James Cameron Says He "Can Relate To Thanos" and He Wants To See a Woman Direct Batman

Avatar franchise director James Cameron recently sat down with TIME for an interview, and he discussed a few things in relation to the superhero film genre. He talked about how he can relate to the Mad Titan, Thanos, and also about the lack of women-directed superhero movies.

First, let’s talk about Cameron’s affinity for Thanos. When talking about that, he says he thinks that Thanos had a “viable answer.” He said:

“I can relate to Thanos. I thought he had a pretty viable answer. The problem is nobody is going to put up their hand to volunteer to be the half that has to go.”

I know a good amount of people that feel the same way, a lot of people think Thanos was right! Now we know that Cameron is one of them. The filmmaker has the magic touch when it comes to making movies, but if half the population was erased from the planet, his movies wouldn’t have made as much money as they have!

The filmmaker went on to discuss his previous criticism of Wonder Woman, when he said the character’s outfit served “an objectified paradigm” in the past. He clarified:

“I don’t have an issue with Wonder Woman. I loved the movie. What was elusive to me at the moment was it’s OK if the woman wants to be beautiful and dress well not for the male gaze, but for her own gaze in the mirror, right? I had maybe missed that part of it at the time. You know, life is about stumbling and people push back and we talk about it and things get better.”

Cameron then opened up about the lack of superhero and action movies that are being directed by women these days. He praised his ex-wife, director Kathryn Bigelow, and says that he wants to see a Batman movie directed by a woman.

“It was necessary to have a female director own a major action movie, though Kathryn Bigelow had been doing that for a while. She would have turned down any superhero movie she was offered if it was a female lead. And that’s the healthier perspective, I think, personally. Why not have women direct male characters? Have a woman direct Batman. Now, you’re talking.”

Cameron makes a good point there. What do you think about what the filmmaker had to say in this recent interview?