There have been so many lawsuits that they should probably start teaching classes about suing James Cameron over Avatar in law schools! LOLz!
To recap – way back in March ’10, author Zhoe Shaomou filed a lawsuit against James Cameron over stealing the idea for Avatar, and he was seeking $145 million in copyright infringement.
Then earlier this month, sci-fi enthusiast Eric Ryder sued Mr. Cameron because he claimed he came up with the idea for Avatar while working for James’ production co. back in ’97.
Now, sci-fi writer Bryant Moore is suing James for over $2 BILLION, because….drum roll…..he claims the Avatar director stole his idea for the movie!
APPARENTLY, the concept was taken from Bryant’s screenplays Aquatica and Descendants: The Pollination. Uh huh.
Oh, and according to the lawsuit, similarities in Avatar and Bryant’s scripts include the following…
“…bioluminescent flora/plant life, unbreathable atmospheres, matriarch support of hero vs. heroine, spiritual connections to environment and reincarnation, appearance of mist in scene, sunlight to moonlight, crackling from gargantuan foliage, blue skin/green skin and battle scene on limbs/branches.
Sorry Bryant, but we’ve heard it way too many times before! Unless U can provide some seriously concrete evidence that the idea was stolen, we don’t see this lawsuit going anywhere.
What do U think? Did this guy ACTUALLY come up with the idea for Avatar???