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Cameron's PROJECT 880/AVATAR Comes To Life?!?!

FIRST by Kung Fu Hustler	Apr 10th, 2006 01:07:51 PM
yes1
FIRST by Bob_Loblaw	Apr 10th, 2006 01:08:35 PM

Secpnd! This is a joke, you people that think it's so by ssr12	Apr 10th, 2006 01:11:02 PM
cool to be first need to get laid.
FIRST by brolly	Apr 10th, 2006 01:11:45 PM

Wow by clockpolitiks	Apr 10th, 2006 01:17:10 PM
That place looks pretty crappy.
enough already by SonnyC79	Apr 10th, 2006 01:18:43 PM
about being first...let's move on. this seems to me to be a non-story. cameron said that he would be getting to work on it this spring, so the fact that there's a sign on the door that says "project 880" means nothing spectacular. it presents us with no new news about Avatar, which, by the way, i am really looking forward to. i enjoyed the 'scriptment' and look forward to seeing what cameron can do with it now. forgive me for not getting excited to see a sheet of paper...unless it's a naked pic of your mom.
The King of the World is back! by gonzobob	Apr 10th, 2006 01:19:33 PM
This sounds like good news to me! have been without Iron Jim long enough folks, and it's good to hear that the man is now tacckling a proper movie, instead of an IMAX filmed doc about ship wrecks. I read the AVATAR script a few years back, and if Jim can bring his Sci-Fi Epic to the big screen, we're in for something spectacular.
but I thought Cameron already admitted this by emu47	Apr 10th, 2006 01:20:06 PM
didn't he? He said he was working on developing both Project 880 and Battle Angel simultaneously and would choose which to go with at the last minute.
please nuke these retarded "first" posts automatically by Sir Loin	Apr 10th, 2006 01:20:41 PM
They pollute the gene pool enough as it is. Thanks.
SONNY by Joseph Merrick	Apr 10th, 2006 01:20:47 PM
Trust me. You would NOT get excited by a naked pic of my mom.!
don't hate the Playa... by Silver Shamrock	Apr 10th, 2006 01:22:45 PM
sounds interesting, I hope Cameron is scaling back his tendencies for making third acts that drag on too long. Those endless shots of rose and jack running up and down the watery hallways, T2000 keeps getting blown away and coming back, etc. It doesn't increase excitement, it increases fatique.
Wotta Dump by Karl Childers	Apr 10th, 2006 01:30:39 PM
I could've done the same thing on my outdoor shed.
Ditto the 'old school' feel! by Sinisterjim	Apr 10th, 2006 01:33:45 PM
It's good to get excited about a Cameron movie again...been too long!
I'm looking forward to it... by AnimeJune	Apr 10th, 2006 01:35:59 PM
...Just thank God it's not about water, or abysses full of water, or submarines floating around in water. I like my Cameron movies the way I like my martinis - dry. Or at least I WOULD, if I drank martinis, which I don't, cause they're yucky...
hmm by movieman742	Apr 10th, 2006 01:38:48 PM
I'm excited to see a new Cameron movie. Everyone is an "epic" in its own right. I read the old synopsis of this one and it sounds amazing. Hope it comes out well for him.
"Emergency Access At Bluff Creek" by Mr Nice Gaius	Apr 10th, 2006 01:41:25 PM
Hmmm...interesting. Bluff Creek is where Sasquatch was filmed in 1967...
"Old School? Oh you mean when this site was good! by brolly	Apr 10th, 2006 01:43:06 PM
Remember when this website was the first port of call for movie news? When it used to have spy reports and exclusive storys and reviews... Sigh.
What? Did I miss the good times? by AnimeJune	Apr 10th, 2006 01:46:22 PM
I'm relatively new, but there's been all this bitching about AICN having fallen out of its Golden Years. Well, before I came, it must have been fan-fucking-tastic, cause I still find it entertaining now.
Stage Phone... by quadrupletree	Apr 10th, 2006 01:46:29 PM
Is it a good idea to publish the stage phone number on this website? Just wondering....
Fake? by brycemonkey	Apr 10th, 2006 01:47:31 PM
Come on, AICN. I know you can get fooled by photoshopped Toby in black. But even I can print off a sheet of paper and tack it up on a window saying "Super secret project room. No AICN fans allowed!" Is this for real?
what IS this movie? by HypeEndsHere	Apr 10th, 2006 01:49:24 PM
