James Cameron News

Syfy has signed Gigi Edgley (Farscape) to host Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, a new competition series set in the imaginative and visually stunning world of original creature creation. Beth Hathaway and Kirk Thatcher are also inked to serve on the judging panel, alongside headline and lead judge Brian Henson.

Today, SHOWTIME announced the star-studded roster of major film, television and news figures who will trek across the globe reporting on first-person accounts of those affected by – and seeking solutions to – climate change in the epic docu-series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

Fans of AVATAR, the highest grossing film of all time, will have the chance to get a first-hand look inside the spectacular world of Pandora through AVATAR: The Exhibition, opening at Henry Ford Museum today, October 26, 2013 through January 26, 2014. Organized by EMP Museum in Seattle, Wash., and developed in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment, AVATAR: The Exhibition will feature authentic props and costumes, interactive displays, concept models and sketches from the blockbuster film.

In a statement released today by AVATAR director James Cameron, it was confirmed that actor Stephen Lang will reprise his role of Colonel Miles Quaritch in all three upcoming sequels to the hit saga.

In an interview with Australian radio station Nova 96.9, Sam Worthington confirmed that production on AVATAR 2 is expected to begin in October 2014, with the third and fourth film on its heels. The three sequels are expected to be released in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film, produced by Guillermo del Toro, has enlisted a slew of celebs to lend their voices, including Diego Luna, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Kate del Castillo, Ron Perlman, Cheech Marin, and more.

“The new Avatar-themed land will be located between Africa and the Oasis and will encompass and expand beyond the area currently known as Camp Minnie-Mickey. The Festival of the Lion King is moving its tribal celebration to an all-new theater in the Africa section of the park.”

Thomas Dolby, the multi-Grammy nominated artist and producer, takes his new live show - part film, part concert, part transmedia event - on the road this fall. Each show will be a unique event that cannot be replicated outside of Dolby's theater performance.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that The Walt Disney Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Iger, will be honored with the 2014 Milestone Award.

Fans of AVATAR, the highest grossing film of all time, will have the chance to get a first-hand look inside the spectacular world of Pandora through AVATAR: The Exhibition, opening at Henry Ford Museum on October 26, 2013 through January 26, 2014. Organized by EMP Museum in Seattle, Wash., and developed in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment, AVATAR: The Exhibition will feature authentic props and costumes, interactive displays, concept models and sketches from the blockbuster film.

Thomas Dolby, the multi-Grammy nominated artist and producer, takes his new live show - part film, part concert, part transmedia event - on the road this fall. Each show will be a unique event that cannot be replicated outside of Dolby's theater performance.

Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) today announced that its global distribution arm, Electus International, has acquired international rights to YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

Produced and hosted by Keanu Reeves and directed by Chris Kenneally, SIDE BY SIDE: THE SCIENCE, ART, AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL CINEMA is a provocative and in-depth examination of how digital filmmaking is challenging traditional celluloid film as the gold standard in moviemaking. SIDE BY SIDE captures the essence of the film versus digital debate through unprecedented access to influential filmmakers such as James Cameron, David Fincher, George Lucas, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Robert Rodriguez, Lana and Andy Wachowski, Steven Soderbergh and many more. Presented by Maryland Public Television, SIDE BY SIDE premieres tonight, August 30, 2013, from 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.

Filmmaker James Cameron has tapped noted science fiction author Steven Charles Gould ('Jumper') to write four stand-alone novels based upon – and expanding -- Cameron's history-making 2009 filmAvatar, and Cameron's stories for his three upcoming 'Avatar' sequels.

Deadline reports that James Cameron is planning three upcoming sequels to his blockbuster hit film AVATAR. The sci fi fantasy was the highest grossing film in history.

A Minnesota Fringe play inspired by the mayor of Minneapolis comes to the Minnesota Fringe just months before the end of Mayor Rybak's tenure as mayor. The play RT+MPLS: The Legend of R.T. Rybak is a romantic comedy about the love affair between Minneapolis and her significant mayor for the last 12 years.

The Pasadena Playhouse announced the full schedule for its new summer festival, CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA - Summer Spectacle & Comic Calamity, created and directed by Stefan Haves. Mainstage feature acts will include two performances of magician/entertainer Justin Willman's Tricked Out, Frank Ferrante's one-man show An Evening With Groucho and a special night with some of the greatest magicians of The Magic Castle. Road to Palooza: A Variety Show Spectacular will also be a Mainstage event for five performances featuring a number of the amazing acts playing the festival and rotating special guest performers. The Carrie Hamilton Theatre will host an eclectic variety of specialty acts over the three-week period. The CIRQUE-A-PALOOZA festival will launch today, July 19 and perform through August 11, 2013.

With support provided by L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the Signature Series concludes this summer on Saturday, August 10 at 8 p.m., when Angelenos can experience an evening of dance featuring a special appearance by Complexions Contemporary Ballet, who mark their return to Los Angeles with a mix of repertory and new works and a performance by Los Angeles' own Lula Washington Dance Theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the groups!