The career rise of 'Avatar' director James Cameron, whose mega-expensive sequel is finally in theaters after a 13-year wait

Dec 18 2022 by Business Insider

 
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James Cameron directed two of the top 10 biggest movies of all time, "Titanic" and "Avatar." "Avatar's" long-awaited sequel, "The Way of Water," is now in theaters. Here's how Cameron rose to become one of the movie business's most successful filmmakers. James Cameron, 67, quit his job as a truck driver after seeing the original "Star Wars" in 1977, when he was in his early 20s. It inspired him to pursue filmmaking.Cameron and Lucas.

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