man, it's always some bullshit convoluted sci-fi anime crap explanation that just doesn't get me interested.
Having read the Avatar scriptment, by Tony Mike Hall	Apr 10th, 2006 01:50:48 PM
here's hoping it is seriously retooled. The concept is cool and pure Cameron, but... the narrative is fairly predictable - some of the action sequences may have read as surprising when he wrote it, but they now have been done a billion times, even by Cameron himself. If he can manage to work in a few unpredictable twists, this could be amazing.
OMFG!!! WOW!!!! it's a BUILDING!!! and a DOOR!!!!!!!!!! by TheBaxter	Apr 10th, 2006 01:56:16 PM
with a SIGN!!!! how do you guys get these scoops anyway????
LOL Baxter. Regarding old school scoops, by Tony Mike Hall	Apr 10th, 2006 02:00:14 PM
I know everyone's sick of TB bitching about the nose dive this site has taken, but I do have to echo some of those sentiments. Merrick, you're a welcome addition, but back in the old days, the AICN boys would suck off three "insiders" in a row to get some real information. And swallow. Without a drop hitting the ground. That yielded real scoopage. So to speak.
Pretty effin lame by Ryb0	Apr 10th, 2006 02:11:10 PM
Does this even count as a story? Seriously, a run down building with a piece of paper taped to the door. I would of walked in just to see what happens, now that would of been a story.
Theres a CONE as well!! Look in the last one... A CONE! by brolly	Apr 10th, 2006 02:13:29 PM
A frigging CONE!!!!!!!
"Sorry, no Homers!" "Ah-hey-uk!" by Tall_Boy	Apr 10th, 2006 02:14:51 PM
"Homer, you have to stop hanging out with this colobus monkeys, someone's going to get parasites..."
111 Vulcan Salutes, bitches! by Tall_Boy	Apr 10th, 2006 02:19:42 PM
114 now, but that don't count unless you post a screenshot, like so: http://img.photobucket.com/alb ums/v319/UltimateThor/livelong andprosper.jpg 111 is the screenshoted record. How many can you throw down?
One of the MOST Boring Cool News EVER. by future help	Apr 10th, 2006 02:19:58 PM
wow...... real scoop. thanx for robbing my time.
In the words of James cameron by emeraldboy	Apr 10th, 2006 02:23:12 PM
Less isnt more. More is More
This is cool news? by BilboRing	Apr 10th, 2006 02:28:30 PM
I could have typed that "Notice" and taped it on my company's front door. Then taken some pictures of a parking lot and a staircase. I guess it's cool news. Cooler than a Shiavo movie or Katie Couric hosting CBS news.
Feeling robbed of your time? by Brendon	Apr 10th, 2006 02:32:04 PM
Try this instead: http://tinyurl.com/gm8yd Still feeling robbed of your time? Well, masturbation is a pretty dependable hobby. I, for one, am more interested in Alita than 880. So far.
AnimeJune on Dry Cameron by Killah_Mate	Apr 10th, 2006 02:46:17 PM
Well, Aliens was kinda soaked, and it turned out alright... Also, ditto Brendon. Avatar is OK, but Alita would rock muchly.
i like this article by shalashaska	Apr 10th, 2006 02:47:35 PM
merrick is the best on staff by far.
ARE U FUK*KING SERIOUS???? by Bishop6	Apr 10th, 2006 02:49:28 PM
SOMETHING PRINTED OUT IN MICROSOFT WORD IS TAKEN AS PROOF
Confirmed, Alan 1" by pencil-man	Apr 10th, 2006 02:49:40 PM
...had to be said.
Found this a while back: by MrNelson	Apr 10th, 2006 03:07:36 PM
Found this a while back: http://tinyurl.com/n69j3
310.862.5160 by Liberty Valance	Apr 10th, 2006 03:08:00 PM
I'm tempted to call that "Stage Phone" number and tell Cameron to stop gently teasing my balls and get off his fucking billion-dollar ocean-obsessed ass and just make another fucking movie already. The guy is dryfucking himself with all this contrived hype. With such anticipation the end product is bound to be a disappointment (cough Kong cough).
Scientifically Accurate Interstellar Megaship? by CaptDanielRoe	Apr 10th, 2006 03:08:48 PM
Excuse me? OK nevermind that since those don't exist that we know of, they cannot be accurately depicted... Does that mean no throwing oneself to the side to represent torpedoes to the portside bow? Because, frankly, the lack of that (and Romulan babes and gladiatoral battles for their good lovin') is why Star Trek sucks nowadays.
I farted... by Gorf	Apr 10th, 2006 03:13:13 PM
...and the resulting fart cloud said Project 880. More proof that the film is moving forward.
