's 34.

In a recent interview, Avatar director James Cameronrevealed his feelings on the parts of his movies that get the most backlash, and honestly, the filmmaker has a point. Since the 1980s, Cameron has been at the helm of some of the most successful movies of the last 50 years. From Titanic and The Terminator to the Avatar franchise, Cameron has broken records and made history with his epic movies. However, despite his box office gains, Cameron's movies aren't completely devoid of criticism. In fact, there is one part of Cameron's movies that is consistently critiqued.

Even though James Cameron is putting most of his energy into the Avatar franchise, he is working on other projects as well.

An James Cameron movie could be the perfect follow-up to Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Although James Cameron is currently working on the sequels to the Avatar movie franchise, he already has his eyes set on what he plans to do after Avatar 5. As his plans suggest, once the fifth Avatar movie is out of the way, he will start working on a film covering a crucial historical timeline Oppenheimer seemingly missed, making it a spiritual successor to the Christopher Nolan movie.