Quaritch, played again by Stephen Lang, isn't just your typical bad guy. He actually serves as an essential thread in the Avatar story, showcasing the darker sides of humanity and our unresolved issues. For Cameron, cutting these parts to make the film shorter would really diminish its emotional and philosophical impact.

With several titanic box office successes—and a third Avatar film expected to gross more than $2 billion—the Oscar-winning director is now in elite company in Hollywood.

The visionary explorer and filmmaker has ventured to the deepest point on the planet, predicted the coming AI apocalypse, and conquered the record for ticket sales. (His own.) His latest film, Avatar: Fire and Ash,

James Cameron has directed three Avatar movies so far: the original, The Way of Water, and Fire and Ash... but which one stands as the best overall?

Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”