Editing James Cameron (section)

==Personal life==
Cameron has been married five times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7345843/Linda-Hamilton-life-with-James-Cameron-was-terrible-on-every-level.html|title=Linda Hamilton: life with James Cameron was 'terrible on every level'|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=March 1, 2010|work=The Telegraph|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910044230/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7345843/Linda-Hamilton-life-with-James-Cameron-was-terrible-on-every-level.html|archive-date=September 10, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He was married to Sharon Williams from 1978 to 1984. A year after he and Williams divorced, Cameron married film producer [[Gale Anne Hurd]], a close collaborator for his 1980s films. They divorced in 1989. Soon after separating from Hurd, Cameron met the director [[Kathryn Bigelow]], whom he wed in 1989; they divorced in 1991. Cameron then began a relationship with [[Linda Hamilton]], the lead actress in ''The Terminator'' series. Their daughter was born in 1993. Cameron married Hamilton in 1997. Amid speculation of an affair between Cameron and actress [[Suzy Amis Cameron|Suzy Amis]], Cameron and Hamilton separated after two years of marriage, with Hamilton receiving a settlement of $50&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/linda-hamilton-interview-terminator-dark-fate-james-cameron-sarah-connor-release-date-a9165636.html|title=Linda Hamilton: 'Everyone's terrified of James Cameron. I'm not'|date=October 21, 2019|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022214226/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/linda-hamilton-interview-terminator-dark-fate-james-cameron-sarah-connor-release-date-a9165636.html|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/one-of-james-camerons-ex_n_450769.html|title=One Of James Cameron's Ex-Wives Tells Tales Of His Huge Ego|last=Hall|first=Katy|date=February 5, 2010|access-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904145435/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/one-of-james-camerons-ex_n_450769|archive-date=September 4, 2019|publisher=Huffingtonpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/celebrity/Avatar-Director-Goes-Through-His-Women-Like-His-Work--83674587.html|title=Cameron's Ex-Wife Shares Details on Failed Marriage|last=Persaud|first=Vishal|website=NBC4 Washington|date=February 5, 2010 |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018100751/https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/celebrity/Avatar-Director-Goes-Through-His-Women-Like-His-Work--83674587.html|archive-date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref> He married Amis, his fifth wife, in 2000. They have one son and two daughters together.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Etingoff, Kim.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/726621685|title=James Cameron : from truck driver to director|date=2013|publisher=Mason Crest Publishers|isbn=978-1-4222-2481-6|location=Philadelphia|pages=48–52|oclc=726621685}}</ref>

Cameron applied for American citizenship in 2004, but withdrew his application after [[George W. Bush]] won the presidential election.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Goodyear|first=Dana|date=October 26, 2009|title=Man of Extremes: The Return of James Cameron|url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/26/091026fa_fact_goodyear|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913233059/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/26/man-of-extremes|archive-date=September 13, 2019|access-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref> Cameron resided in the United States, but after filming ''Avatar'' in New Zealand, Cameron bought a home and a farm there in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/7182524/James-Camerons-house-ready-for-family|title=James Cameron's house ready for family|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=June 29, 2012|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904062903/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/7182524/James-Camerons-house-ready-for-family|archive-date=September 4, 2012|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11053133|title=James 'Avatar' Cameron to live in Wairarapa|last=Crombie|first=Nathan|date=February 1, 2012|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=October 25, 2019|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzedge.com/news/james-cameron-stars-in-tourism-nz-campaign/|title=James Cameron Stars in Tourism NZ Campaign - New Zealand, News, Travel & Tourism|date=July 16, 2016|website=NZEDGE|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510193832/https://www.nzedge.com/news/james-cameron-stars-in-tourism-nz-campaign/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> He divided his time between [[Malibu, California]] and New Zealand until 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/24/james-cameron-well-never-be-able-to-reproduce-the-shock-of-terminator-2|title=James Cameron: 'The downside of being attracted to independent women is that they don't need you'|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|date=August 24, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024014527/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/24/james-cameron-well-never-be-able-to-reproduce-the-shock-of-terminator-2|archive-date=October 24, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> after which he sold his Malibu home and decided to live in New Zealand permanently.<ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Mark |date=June 9, 2021 |title=James Cameron Gets $8.2 Million for Half of Malibu Compound |url=https://www.dirt.com/gallery/showbiz/directors/james-cameron-house-malibu-1203386107/ |access-date=May 14, 2022 |website=DIRT |language=en-US}}</ref> He said in August 2020: "I plan to make all my future films in New Zealand, and I see the country having an opportunity to demonstrate to the international film industry how to safely return to work. Doing so with ''Avatar'' [sequels] will be a beacon that, when this is over [<nowiki/>[[COVID-19 pandemic]]], will attract more production to New Zealand and continue to stimulate the screen industry and the economy for years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Tom |date=August 8, 2020 |title=James Cameron: I want to make all my films in New Zealand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122362185/james-cameron-i-want-to-make-all-my-films-in-new-zealand |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake-Persen |first=Nita |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Film director James Cameron explains dairy cows on his Wairarapa farm |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/film-director-james-cameron-explains-dairy-cows-on-his-wairarapa-farm/27VGS6LLWNLRIYYYJXNIMRVEDA/ |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=[[New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref> In February 2025, Cameron was planning to formally become a New Zealand citizen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360589567/why-legendary-film-maker-james-cameron-loves-wellington-not-donald-trump |title='Horrific, sickening and hollow': James Cameron on President Trump's 'car-crash America' |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |last=Gower |first=Paddy |date=February 22, 2025 |access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/28/james-cameron-says-us-under-trump-is-horrifying-as-he-becomes-new-zealand-citizen |title=James Cameron says US under Trump is 'horrifying' as he becomes New Zealand citizen |work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref>

