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   AVEN
   

   James Cameron is an idea stealing thief ... who ripped the story for "Avatar" from a guy named Eric Ryder to make matters worst, the guy actually once worked at Cameron's production company... this according to a new lawsuit.

   According to the suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Ryder claims his reps pitched the movie idea to Cameron's production company back in 1999 ... and it was so well received, they had multiple serious meetings with high ranking execs about the development of the project.

   But Ryder claims in 2002, the company officially shut down the project -- telling him, "No one would go see an environmentally themed feature length science fiction movie."

   So when "Avatar" hit theaters in 2009 ... and made bazillions ... Ryder was furious.

   In his suit, Ryder alleges he complained to Cameron's people in 2009 -- but when they finally got back to him earlier this year, they told him to kick rocks, claiming J.C. had written the story before 1999.

   Ryder says Cameron's people are lying -- claiming there are way too many similarities between the two projects -- including Ryder's idea for one of the characters to be played by Sigourney Weaver.

   Ryder is suing for unspecified damages -- probably a bloody fortune.

   Attempts to reach Cameron's people were unsuccessful.

   Source:TMZ

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   homulilly
   

   

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   桂 言葉 死
   

   AVEN said:

   Source:TMZ

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   This actually... is quite old...

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Vegio
   

   actually, avatar bundles up so many cliches it's hard to find something it didn't copy...

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Abra
   

   It was good but I didn't think it was deserving of the billions it made. Titanic was way better.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Vegio
   

   indeed! And a Ferrari is usually faster than nutella.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   MockingBird
   

   I hadn't heard about this lawsuit before, but I'm not very surprised.

   Vegio said:
   actually, avatar bundles up so many cliches it's hard to find something it didn't copy...

   I agree completely. It had a lot of cliches and parallels to other stories anyway, just with a sci-fi update. ^^;

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Mistress Antika
   

   abracadvre said:
   It was good but I didn't think it was deserving of the billions it made. Titanic was epic.

   ftfy

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Dark Mage
   

   mockingbird said:
   I hadn't heard about this lawsuit before, but I'm not very surprised.

   I agree completely. It had a lot of cliches and parallels to other stories anyway, just with a sci-fi update. ^^;

   One thing I did find surprising in the movie was the very plausible design of ISV Venture Star which would work according to known physics.
   Clever use of both antimatter and solar/laser sail to allow enough delta V for high sublight speeds both ways along with a tractor configuration to keep the mass down.

   Probably the only piece of hard science fiction in the entire movie.

   The other parts such as having to strip mine the moon for the unobtainium ore needed for Earth technology at the time is very implausible.
   Said element would be present through out the star system maybe even within the sol system it's self.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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    gundam4ever2
    

    I think everyone know this.
    "It's Dancing with wolves with giant Smurfs." That's what they say.

    Posted 4 years ago #
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    Peter Barton
    

    I give this a giant whopping of
    

    Posted 4 years ago #
12. 

    giascle
    

    James Cameron has stolen almost everything he has written. He specifically said so in some instances.

    Posted 4 years ago #
13. 

    Dark Mage
    

    gundam4ever2 said:
    I think everyone know this.
    "It's Dancing with wolves with giant Smurfs." That's what they say.

    Posted 4 years ago #
14. 

    Trini D. King
    

    That comma was un-necessary.

    Posted 4 years ago #
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    カンチ
    

    giascle said:
    James Cameron has stolen almost everything he has written. He specifically said so in some instances.

    Did he say what material he stole to get the franchise signed on for 2 sequels?

    Posted 4 years ago #
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    AVEN
    

    giascle said:
    James Cameron has stolen almost everything he has written. He specifically said so in some instances.

    are you talking about Terminator?

    Posted 4 years ago #
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    giascle
    

    AVEN said:

    are you talking about Terminator?

    Well that's the one where he went right out and said it. There are other cases where it was discovered, but I forget what they are.

    Posted 4 years ago #

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