James Cameron and Avatar 2
James Cameron and Avatar 2! Yes, James Cameron Speaks Out About The Dolphin Stunt in Avatar 2. He says he was fuming.
In response to a contentious Avatar 2 publicity event in Japan that included a live dolphin show and sparked outrage around the world, director James Cameron has spoken out.
James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Worthington were all seen in the video applauding at the end of the performance.
Within a few days, animal rights activists from all over the world were more interested in the promotional event than in the movie. The multi-million dollar, 13-year, three-hour CGI extravaganza’s goal was to celebrate nature and raise public awareness of marine life. It cost millions of dollars to produce.
James Cameron is prodded to travel to Japan to see a massacre
Although the dolphin park where the Avatar 2 event took place has agreed to refrain from purchasing recently captured wild dolphins, it is still unknown where the animals used in the show actually came from.
The Oscar-winning documentary The Cove chronicled the issue of dolphin hunting and capture in Japan. It followed Dolphin Project founder and activist Ric O’Barry, who wrote an open letter to Mr. Cameron after news of the Avatar 2 event became public.
“To watch this particular group of filmmakers, whom I greatly admire and respect, applaud captive dolphins performing tricks in a tiny pool absolutely floored me,” Mr. O’Barry wrote. “I was hoping it was a mistake. It wasn’t, but it was a brutal wake-up call.”
Now that Mr. Cameron appears to be rethinking his participation in the dolphin show, Dolphin Project is urging him and the cast to join in Taiji to witness dolphin slaughter.
Mr. O’Barry’s son Lincoln told Yahoo News Australia that “millions of people saw (Mr. Cameron) attend the dolphin show online, now he has a chance to make it right again by coming to Japan and seeing what happens at The Cove itself or he could post a public statement to our website”.