bishop 6 by the beef	Apr 10th, 2006 03:22:12 PM
I am serious... and don't call me FUK KING. Well, okay go ahead.
the question is... by butnugget	Apr 10th, 2006 03:36:33 PM
why would anybody want to fake a movie that nobody cares about anyway. Oh, and I bet the idiots who call first(even with a 4 minute delay) have helmets on and still yell "shotgun" while running to the car with their mom's on the way to Toys R Us to get the new Battlestar Galactica figures. fuckin' dumbasses.
Wait, so what is this movie about? by fiester	Apr 10th, 2006 03:41:15 PM
I am flummoxed by your nebulous description.
CaptDanielRoe... by brycemonkey	Apr 10th, 2006 03:47:20 PM
re "Scientifically Accurate Interstellar Megaship". Yeah we like, have those now. Didn't you get the memo? Google the above quotes and it will link you to blueprints + pics...
i called that number... by casinoskunk	Apr 10th, 2006 03:49:38 PM
nobody answered. just got an answering machine that said thanks for calling lightstorm entertainment project 880
Great Sign by I_Snake_Plissken	Apr 10th, 2006 03:49:53 PM
That sign on the door is fucking AWESOME!! Did you see how
Project 880 Summary by CaptDanielRoe	Apr 10th, 2006 04:00:40 PM
Spoilers for this movie would probably include: "Water. H2O. Agua. Failing that, liquid metal. Liquid something." "The man who brought you Jessica Alba, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and CG as star, now brings you: Some more CG and actors that are kinda international-vanilla." "IMDB says it's 'A love story set against interplanetary war' which means that the line between Hayden Christiansen and Leonardo DiCaprio is about to be blurred, and that someone may well claim to feel like 'king of the universe.'"
Good to see... by Rakafraker	Apr 10th, 2006 04:18:10 PM
Cameron getting back into geek mode.
I called the number and Cameron picked up! by oceansized	Apr 10th, 2006 04:27:08 PM
He said "Well any AICN talkbacker is a friend of mine! Come on over and I'll show you what I'm working on." Seriously. You should all try it.
I, too, called the phone number and.... by Cletus Van Damme	Apr 10th, 2006 04:34:09 PM
...was promised a "damned thorough fellating" if I were to show up dressed as a sea captain. THAT'S fan loyalty!
It's a fucking T-1000 by Tripman5000	Apr 10th, 2006 04:34:16 PM
Not a fucking T 2000-I can't be bothered to see who it is who keeps writing that,but stop doing it,for fucks sake!
How I made my first million... by brycemonkey	Apr 10th, 2006 04:40:12 PM
I'm going to get a premium rate telephone number. Then take a picture of a sign on a door that says "G. Lucas, top secret project. No unathorized visitors!" (+ the premium rate number). Perhaps leave a message like "George can't come to the phone right now. He's currently 'improving' Star Wars by putting Jar Jar in the last three movies." Then get fanboy websites to post it. Bam! I'm a millionaire...
I'd still pay to see it... by Cray-1	Apr 10th, 2006 04:43:22 PM
Even though I know he's raping my childhood, I'll still go and see anything GL does that includes a lightsaber. And I know I'm not alone in this talkback!
Cray-1 by brycemonkey	Apr 10th, 2006 04:51:26 PM
Look at yourself. What have you become? I think there is a technical term where people delude themselves into thinking they love the person ass raping them. Yes, it's called Lucas Syndrome. It sounds like yours is complicated by severe Jar-Jar addiction ;-P
Cray-1... by butnugget	Apr 10th, 2006 04:51:31 PM
To deny it would be blasphemy.
So who would win... by Childe Roland	Apr 10th, 2006 04:57:45 PM
...in a death match between M. Night Shyamalan and James Cameron? I mean, the former is clearly aquaphobic while the latter seems to draw his very strength from the substance. Seems like Night should be shit-scared of the J.C. Or would they just sit around and self-importantly debate the relative merits of gimmicky plot vs. gimmicky technology? I bet SHyamalan gets another movie made before Cameron does, though.
Cletus, they'll also blow you over at Lightstorm... by oceansized	Apr 10th, 2006 04:59:22 PM
If you do the Jamie Lee dance from 'True Lies'.
Bubba Nosferatu?!! by PULLDASTRINK!	Apr 10th, 2006 05:32:15 PM

