Editing James Cameron (section)

=== 2010s and 2020s ===
[[File:James Cameron October 2012.jpg|upright|thumb|Cameron in October 2012|left]]
In 2011, Cameron served as an executive producer for ''[[Sanctum (film)|Sanctum]]'', a disaster-survival film about a [[cave diving]] expedition which turns deadly. Although receiving mixed reviews, the film earned a fair $108&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0881320/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Sanctum|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> Cameron re-investigated the sinking of RMS ''Titanic'' with eight experts in a 2012 TV documentary special, ''Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron'', which premiered on April 8 on the [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/final-word-with-james-cameron/|title=Titanic: 100 Years|year=2012|work=Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron|publisher=[[National Geographic Channel]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420025643/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/final-word-with-james-cameron/|archive-date=April 20, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> In the feature, the experts revised the CGI animation of the sinking conceived in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmofilia.com/titanic-the-final-word-with-james-cameron-new-footage-demonstrating-exactly-how-the-titanic-sank-96970/|title=Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron: New Footage Demonstrating Exactly How the Titanic Sank|last=Ford|first=Allan|date=April 5, 2012|publisher=FilmoFilia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529031730/http://www.filmofilia.com/titanic-the-final-word-with-james-cameron-new-footage-demonstrating-exactly-how-the-titanic-sank-96970/|archive-date=May 29, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefastertimes.com/tv/2012/04/08/titanic-the-final-word-with-james-cameron/|title=Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron|last=Moss|first=Gabrielle|date=April 8, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422073014/http://www.thefastertimes.com/tv/2012/04/08/titanic-the-final-word-with-james-cameron/|archive-date=April 22, 2012|publisher=The Faster Times}}</ref> In March 2010, Cameron announced that ''Titanic'' will be converted and re-released in 3D to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the tragedy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/03/james-cameron/1|title='Avatar' director James Cameron: 3D promising, but caution needed|website=USATODAY.COM|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324154014/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/03/james-cameron/1|archive-date=March 24, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> On March 27, 2012, ''[[Titanic (1997 film)#3D conversion|Titanic]]'' 3D premiered at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17526845|title=Stars attend Titanic 3D premiere|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203062749/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17526845|archive-date=December 3, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> He also served as executive producer of ''[[Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away]]'' and ''Deepsea Challenge 3D'' in 2012 and 2014, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehmann |first=Megan |date=October 20, 2012 |title=Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away: Tokyo Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/cirque-du-soleil-worlds-away-381450/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundas |first=Scott |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Film Review: 'Deepsea Challenge' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-deepsea-challenge-1201272529/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Cameron starred in the 2017 documentary ''Atlantis Rising,'' with collaborator [[Simcha Jacobovici]]. The pair go on an adventure to explore the existence of the city of [[Atlantis]]. The programme aired on January 29 on National Geographic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/james-cameron-atlantis-rising-alien-covenant.html|title=James Cameron Is Worried About Atlantis, America, and Alien: Covenant|last=Riesman|first=Abraham|date=January 27, 2017|website=www.vulture.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727004157/https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/james-cameron-atlantis-rising-alien-covenant.html|archive-date=July 27, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Next, Cameron produced and appeared in a documentary about the [[history of science fiction]]. ''James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction,'' the six-episodic series was broadcast on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/james-cameron-sci-fi-series-review/|title='James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction': A Must-Watch for Cinephiles & Sci-Fi Enthusiasts|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=April 30, 2018|website=Collider|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017161728/https://collider.com/james-cameron-sci-fi-series-review/|archive-date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> The series featured interviews with guests including [[Ridley Scott]], [[Steven Spielberg]], [[George Lucas]] and [[Christopher Nolan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/james-cameron-story-of-science-fiction-review-avatar-2-amc-1201958882/|title='James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction' Can't Possibly Be the Start of the 'Avatar' Hype Machine… Right?