Avatar: The forgotten blockbuster

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

b'James Cameron has directed Titanic, Terminator, and Aliens. But he says the project that kept him from giving up on filmmaking entirely was Avatar. \\n\\nBut for all of the film\\u2019s initial success Avatar\\u2019s lack of cultural impact has become a running joke over the years \\u2013 there\\u2019s even a Buzzfeed quiz called: \\u201cDo You Remember Anything At All About Avatar?\\u201d\\n\\nNow today, 13 years later, its sequel, The Way of Water, arrives in theatres. \\n\\nCBC Entertainment reporter Jackson Weaver takes us through the first film\\u2019s fall from grace, what the sequel\\u2019s all about, and whether James Cameron has another big commercial hit on his hands.'