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James Cameron on that alleged AVATAR design that found its way onto the nets!

Hey folks, Harry here... A few days ago, Merrick posted an image that was represented as being a Na'Vi character design from James Cameron's AVATAR. The design was also allegedly removed from a number of other sites that it had been posted upon. However, we here at AICN, never received such a request. However, I did receive an email from James Cameron today catching me up with how production is going on AVATAR. In that letter, he specifically addressed that design, here is that portion of the letter...

You recently posted some artwork of a supposed Na'vi character. Don't know where you got it but it's spurious. I've never seen that piece of art. We had a lot of free-ranging conceptual stuff in the early days of design two and a half years ago, and it might be something that was done then but not shown to me, but it is definitely not remotely our actual character design. Aside from two legs, two arms and a tail, it doesn't have any features in common with our final designs. If I had to guess I'd say it's a piece of fan art based on the description of the Na'vi from the old treatment which was leaked twelve years ago. That description is obsolete relative to the shooting script, since things have changed a lot over the years.

I wrote Jim back to see if I may share the rest of the letter to you, as it includes some rather awesome developments in technology and just general excitement about the work he is doing in New Zealand at the moment, that got me quite excited, and I'm sure would thrill many of you. For now though - realize that this is what Mr Cameron thought of that art...

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second?
by zom-bot.com
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:07:05 PM
first!
by Leafy McPlantsalot
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:07:16 PM
First
by Prof_Ender
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:07:19 PM
second!
by StrokerX
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:07:30 PM
Please share the rest of the letter!
by Rindain
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:08:17 PM
Good.
by Tubbs Tattsyrup
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:08:52 PM
first! hell naw!
by zom-bot.com
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:08:54 PM
first! hell naw!
by zom-bot.com
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:10:11 PM
I knew that pic was crap.
by Regenhund
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:10:44 PM
Oh, btw- fuck you Harry.
by Regenhund
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:15:20 PM
That was AWESOME!
by The Dude Abides
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:16:02 PM
I remember reading the script to this way back when....
by The Dum Guy
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:22:06 PM
I just got off skype with Gale Ann Herd
by BobPalpatine
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:34:26 PM
Regunhund
by HEADGEEK
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:35:06 PM
Yeah that's called "Not Being a Douche"
by DOGSOUP
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:47:26 PM
Spurious-some! And Aliens of the Deep Extended Edition
by 'Cholera's Ghost
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:51:19 PM
It's 5:52 pm Mon, Dec. 3 in Wellington right now
by Rindain
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:52:07 PM
Yeah you don't want to be a Perez Hilton...
by Mixiboi
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:54:21 PM
I SUPPORT THE TAIL ON THIS ONE!
by chrth
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:55:24 PM
I thought the picture was
by Loosejerk
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:55:33 PM
No offense Harry but....
by Robusto
Dec 2nd, 2007
10:59:10 PM
Na'vi? HEY! HELLO! LISTEN!
by Horseflesh
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:10:01 PM
Hey Harry?!?
by Freddie Mercury
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:13:24 PM
Wait, Harry's a journalist now?
by BobPalpatine
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:23:24 PM
Harry should start a new Watergate
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:30:42 PM
Harry has friends!
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:33:01 PM
So it still has a tail?
by Kurzinski Valentine
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:36:34 PM
Robusto
by RipVanMarlowe
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:43:19 PM
thats what it seems like
by ClockWorker
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:47:13 PM
ClockWorker
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:55:26 PM
Gale Hurd drew that picture of herself 12 years ago
by joeelliott
Dec 2nd, 2007
11:55:55 PM
Regenhund, SHUT THE FUCK UP and let Harry...
by ABking
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:18:12 AM
"I wrote JIM back....."
by zillabeast
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:21:29 AM
its a double edged sword..
by soup74
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:32:01 AM
Obvious that those crappy designs were fake
by Motoko Kusanagi
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:38:25 AM

