James Cameron And Robert Rodriguez In Variety’s Directors On Directors

When Two Modern Movie Masters Met

James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez just took part in Variety’s Directors on Directors and here’s their chat…

James Cameron is flanked by towering trees and lush, dreamlike vistas. No, the “Avatar” director isn’t dialing in from Pandora, he assures Robert Rodriguez. It’s just a screen saver, meant to enliven whatever drab editing bay he’s in, putting the final touches, this November afternoon, on “Avatar: The Way of Water,” his long-gestating sequel to the 2009 blockbuster that introduced the world to the way of the Na’vi. The two men are old friends — having worked together on the sci-fi adventure “Alita: Battle Angel,” which Rodriguez directed and Cameron produced — and clearly have a lot of respect for one another. Variety Directors on Directors presented by MGM Studios and United Artists Releasing