James Cameron Says That Before AVATAR 4 He'd Like to Direct an Adaptation of THE LAST TRAIN FROM HIROSHIMA

Director James Cameron is a busy man. Since returning to the Avatar franchise, he has made it clear that he plans to see out the series with a third, fourth, and fifth film to finish his story, and aside from those, he plans to only make a couple other movies before he retires. He has now revealed that one of those films he would like to make is an adaptation to Charles R. Pellegrino’s nonfiction novel The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Lost Book.

In a recent interview with the LA Times, Cameron explained:

“We live in a more precarious world than we thought we did,” says Cameron, reflecting on the war in Ukraine and resurgent nationalism. “I think the Hiroshima film would be as timely as ever, if not more so. It reminds people what these weapons really do when they’re used against human targets.”

Like his second Avatar film, Avatar: The Way of Water, the Hiroshima film seems meant to be experienced on the big screen. In fact, all Cameron films should be viewed that way. “Enough of the streaming already,” he told the Independent at the Golden Globes. “I’m tired of sitting on my ass.”

The director would like to make this movie between completing Avatar 3 and Avatar 4. He went on to talk about the movie-going experience, saying:

“I don’t think it’s ever going to go away, ’cause it’s something specific. The deal we make to go and immerse ourselves without distraction, it’s like doing yoga or taking a walk in the forest for a couple of hours. There’s something about it I still think is sacred.”

I agree. I was raised going to the movies to see every new release, and it has continued to be a tradition I hold dear. I do like the option of streaming some things, since we have so much new content and we can’t spend our days in the theatre, but I love going to the movies, and I think it’s a part of our culture that’s not going anywhere.