Cameron is an [[Atheism|atheist]]; he formerly associated himself with [[agnosticism]], a stance he said he had come to see as "cowardly atheism."<ref name="Seering" /> Since 2011, he is [[Veganism|vegan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanowsky |first=Hailey |date=April 6, 2023 |title=James Cameron Explains Why He is Vegan in an Interview with CNN |url=https://www.onegreenplanet.org/human-interest/james-cameron-explains-why-he-is-vegan-in-an-interview-with-cnn/ |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=One Green Planet}}</ref> Cameron met close friend [[Guillermo del Toro]] on the production of his 1993 film, ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]''.<ref name="DelToroRansom">{{cite news|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-James-Cameron-Saved-Guillermo-del-Toro-Father-From-Mexican-Kidnappers-67706.html|title=How James Cameron Saved Guillermo del Toro's Father From Mexican Kidnappers|last1=Wakeman|first1=Gregory|date=2014|work=Cinema Blend|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413200052/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-James-Cameron-Saved-Guillermo-del-Toro-Father-From-Mexican-Kidnappers-67706.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> In 1998, del Toro's father Federico was kidnapped in [[Guadalajara]] and Cameron gave del Toro more than $1&nbsp;million ({{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=1000000|start_year=1998|r=-3|fmt=eq}}) in cash to pay a ransom and have his father released.<ref name="DelToroRansom" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Somos una familia de cirqueros|url=http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=67190|publisher=El Mañana|access-date=July 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714065952/http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=67190|archive-date=July 14, 2008|language=es|date=July 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2090370,00.html|title=10 Questions for Guillermo del Toro|last=Cruz|first=Gilbert|date=September 5, 2011|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=July 30, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413102640/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2090370,00.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> Cameron had been friends with ''Titanic'' expert [[Paul-Henri Nargeolet]] for over 25 years before the latter's death.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/james-cameron-compares-submersible-tragedy-titanic-sinking-im/story?id=100314415 | title=James Cameron compares submersible tragedy to Titanic sinking: 'I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster' | website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] }}</ref>

Cameron had a strong interest in visiting the space stations [[Mir]] and [[International Space Station]] (ISS).<ref name="GQ1"/> He spent the summer of 2000 in Moscow getting ready for a potential trip to space, and was offered an opportunity to go by NASA.<ref name="GQ1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=James Cameron trained for space trip |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/316884/James-Cameron-trained-for-space-trip |access-date=April 3, 2024 |work=Express.co.uk |date=April 27, 2012 |language=en}}</ref> However, the trip did not include a visit to the space station, so he declined the offer as it did not align with his terms. The shuttle flight he turned down was the tragic 2003 [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]]. Cameron attended the memorial service for the victims of the disaster.<ref name="GQ1">{{cite news |author1=Zach Baron |title=The Return of James Cameron, Box Office King |url=https://www.gq.com/story/james-cameron-profile-men-of-the-year-2022 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |agency=[[Condé Nast]] |publisher=[[GQ]] |date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>

In June 2013, British artist [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]] filed a copyright complaint against Cameron, seeking damages of $50&nbsp;million ({{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=50000000|start_year=2013|r=-4|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23117197|title=James Cameron sued by artist Roger Dean over Avatar|date=June 30, 2013|work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626192609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23117197|archive-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> Relating to ''Avatar'', Cameron was accused of "wilful and deliberate copying, dissemination and exploitation" of Dean's original images; the case was dismissed by US district judge [[Jesse M. Furman|Jesse Furman]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/18/71521.htm |title=Courthouse News Service |access-date=April 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405124810/http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/18/71521.htm |archive-date=April 5, 2015 }}</ref> 

In 2016, [[Premier Exhibitions]], owner of many RMS ''Titanic'' artifacts, filed for bankruptcy. Cameron supported the UK's [[National Maritime Museum]] and [[National Museums Northern Ireland]] decision to bid for the artifacts, but they were acquired by an investment group before a formal bid took place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-titanic-uk-belfast-bankruptcy-cameron/|title=James Cameron: Getting Titanic Artifacts to U.K. Would Be 'a Dream'|last=Greshko|first=Michael|date=July 24, 2018|website=Science|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405233906/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-titanic-uk-belfast-bankruptcy-cameron/|archive-date=April 5, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-basch-report-hedge-funds-buy-titanic-artifacts-for-dollar19-5-million|title=The Basch Report: Hedge funds buy Titanic artifacts for $19.5 million {{!}} Jax Daily Record|date=October 25, 2018|website=Financial News & Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107012757/https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-basch-report-hedge-funds-buy-titanic-artifacts-for-dollar19-5-million|archive-date=November 7, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

Cameron joined the board of directors of AI company [[Stability AI]] in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/james-cameron-joins-board-ai-firm-stability-stable-diffusion-1236010034/|title=James Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI in Coup for Tech Firm|date=September 24, 2024|website=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>