Sam Worthington Give Us More Juice On James Cameron’s Avatar

About the only live body giving us any information these days on James Cameron’s “Avatar”, the soon to be released 3D Mega-Sci-Fi-Epic, is Sam Worthington. Sam is of course Terminator In Chief in next weekends Terminator: Salvation. Oh to be Sam, the next action movie superstar. Sam is currently filming “Clash of the Titans” and Collider was lucky enough to slip something in his latte so that his tongue would loosen sufficiently to let us in on a bit more “Avatar” madness.

Behold, the quotes!

Sam: I’ve seen the latest cut. A lot of it isn’t all rendered. What’s my thought on that? It’s a fucking beast that’s going to kick everybody in the head.

Can you talk about your character?

Sam: He’s a former Marine who goes to another planet to drive these remote controlled bodies called Avatars. That’s basically it.

He has seen the latest cut and has seen fit to swear about it. The news is good. He had more to say as Colliders evil chemicals did their magic.

Have you seen it in 3D?

Sam: Yeah. You see the playback in 3D. 3D for Jim is like digital for Danny Boyle. That’s just the format Jim likes. He believes it brings the audience more into the screen. It’s not ooga-booga, it’s literally you’re looking around shit. And with it being photorealistic it actually pings in a lot better. Your brain starts to buy it. It doesn’t get distracted and distanced. You believe you’re on Pandora.

Did you have that kind of immersive experience while watching it?

Sam: Yeah from what I’ve seen in 3D, yeah. It looks like we shot it in Hawaii, it’s that fucking real.

Thank God it is not “Ooga-Booga”. I was really worried about that. I am also thrilled that it pings. “Avatar” will belong to movie history when it hits theatres Dec 18.

Could This Be Sam Worthington in James Cameron's 'Avatar'?

I will fess up here and now my inability to confirm this picture that accompanied a pop-up ad on Variety's website and its relationship, if any, to James Cameron's ultra-hush-hush Avatar. There is nothing on Attitude Studio's show reel that would deny as much, and I cannot get their gallery to open for whatever reason (if anyone can and sees something similar on there, let us know).

All I can note, though, is the image's striking likeness to Avatar's star, Sam Worthington (also of this month's Terminator Salvation -- the guy's on quite the roll). I could totally buy this being a representation of the lean, mean ex-Marine that he's supposed to play.

So Steven Soderbergh can vouch for it a wee bit, and so can some guy at Time Magazine. All I know is: even if this isn't a shot from the flick, when are we actually going to get a look at this digital revolution for ourselves?

Can ‘Avatar’ Possibly Live Up To Its Hype?

It’s no secret that the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster known as Avatar has already been built up to be the greatest innovation since the invention of celluloid. We’ve had praise coming out of the mouth of the director and mastermind of the project, James Cameron himself (helming his first movie since Titanic back in the late ’90s), as well as from other people involved in the project - and even by fellow filmmakers (such as Ridley Scott andSteven Soderbergh).

“Revolutionary… THE sci-fi film of the century… There will be a Before and After this movie,” - these are just some of the compliments that have been shoveled onto this thing. But can it really live up to such hype? There are movie fans from all over falling into both the “yea” and “nea” camps on that point.

However as the question of the potential and promises that come attached to the project continue to be pondered, those involved with it are still saying it is going to be that damn good.

Sam Worthington on Avatar

On Avatar:

You’re never dictated by the technology with Jim. Jim is paramount to the actors. Everyone thinks that he’s technology driven, but he’s the best fuckin’ acting director I’ve ever worked with. He picks up on subtleties and details that you wouldn’t believe. So, he’s employed me to come in and do my job, and then we use the technology and I work with him. It’s give and take. Jim isn’t a dictator. He wants it fuckin’ high, but so do I. I’m not there to get pushed around. I’m there to work with the man. And, that’s why I got the job. I don’t get pushed around. I’ve done 10 years [of acting] in Australia. I didn’t do that for nothin’. We worked together. It’s a privilege to work with directors who like pushing the boundaries and taking risks, like McG. He’s taken a hell of a risk on this movie, with his career. That’s what I like to be a part of.