Avatar the latest blockbuster from acclaimed director James Cameron, which just won a Golden Globe award has a Greek twist; Avatar may never have made it to the silver screen if it was not for Greek-American screenwriter and executive producer,
Laeta Kalogridis collaborating with Cameron.
Kalogridis has previously written scripts for Alexander (2004) and Night Watch (2006).
Avatar a science fiction epic film written and directed by James Cameron stars Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriquez and Aussie actor Sam Worthington.
Set in the year 2154, Avatar portrays life on the moon “Pandora”, which is situated in the Alpha Centauri solar system.
Humans are engaged in mining Pandora’s precious mineral reserves while the native race of indigenous humanoids resist invasion from earth.
Production for the feature began more than a decade ago, and it is officially budgeted at $237 million.
Avatar is considered a breakthrough in terms of filmmaking technology for its development of 3D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking with cameras specifically designed for its production.
The film premiered in London at the end of 2009 and grossed $27 million on opening day in the United States and Canada.
Due to such success, Avatar was released internationally two days earlier than originally planned and grossed $232 million worldwide during its first five days of global release.
This result was only exceeded by the success of one other film in history, Cameron’s epic Titanic.
The possibility of two sequels has been confirmed by the successful director.
Kalogridis is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and played an active role as a peacemaker in the 2007 to 2008 Writers Guild of America strike.