by Mezzanine
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:44:45 AM
Ask Cameron to fix the effects in "The Mist"...
by Kirbymanly
Dec 3rd, 2007
01:58:26 AM
Any other director, I'd say fuck 'em and print it
by photoboy
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:28:21 AM
Am I the only one who hopes Cameron doesn't return?
by J-Dizzle
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:36:39 AM
No J-Dizzle, unfortunately you are not alone
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:42:02 AM
it was fake? i'm not gonna see the movie now...
by newc0253
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:08:02 AM
Anybody who disses T2
by kwisatzhaderach
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:20:57 AM
abraham lincoln sent me an email yesterday.
by duchuvney_post_x
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:52:28 AM
Cool
by Thall_Joben
Dec 3rd, 2007
04:54:01 AM
Woo hoo!
by Ghostball
Dec 3rd, 2007
05:25:36 AM
JUST SAW AVATAR
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
06:06:08 AM
My take on Titanic was it was obvious Oscar bait.
by rbatty024
Dec 3rd, 2007
06:36:02 AM
That was just the Cloverfield beastie anyways.
by TomBodet
Dec 3rd, 2007
06:54:03 AM
I'm certainly not a fan of "Titanic".
by C Legion
Dec 3rd, 2007
07:00:41 AM
I have faith
by MatDGZ
Dec 3rd, 2007
07:19:16 AM
concept art is no indication of the quality of a film to come
by Spandau Belly
Dec 3rd, 2007
07:22:58 AM
JUST SAW TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:01:19 AM
JUST SAW THE ABYSS
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:01:50 AM
MatDGZ, Cameron film better than T2:
by raw_bean
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:15:00 AM
speaking of T2
by T 1000 xp professional
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:32:58 AM
I hope they
by Series7
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:35:28 AM
Meeowww, Series 7...! Lol
by Ghostball
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:51:16 AM
ABking
by Regenhund
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:57:54 AM
Clarification is good
by Cobbio
Dec 3rd, 2007
08:59:20 AM
JUST SAW TITANIC
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:00:15 AM
Now that he has seen it, does he like it?
by Diagnostic
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:04:47 AM
Titanic was A-Okay.
by TomBodet
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:11:36 AM
JUST SAW ALIENS
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:18:28 AM
Hey leobloom!
by Spandau Belly
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:55:13 AM
This will be a cinematic shift- shit is gonna change people
by dirtsandwich
Dec 3rd, 2007
09:57:27 AM
Cameron - please
by dirtsandwich
Dec 3rd, 2007
10:10:01 AM
My most anticipated film is ANYTHING from Cameron.
by JDanielP
Dec 3rd, 2007
10:20:31 AM
Dirtsandwich
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
10:37:16 AM
tee heeheheeheh hee
by occula
Dec 3rd, 2007
10:46:13 AM
Well thank fu** for that!
by mish87
Dec 3rd, 2007
10:51:58 AM
Harry
by SoWasRed2012
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:10:32 AM
"ALIENS" may be my favorite flick. Hard to choose.
by JDanielP
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:14:00 AM
"..it includes some rather *AWESOME* developments in technology"
by The_Hypnotoad
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:24:23 AM
AWESOME FACTOR
by bythehairofsanjaya
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:32:24 AM
I just read
by Series7
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:46:20 AM
I bet the letter contains at least one "AWESOME" in it.
by The_Hypnotoad
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:53:24 AM
NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
by J-Dizzle
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:54:32 AM
JUST SAW CAMERON'S LETTER TO HARRY...
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
11:56:34 AM
I just got off a skype conference call with Suzy Amis, Linda Ham
by BobPalpatine
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:24:22 PM
I just got off a skype conference call
by BobPalpatine
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:25:25 PM
Credit Cameron for opening new doors
by dirtsandwich
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:29:29 PM
Yeah, cut the dude some slack guys..
by Lemming
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:38:55 PM
After this shit gets old
by dirtsandwich
Dec 3rd, 2007
12:42:31 PM
Be careful what you say, RodHolt...
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
01:25:45 PM
OFFICIAL CLOVERFIELD: AWESOME! POSTER REVEALED
by Kurzinski Valentine
Dec 3rd, 2007
01:33:02 PM
Harry: heard back from Cameron yet?
by Rindain
Dec 3rd, 2007
01:47:57 PM
JUST SAW THE AVATAR TOYS IN A STORE
by zom-bot.com
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:08:09 PM
Not enough breasts!
by zinc_chameleon
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:37:59 PM
Jimmy and his big words!
by standundermyumbrella
Dec 3rd, 2007
02:38:28 PM
Just saw AVATAR at a small screening in NY
by JimCurry
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:32:09 PM
Just saw Kurzinski Valentine's Cloverfield poster
by JimCurry
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:37:38 PM
THOUGHT I JUST SAW AVATAR
by leobloom
Dec 3rd, 2007
03:38:44 PM
Just saw pirahna 2 flying killers...........
by VERY METAL
Dec 3rd, 2007
04:29:23 PM
Where's the True Lies 2-disc "We Kick Terrorist Ass" Spec. Editi
by MrMysteryGuest
Dec 3rd, 2007
06:50:46 PM
James Cameron would want us to know about the letter
by darrenspool
Dec 3rd, 2007
07:10:52 PM
Regenhund
by INWOsuxRED
Dec 4th, 2007
01:21:25 AM
Harry = Moses
by CuervoJones
Dec 4th, 2007
02:23:15 AM
PLANT
by Swollen_balls_low_hung_too
Dec 4th, 2007
03:48:29 AM
James Cameron should have don Transformers.
by GibsonUSA
Dec 4th, 2007
02:36:30 PM

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