James Cameron To Direct ‘The Informationist’ After ‘Avatar’ Sequels
By Germain Lussier/Oct. 23, 2012 12:30 pm EST
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Cameron is hoping to producer and direct the film at 20th Century Fox, but it won’t happen until he’s completed Avatar 2 and 3 so no need to rush out and pick up this book just yet. Read much more, including quotes from Cameron and producer Jon Landau, after the jump.
Until now.
A Texas oil billionaire has hired her to find his daughter who vanished in Africa four years ago. It’s not her usual line of work, but she can’t resist the challenge. Pulled deep into the mystery of the missing girl, Munroe finds herself back in the lands of her childhood, betrayed, cut off from civilization, and left for dead. If she has any hope of escaping the jungle and the demons that drive her, she must come face-to-face with the past that she’s tried for so long to forget.
Cameron had claimed he only wanted to make Avatar movies for the rest of his career but with a penchant for strong female characters (Terminator, Aliens, Dark Angel, Avatar) and the possibility of a franchise (Stevens recently released a second book starring Vanessa Munroe) were likely too strong to ignore.
He and producer Jon Landau are currently out to writers.
In a press release, Cameron had the following to say about the property:
Landau said this:
Have you read The Informationist? Does Cameron’s interest pique your interest? Will he make this film before the end of the decade?
