Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ misconceptions, AI’s Skynet moment and his friendship with Elon Musk

Matt and director James Cameron sit down for an in-depth conversation about the misconceptions about filmmaking Avatar franchise, how it ended up at Fox/Disney, why Jim prefers motion capture technology, the cost of CGI, the threat of AI in Hollywood, his relationship with Elon Musk, whether Jim agrees he’s a “difficult” director, his deep-sea explorations, and more.

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: James Cameron
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and…