James Cameron is speaking out about his family’s reasons for moving to New Zealand.
this Titanic The 71-year-old director said it was the fulfillment of a promise he made to himself in 1994, secretly vowing that one day he would live there as part of his career and family life with his wife. Susie Cameron Rooted in California.
In a trailer for an upcoming episode of the “Inside Graham Basinger” podcast, which will air on Saturday, January 24, James noted that when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the country’s handling of the spread of the virus compared to the United States gave him the confidence to finally take action.
“I’m not here for the scenery, I’m here for the sanity,” he clarified in a video posted on Wednesday, January 21, more than a decade after buying a farm in New Zealand and traveling “back and forth” over the next few years.
James Cameron and Suzy Cameron.
Photograph: Marty MELVILLE/AFP; Getty“When Suzy and I first got serious, she was like, ‘Okay, no problem.’ She was so funny,” he shared of their move, revealing that the timeline also changed as they expanded the lair.
James and Susie, 64, have three children together: Claire, 23, Quinn, 21, and Elizabeth, 18. Their blended family also includes his daughter Josephine, 32, from his past marriage and Terminator Star Linda Hamiltonwhile Suzy has a son named Jasper from a previous marriage to the actor Sam Robards.
“That conversation had to be modified slightly, but we did say afterwards Avatarlet’s make it happen,” he added, revealing that they decided to “move in together as a family” in August 2020 while he was still on set. “Avatar: The Way of Water”. (The film is released in December 2022.)
Following the success of Titanic, stars like Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry. The film was released in 1997 and was inspired by the historical sinking of the Titanic. Shipwreck is based on a forbidden romance between Jack (DiCaprio) and Rose (Winslet), who are of different social status. […]
“New Zealand has completely eliminated this virus,” James said on the show. “They actually eliminated the virus twice. The third time, when it showed up in a mutated form, it broke through.”
“But luckily they’ve got a vaccination rate of 98%. That’s what I like about New Zealand. People there are sane for the most part, whereas the US vaccination rate is only 62% and falling – going in the wrong direction,” he added.
“Where do you want to live?” he continued. A place where you really believe in science, sanity, and people can work together as a team toward a common goal, or a place where everyone is fighting each other, extremely polarized, turning their backs on science, and basically falling into complete chaos if there’s another pandemic. “
James Cameron is unhappy that the Oscars snubbed sci-fi movies like “Avatar” and “Dune.” “I don’t think much about the Academy Awards,” Cameron, 71, told The Globe and Mail on Friday, December 19. […]
Suzy and James met on set for the first time Titanicin which she played Lizzy Calvert, Kate Winsletcharacter, Rose. Filming of the series began in 1995, when he went on a deep-sea expedition to capture footage of the famous shipwreck. Filming for the box-office hit took place from July 1996 to March 1997. The couple later married in 2000.
James’ full interview, which will be syndicated across the U.S. this weekend, also covers his personal life in addition to “his passion for sustainability,” choosing to adopt a “plant-based diet” and “reducing his carbon footprint to help protect the environment.”
