JamesCameron
He doesn’t want to film the submersible drama
James Cameron wrote film history with “Titanic” from 1997.
© 2018 Vladimir Yazev/Shutterstock.com
The “Titanic” director is not planning a film adaptation of the submersible drama in June: James Cameron defends himself against all relevant rumours.
No talks about an OceanGate movie
On his Twitter page The three-time Oscar winner wrote: “I don’t normally respond to offensive rumors in the media, but now I have to.” He then added, “I am NOT involved in talks of an OceanGate film and never will be.” He also published the statement on his Instagram story.
The deep-sea submersible “Titan” from the company OceanGate imploded during a dive trip to the wreck of the Titanic on June 18, 2023, killing all five people on board. After that, speculation quickly arose about possible film adaptations of the tragedy. Above all, the “Titanic” director James Cameron was often mentioned.
Cameron lost a friend in the accident
He himself had also quickly commented on the accident. He told ABC News, many people in the community were “very worried about this submarine”, those responsible had been warned beforehand. The filmmaker added that he was “shocked by the resemblance to the ‘Titanic’ disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned of ice ahead of his ship and yet, on a moonless night, he drove at full speed into an ice field, killing many people died”.
Cameron also has a personal connection to the accident, as he knew one of the victims very well. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of the leading experts on the “Titanic” wreck, was a friend of his. “It’s a very small community. I’ve known him for 25 years. The fact that he died so tragically in this way is hard to come to terms with.” Cameron has made 33 dives to the Titanic wreck. He not only directed the famous 1997 film about the ship, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg, but also made the documentary Ghosts of the Abyss.