|last=Travers|first=Ben|date=May 1, 2018|website=IndieWire|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017161731/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/james-cameron-story-of-science-fiction-review-avatar-2-amc-1201958882/|archive-date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> He stated "Without [[Jules Verne]] and [[H. G. Wells]], there wouldn't have been [[Ray Bradbury]] or [[Robert A. Heinlein]], and without them, there wouldn't be [George] Lucas, [Steven] [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]], Ridley Scott or me".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-16/titanic-and-avatar-director-james-cameron-is-making-a-history-of-sci-fi-documentary/|title=Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron is making a history of sci-fi documentary|website=Radio Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403220001/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-16/titanic-and-avatar-director-james-cameron-is-making-a-history-of-sci-fi-documentary/|archive-date=April 3, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>

''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]'' was finally released in 2019, after being in parallel development with ''Avatar''. Written by Cameron and friend Jon Landau, the film was directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]] and produced by Cameron.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-928822|title=James Cameron's 'Alita: Battle Angel' Casts Jackie Earle Haley (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010821/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-casts-jackie-earle-haley-928822|archive-date=January 6, 2019|language=en}}</ref> The film is based on a 1990s Japanese [[manga]] series ''[[Battle Angel Alita]],'' depicting a cyborg who cannot remember anything of her past life and tries to uncover the truth. Produced with similar techniques and technology as in ''Avatar,'' the film starred [[Rosa Salazar]], [[Christoph Waltz]], [[Jennifer Connelly]], [[Mahershala Ali]], [[Ed Skrein]], [[Jackie Earle Haley]] and [[Keean Johnson]]. The film premiered on January 31, 2019, to generally positive reviews and $404&nbsp;million ({{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=404000000|start_year=2019|r=-5|fmt=eq}}) at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1887340033/?landingModalImageUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2FIMDbPro%2Fimages%2Fhome%2FwelcomeToBomojov2._CB1571421611_.png|title=Alita: Battle Angel|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109233032/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1887340033/?landingModalImageUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2FIMDbPro%2Fimages%2Fhome%2FwelcomeToBomojov2._CB1571421611_.png|archive-date=November 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In her review, Monica Castillo of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' called it "an awe-inspiring jump for [Rodriguez]" and "a visual bonanza", despite the bulky script.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alita-battle-angel-2019|title=Alita: Battle Angel movie review (2019) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Castillo|first=Monica|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610051229/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/alita-battle-angel-2019|archive-date=June 10, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Cameron then returned to the ''Terminator'' franchise as producer and writer for [[Tim Miller (director)|Tim Miller]]'s ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/terminator-james-cameron-deadpool-tim-miller-david-ellison-skydance-1201890848/|title=He's Back! James Cameron To Godfather 'Terminator' With 'Deadpool' Helmer Tim Miller|magazine=Deadline|author=Mike Fleming Jr|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121120114/https://deadline.com/2017/01/terminator-james-cameron-deadpool-tim-miller-david-ellison-skydance-1201890848/|archive-date=November 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:James Cameron by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Cameron at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
In August 2013, Cameron announced plans to direct three sequels to ''Avatar'' simultaneously, for release in December 2016, 2017, and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/fox-james-cameron-set-group-of-writers-to-spearhead-trio-of-avatar-sequels-554531/|title='Avatar; Sequels Upped To Three; Fox, James Cameron Set Trio Of Writers To Spearhead|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619151447/http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/fox-james-cameron-set-group-of-writers-to-spearhead-trio-of-avatar-sequels/|archive-date=June 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the release dates were adjusted due to Cameron's other priorities, with ''Avatar'' ''3'', ''4'' and ''5'' to be released, respectively, on December 20, 2024, December 18, 2026, and December 22, 2028.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reimann|first=Tom|date=July 23, 2020|title=The 'Avatar' Sequels Have Been Delayed Again, So I Guess Things Are Returning to Normal|language=en-US|work=Collider|url=https://collider.com/avatar-sequels-new-release-dates-delayed/|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' estimated that the budget for these would be over $1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|title='Avatar' Starts Production Today On Four Consecutive Sequels At Over $1 Billion Budget|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/avatar-james-cameron-four-consecutive-sequels-1-billion-budget-1202176798/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206042719/https://deadline.com/2017/09/avatar-james-cameron-four-consecutive-sequels-1-billion-budget-1202176798/|archive-date=December 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Avatar 2'' (later given the subtitle ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water|The Way of Water]]'') and ''Avatar 3'' (later given the subtitle ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash|Fire and Ash]]'') began [[Back-to-back film production|simultaneous]] production in [[Manhattan Beach, California]] on August 15, 2017. Principal photography began in [[New Zealand]] on September 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2017/02/26/avatar-2-filming-date-revealed-james-cameron/|title=Avatar 2 Production Start Date Revealed|work=Comicbook.com|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309065137/http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2017/02/26/avatar-2-filming-date-revealed-james-cameron/|archive-date=March 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/avatar-2-latest-news-sequel-to-begin-filming-in-august-176133/|title='Avatar 2' Latest News: Sequel to Begin Filming in August|work=[[The Christian Post]]|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309063630/http://www.christianpost.com/news/avatar-2-latest-news-sequel-to-begin-filming-in-august-176133/|archive-date=March 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/89585849/avatar-2-sam-worthington-confirms-start-date-for-james-cameron-sequels|title=Avatar 2: Sam Worthington confirms start date for James Cameron sequels|work=Stuff.co|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315090100/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/89585849/avatar-2-sam-worthington-confirms-start-date-for-james-cameron-sequels|archive-date=March 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://denofgeek.com/uk/movies/avatar-2/45544/avatar-2-production-start-date-set-for-august|title='Avatar 2 production start date set for August|work=Den of Geek|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307053048/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/avatar-2/45544/avatar-2-production-start-date-set-for-august|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/avatar-2-filming-august-2017-james-cameron-game-ubisoft-a7605341.html|title=Avatar 2 officially starts filming in August, James Cameron teams up with Ubisoft for Avatar game|work=The Independent|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307040947/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/avatar-2-filming-august-2017-james-cameron-game-ubisoft-a7605341.html|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/404935-avatar-2-filming-starts-this-week#/slide/1|title=Avatar 2 Filming Starts This Week!|publisher=[[CraveOnline|SuperHeroHype]]|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713002330/https://www.superherohype.com/news/404935-avatar-2-filming-starts-this-week#/slide/1|archive-date=July 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Parts of ''Avatar 4'' were also filmed during this time.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Avatar 4': Most of First Act Complete, Reveals Producer Jon Landau |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/avatar-4-jon-landau-busan-1235394555/ |website=Variety|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2023}}</ref> Cameron stated in a 2017 interview: "Let's face it, if ''Avatar 2'' and ''3'' don't make enough money, there's not going to be a ''4'' and ''5''".<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/james-cameron-titanic-20th-anniversary-avatar-terminator-fox-studios-sale |first=Rebecca |last=Keegan |title=James Cameron on Titanic's Legacy and the Impact of a Fox Studio Sale |date=November 26, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127161946/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/james-cameron-titanic-20th-anniversary-avatar-terminator-fox-studios-sale |archive-date=November 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' had its world premiere in London on December 6, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Utichi |first1=Joe |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Nancy |date=December 6, 2022 |title=James Cameron Intros 'Avatar: The Way Of Water' At London World Premiere: "To Me Tonight Is Not About A New 'Avatar', It's About Cinema" – Watch The Video |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-world-premiere-james-cameron-speech-1235190658/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing film released in 2022, and as of 2023 stood as the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time, behind only ''Avatar'' and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', and just ahead of ''Titanic''.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Time Worldwide Box Office|publisher=The Numbers|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/all-time|accessdate=October 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grosses|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=October 11, 2023|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/ww_top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW&ref_=bo_cso_ac}}</ref>

Lightstorm Entertainment bought the film rights to the [[Taylor Stevens]] novel ''[[The Informationist]]'', a thriller set in Africa with Cameron planning to direct.<ref>{{cite news |title=James Cameron to direct 'The Informationist' |first=Rebecca |last=Keegan |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-james-cameron-to-direct-novel-the-informationist-20121023,0,2965655.story |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 23, 2012 |access-date=March 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414021804/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-james-cameron-to-direct-novel-the-informationist-20121023,0,2965655.story |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he indicated he would adapt the [[Charles R. Pellegrino]] book ''[[The Last Train from Hiroshima]]'', which is about the survivors of the [[atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]]. Cameron met with survivor [[Tsutomu Yamaguchi]] before his death in 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/12/james-cameron-avatar-hiroshima/| title=James