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One reason why James Cameron went out of his way to mention that he might make The Dive backstage at the Golden Globes: he was thanking screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander) for all the writing she has done for him, not only on Avatar, but on Battle Angel and The Dive.
At Fox's Globes after-party at Craft, Cameron and Suzy Amis, studio co-chairman Jim Gianopulos, producer Jon Landau and Kalogridis were among the last ones there. Kalogridis never sought credit for her work on Avatar (she's an executive producer). Did she help Cameron? Yes. He wrote a very long script that needed trimming, shaping and pruning--and that she did. Much of that extra material will end up in the sequel, says Landau. To be eligible for credit, Writers Guild rules stipulate that 50% of a script be changed, and Kalogridis didn't come close to that.
At the BAFTA pre-Globes party, Avatar star Stephen Lang, who's fielding many offers these days, defended Cameron's script. "It's a good screenplay," he said. "There are layers in there."
Cameron hasn't started to figure out his next move. Other writers on the party circuit admit to being too distracted to get their work done. The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal has two scripts in the works, while Quentin Tarantino has none. The much ballyhooed sequel to Kill Bill isn't due until ten years after the last one. It always takes him time between projects to gear up for the next. Like Cameron, it's usually worth the wait.
2 Comments
panagitidis panagiotis | February 2, 2010 10:23 AM
i wonder if anyone could help me to make a contact with Laeta Kalogridis
jamais | January 21, 2010 3:28 AM
Anne, I wonder if you've seen this yet: http://www.buf.fr/visual_effects.php?display=text&id=946 It's a very interesting read about some CG effects in the cut "Future Earth" scenes.
And I'm sure you're going to love this shot: http://i48.tinypic.com/2w4muis.jpg