lamest "news" in quite some time by Rupee88	Apr 10th, 2006 05:37:19 PM
Must be a very slow day at the AICN offices.
AquaF@G lives! by P33KA	Apr 10th, 2006 06:16:26 PM

Call Me When Filming Actually Starts by Waspo	Apr 10th, 2006 06:35:16 PM
Seriously, Cameron is the damn biggest tease in the whole bloody film world. When he actually starts rolling film on a production, then I will actually care. Until then just remember it's been just about ten years since he last directed a live action movie, not documentary.
t-1000 in the corner of the picture! by Jonesey1111	Apr 10th, 2006 06:39:16 PM
Did you see the reflection of the T-1000 in the glass just to the left of the sign!??? Weird!!!
At least we get some pretty pictures... by dr_dreadlocks	Apr 10th, 2006 06:57:54 PM
Taken by SHADOW REFLECTION MAN! Fear his wrath! -- http://humapple.blogspot.com
This is a hoax! by Screwdriver	Apr 10th, 2006 08:02:44 PM
the doors in the pictures are clearly different from each other (no red cross)....also, james cameronis sposed to be filming @QU@F@G with Vinnie Chase....
IT'S A TRAP!!! by godoffireinhell	Apr 10th, 2006 08:57:49 PM
u gonna get raped
The Avatar scriptment rocked. Pure Cameron. by Buck Turgidson	Apr 10th, 2006 10:56:36 PM
The story is cautionary, poignant, and stunningly imaginative. The Battle of Big Rock-Candy Mountain? If it comes CLOSE to achieving what was written it will be mind-blowing. Cameron's a visionary.
Please somebody. by Gilkuliehe	Apr 10th, 2006 11:23:46 PM
Print out a funny sign and paste it somewhere. Then upload it and give us a link in order to mock this scoop. I'd do it but I'm too damn lazy... Anyone?
don't be a playa hata.... by DarthBakpao	Apr 11th, 2006 03:02:39 AM
i'll do it, perhaps something about Indy 4... then we'll have a scoop
Even if... by Freakemovie	Apr 11th, 2006 03:05:18 AM
Even if that sign is completely legit and they're working on 880 behind those doors, could someone please tell me which part of this is actually news?
Did I miss something? What's the news? by dobbler	Apr 11th, 2006 06:50:38 AM
I just see some lame pics and the message we still don't know which film Cameron is gonna make. WHERE IS THE NEWS IN THIS 'ARTICLE'?
Behold the magical disappearing red cross! by Shigeru	Apr 11th, 2006 07:52:25 AM
Give me a break, AICN. Seriously.
takes a filmmaker... by occula	Apr 11th, 2006 08:42:16 AM
...to get excited about something like that. i can tell you that it's for real. this is how they do development here in LA - they move into a teensy run-down office on a stage somewhere and put up a xerox. no shit. also, playa vista isn't a crappy place - it's a colossal series of airplane hangars that were built in the 1930s by howard hughes and are historic landmarks. when you shoot there you aren't allowed to hammer one single nail into the walls of the stages.
im still trying to figure out who Merrick is by Fearsme	Apr 11th, 2006 08:44:16 AM

WTF? by Monkey Butler	Apr 11th, 2006 08:53:32 AM
Did you all read the same Avatar treatment that I did? The one I read was terrible. There'd be huge action setpieces, huge amounts of CGI (considering the world and creatures are described specifically as being completely different to Earth) and that's about it. And did I mention hackneyed? If you didn't pick the ending as soon as the relevant characters were introduced then you're a fool.
"Retooled?" Cameron IS a tool! by TheDrunkenJedi	Apr 11th, 2006 09:48:54 AM
Why doesn't he just drag his finger out his ass and get one of these films made? Or maybe he'll just spend another ten years taking digital cameras to bits in order to 'revolutionise' cinema, or filming underwater documentaries in his swimming pool, or sending minature submarines down his toilet U bend to see if he can stumble upon the rusting remains of his career before they dissolve completely.
Ive been reading through the Avatar scriptment ... by Manaqua	Apr 11th, 2006 11:44:17 AM
little by little during the last week or so. Frickin incredible. Mind blowingly fucking dope. I know JC is retooling, but if its anything like what ive been reading, AND its in 3D with the new technology, holy effin sheeeit. Handywipe time boys. As of now, this project makes ANYTHING else in the pipeline look pretty much look like time filler until this drops and melts everybodies brains. M
hate to ask by quadrupletree	Apr 11th, 2006 07:33:09 PM
Can anyone point me to the scriptment? I've been itching to read it ever since these project 880 stories have been showing up here...
Avatar Scriptment by yuriko	Apr 11th, 2006 08:35:03 PM
quadrupletree you gotta get it off google's cahe - here's the link - should work for ya. http://64.233.179.104/search?q =cache:3MMg_0Hg06IJ:211.86.103 .77/moviescripts/new/AVATAR.ht m&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
Wow, was that ever dissapointing! by DoctorWho?	Apr 11th, 2006 11:09:11 PM
Wake me in 3 years when James gets it together. I'm not complaining...just can't be teased with photos of guard houses and pylons.

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