‘There’s other stories to tell’: James Cameron slams the Avengers franchise

The director has been left unimpressed by the slew of superhero movies
Avatar: The latest installment of the series is set to release in 2020
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Safeeyah Kazi23 April 2018
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James Cameron has slammed Avengers franchise adding that there are “other stories to tell.”

The Terminator director commended the Marvel comic-book franchise for its easy escapism.

However, he added that he was hopeful there would be a decline in superhero films.

Speaking to Indie Wars about Avengers: Infinity War, he said: “I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty soon.

Enough: Cameron admitted being hopeful that there would be a decline in superhero films
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“Not that I don't love the movies. It’s just, come on guys, there are other stories to tell besides hypergonadal males without families doing death-defying things for two hours and wrecking cities in the process. It’s like, oi!”

The 63-year-old reportedly has plans to release the first of four Avatar sequels in 2020, 11 years after the initial film hit screens.

He highlighted that the film will be “very different” to the first instalment, adding that it has more of a taste for classic American cinema.

He said: “I’ve found myself as a father of five starting to think about what would an Avatar story be like if it was a family drama. What if it was The Godfather?

“It’s a generational family saga. That’s very different than the first film. There’s still the same setting and the same respect for the shock of the new.”

Cameron added: “We still want to show you things that you haven’t even seen or imagined, but the story is very different.

“It’s a continuation of the same characters… but what happens when warriors who are willing to go on suicide charges and leap off cliffs, what happens when they grow up and have their own kids?”

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