10 Things You Really Don’t Know About Avatar

In the words of James Cameron...

By Jonathan CrockerAug 21st 2009

9. 9. Avatar isn’t based on something. It’s based on everything.

"Why is it inconceivable that Avatar isn’t really based on a thing? It came from all the science-fiction books I read when I was a kid. Just way too many. I used to take the bus to school every day, an hour and a half in each direction, and I read a book a day. Basically, I just said, ‘I’m just going to put everything in this that I ever wanted to see.’”

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