Cameron’s series will consist of six one-hour episodes that will explore a single question tackling about sci-fi books, video games, and films. He will also be seen having interviews with yet-to-be-announced directors about their favorite sci-fi works and how it influenced them.
The 62-year-old director has initially expressed his desire to do the documentary as he shared that ever since his childhood, he has always been a fan of science fiction that anything connected to spaceship like the first book he had read, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” had inspired him to be a good filmmaker.
James Cameron’s sci-fi documentary series is set to air in 2018 but a specific date has yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, Cameron has been tapped as a consultant for an “Avatar” prequel live show in Cirque Du Soleil which will be entitled as “Toruk.”
According to Cameron, “Toruk” will focus on a family saga about the struggles encountered by humans. Thematically speaking, “Toruk” manages to land very closely to where Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel stories are going.
It is possible that Cameron might use the same mindset he has in the current pre-production of the “Avatar” sequels to develop a story arc for the “Avatar” prequel live show.
In addition to Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, who played as Neytiri in the first film, have already been confirmed to return for the next four sequels of “Avatar.”