Cameron on his 'Hiroshima' movie – due 'sometime before the next nuclear war'| publisher=Entertainment Weekly I| access-date=January 2, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012005114/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/12/james-cameron-avatar-hiroshima/| archive-date=October 12, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' confirmed that Cameron had purchased the rights of not only ''The Last Train from Hiroshima'', but also of Pellegrino's forthcoming ''Ghosts of Hiroshima'', to make a "uncompromising theatrical epic motion picture" titled ''Last Train From Hiroshima'' about a Japanese man who survives Hiroshima's bombing at the height of [[World War II]] only to then take a train to Nagasaki's bombing, which he will shoot as soon as the ''Avatar'' sequels' production permits. Feeling that he and Pellegrino owe Yamaguchi for handing the baton of his personal story to them so they could pass his unique and harrowing experience to future generations, Cameron was assisted by the ''Avatar'' sequels co-writer [[Shane Salerno]] and Pellegrino, who previously served as Cameron's science consultant on ''Titanic'' and ''Avatar''.<ref name="CameronsNextNonAvatarFilm!">{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-cameron-new-movie-atomic-bomb-japanese-perspective-1236090198/| title=James Cameron Buys 'Ghosts Of Hiroshima' Book And Commits To Film As His Next Project As Soon As 'Avatar' Production Permits| publisher=Deadline Hollywood| author=Fleming, Mike Jr.| date=September 16, 2024| access-date=September 16, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916162908/https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-cameron-new-movie-atomic-bomb-japanese-perspective-1236090198/| archive-date=September 16, 2024| url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2010, Cameron met with officials of the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] to discuss possible solutions to the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]]. It was reported that he offered his assistance to help stop the oil well from leaking.<ref name="guardian2010" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7719941/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-James-Cameron-offers-private-submarines-to-help-BP-clean-up.html|title=Gulf of Mexico oil spill: James Cameron offers private submarines to help BP clean-up|author=James Quinn|date=May 13, 2010|work=The Telegraph|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110120218/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7719941/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-James-Cameron-offers-private-submarines-to-help-BP-clean-up.html|archive-date=November 10, 2018|location=London}}</ref> He is a member of the [[NASA Advisory Council]] and he worked with the space agency to build cameras for the [[Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity rover]] sent for [[Mars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/entertainment/ft_cameron_mars_050209.html|title=Director James Cameron Works with NASA on Future Mars Mission|work=Space.com|date=February 10, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103081107/https://www.space.com/783-director-james-cameron-works-nasa-future-mars-mission.html|archive-date=January 3, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> NASA launched the rover without Cameron's technology due to a lack of time during testing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/8410317/Nasa-ditches-James-Camerons-3-D-cameras-from-Mars-mission.html|title=Nasa ditches James Cameron's 3-D cameras from Mars mission|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=March 28, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017223534/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/8410317/Nasa-ditches-James-Camerons-3-D-cameras-from-Mars-mission.html|archive-date=October 17, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He has expressed interest in a project about Mars, stating: "I've been very interested in the Humans to Mars movement ... and I've done a tremendous amount of personal research for a novel, a miniseries, and a 3D film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astrobio.net/news/article813.html|title=James Cameron's Mars Reference Design|date=January 30, 2004|work=[[Astrobiology (journal)|Astrobiology]]|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223162324/http://www.astrobio.net/news/article813.html|archive-date=December 23, 2006|access-date=January 10, 2007}}</ref> Cameron is a member of the [[Mars Society]], a non-profit organization lobbying for the [[colonization of Mars]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2000/03/09/the-fans-of-mars|title=The fans of Mars|date=March 9, 2000|newspaper=[[The Economist]] |access-date=October 25, 2019|issn=0013-0613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025100247/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2000/03/09/the-fans-of-mars|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/james-cameron-goes-deep|title=James Cameron Goes Deep|last=Michaud|first=Jon|magazine=The New Yorker|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216145003/https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/james-cameron-goes-deep|archive-date=December 16, 2017|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Cameron endorsed Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] for the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-hollywood-1201878938/|title=Clinton vs. Trump in Hollywood: Who's Giving|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=October 7, 2016|website=Variety|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408020041/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-hollywood-1201878938/|archive-date=April 8, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>