Director James Cameron
States on SNS, "It Will Never Happen Again"
Director James Cameron, famous for the films ‘Titanic’ and the ‘Avatar’ series, denied rumors that he would direct a movie or drama about the recent submarine ‘Titan’ accident that occurred last month.
On the 15th (local time), Cameron posted on his social media (SNS), “I usually do not respond to unpleasant rumors in the media, but now it is necessary.” He added, “I am not in any discussions about an OceanGate (operator of Titan) movie, and I never will be.”
Earlier, the British tabloid The Sun reported on the 13th that “James Cameron is in talks to create a drama series about the Titan accident.” The outlet stated, “This news comes from an industry insider, and one of the major streaming platforms is planning a story based on the Titan accident and has contacted Cameron, who is their first choice.”
In his social media post, Cameron emphasized the word ‘not’ by capitalizing it, highlighting his strong denial and displeasure regarding the related rumors and media reports.
The Titan went missing on the 18th of last month after descending into the deep sea to view the luxury liner Titanic, which sank in 1912. Communication was lost 1 hour and 45 minutes after the dive began. Subsequently, a multinational search team from the United States, Canada, and other countries conducted search operations for three days, confirming that all five passengers on board had died. The Titan was analyzed to have been destroyed by implosion, where the structure rapidly collapsed inward due to external pressure.
At the time, Cameron told foreign media in an interview, “The tragedies of the Titanic and the Titan are shockingly similar,” adding, “It is very surreal that a tragedy so similar, caused by ignoring warnings of danger, happened in the same location.”
He also expressed sorrow, saying he had known Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of the Titan passengers and a French national, for 25 years, and that “it is unbearable that he died so tragically.” Cameron strongly criticized OceanGate for developing the deep-sea submarine for tourism without proper safety certification.
Director Cameron swept 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, with the 1997 film ‘Titanic,’ based on the Titanic sinking. He extensively studied the Titanic for this film and is a world-renowned diving expert who actually took 33 dives in a submarine to analyze the wreckage.
In 2012, he boarded the one-person submersible ‘Deepsea Challenger’ and explored the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Pacific’s Northern Mariana Islands, becoming the first person in the world to dive solo to a depth of 11,000 meters, leaving a significant legacy as a marine explorer.
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