James
Cameron has announced he is putting his deep sea explorations on hold to
focus on his next Avatar films.
The Titanic director - who has a fascination with the underwater
environment - is currently touring the US with his one man submarine Deepsea
Challenger, but told Variety it is set to be housed at the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts
and put into a "dormant" state for now.
James Cameron is hard at work on his Avatar sequels
Cameron explained: "Making it operational is really funding for
ship time, which really boils down to fuel to get it out to some of these
remote sites for diving.
"So at some point, ideally, we'll go raise millions of dollars
together to go take the sub out on a new programme. If it happens without me,
it can happen at any point, if it happens with me, it has to happen after the Avatar
films."
The director has written two sequels to his Oscar-winning 2009 film
Avatar, set on the mythical planet of Pandora.
He took inspiration from his research into aquatic life to create the
imaginary world of Pandora and has previously revealed he wants to set at least
one of the sequels in Pandora's ocean.
Cameron took the Deepsea Challenger to the deepest spot in the Earth's
oceans in March 2012. He was only the third person to reach the depth of more
than 35,000 feet, and the first to go there solo.
He will reveal what happened on his voyage in the upcoming documentary
Deepsea Challenge 3D.
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