Josh Brolin has revealed James Cameron’s shock response to him turning down a job in Avatar sequel The Approach of Water.
The Males In Black III star, 56, detailed how he had declined to seem as a brand new character within the 2022 field workplace smash – 13 years after director Cameron’s unique movie turned the highest-grossing film in historical past.
Throughout a latest chat with Graham Bensinger on the In Depth podcast, Brolin stated Oscar-winner Cameron, 70, was ‘indignant’ over him refusing to hitch the forged.
He stated: ‘I heard he was indignant. I perceive it, as a result of when you will have one thing in your thoughts and you’ve got a standing and an influence… you are used to folks feeling actually grateful that you’re providing it to them.
‘I do not know if that was the case with him as a result of I do not know him nicely sufficient. But it surely was primarily based on the venture, it wasn’t primarily based on him.’
Brolin declined to touch upon the precise cause he turned down the sequel.
Josh Brolin has revealed James Cameron’s shock response to him turning down a job in Avatar sequel The Approach of Water
The Males In Black III star, 56, detailed how he had declined to seem as a brand new character within the 2022 field workplace smash – 13 years after director Cameron’s unique movie turned the highest-grossing film in historical past
Avatar: The Approach of Water – which starred Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet – turned the third highest-grossing movie of all-time with a whopping $2.320 billion on the field workplace.
A sequel, Avatar: Hearth & Ash is ready for launch on December 19, 2025.
The unique Avatar’s street to field workplace historical past was an uncommon one, with most top-grossing movies conducting this with top-loaded huge opening weekends.
Again in 2009, the opening weekend field workplace document was held by The Darkish Knight, which opened to $158.4 million in mid-July 2008, topping out at $533.3 million home and simply over $1 billion worldwide.
Avatar’s success ($2.92billion) was largely because of constant viewings at a degree hardly ever seen on the field workplace, which allowed it to take care of the highest spot for eight weeks in a row.
Avatar: The Approach of Water noticed Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his associate Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) taking their household to stay with one other tribe of Na’vi who stay on the shore and spend most of their time within the ocean, which Cameron used underwater pictures to assist develop the beautiful visuals.
Cameron stated of the 2025 sequel: ‘The fireplace shall be represented by the “Ash Folks.”
Avatar: The Approach of Water – which starred Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet – turned the third highest-grossing movie of all-time with a whopping $2.320 billion on the field workplace
Throughout a latest chat with Graham Bensinger on the In Depth podcast, Brolin stated Oscar-winner Cameron, 70, was ‘indignant’ over him refusing to hitch the forged
Cameron is pictured with Avatar: The Approach of Water forged Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington
Brolin lately starred in Dune: Half Two – pictured with Timothee Chalamet
‘I wish to present the Na’vi from one other angle as a result of, to date, I’ve solely proven their good sides.
‘Within the early movies, there are very damaging human examples and really constructive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll do the other.
‘We may also discover new worlds, whereas persevering with the story of the principle characters,’ he stated. ‘I can say that the final components would be the greatest. The others have been an introduction, a solution to set the desk earlier than serving the meal.’
