James Cameron cut ten minutes of gunfights from “Avatar 2” – the director became an opponent of weapons

Avatar: The Way of the Water director James Cameron stated that the film’s running time should have been ten minutes longer, but he decided to cut out some of the action scenes that used firearms. According to Cameron, he no longer wants to “fetishize guns” in movies. The director spoke about this in an interview with Esquire.

Cameron also noted that he now looks differently at many of his old paintings, including The Terminator. The director is not sure that he would like to make a movie now, where the emphasis is on weapons and violence.

Looking back at some of the films I’ve made, I can’t say if I would like to make them now. I don’t think we’d like to fetishize guns in our time, like I did in a couple of Terminator movies 30+ years ago. What happens to guns in our society turns me inside out.

The running time of the tape “Avatar: The Way of Water” was 3 hours and 12 minutes. The world release of the tape took place on December 16. In Russia, the film was released on December 22, but it is available only in some cinemas – large chains will show the film in January.