Sam Worthington's name has been synonymous with 'The Next Big Thing' for quite some time now, due to the lengthy production schedule of the film that earned him the moniker - James Cameron's Avatar.

In the mean time he has impressed in Terminator: Salvation, and made waves last week when the trailer for next summer's Clash of the Titans remake.

Despite all that, Avatar remains the project that will see him rise to the top of the A-list, or, heaven forbid, become the staple entry in the 'Whatever happened to...' entries for the next half century. 

In the latest issue of Total Film, out this Thursday, we sat down for a chat with the hard working actor, and found him surprisingly relaxed, refreshingly down to earth, and eager for the world to see what James Cameron has cooked up.

Do you feel like the “it” actor right now?

"Cousin It, more like! I try to keep my life ordinary because I have an extraordinary job. I wake up and do the washing as much as I can, because I go to work and battle aliens. That’s my job: alien killer! Or Terminator.

"I put that on a passport once and the guy just looked at me and went, ‘Eh, whatever...’"

Is Cameron a tough taskmaster?

"You work 18-hour days. I was on it for 14 months. Jim’s still editing. We’ll still be filming it up to the day it’s released... Probably after the movie comes out, knowing Jim!

"That commitment is what makes him the man he is. It’s life or death. It’s war. That’s how he approaches movies."

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