James Cameron wasted little time quelling rumors that he will be taking part in an OceanGate movie or series about the Titan submarine disaster.
There are reports that a streaming network has reached out to the acclaimed filmmaker about telling the story of the tragedy that left five people dead when the Titan imploded while traveling to the Titanic’s wreckage last month.
“I don’t normally respond to abusive rumors in the media, but I have to now,” 68-year-old Cameron wrote in a statement on his Instagram Stories on Saturday, July 15. “I’m NOT talking about an OceanGate movie, and I never will be.”
The Titanic director also shared that same statement on his official Twitter account.
In addition to being an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Cameron is also a submarine enthusiast who has traveled to the wreck of the Titanic 30 times.
Turned down! James Cameron, 68, denies he is in talks to work on an OceanGate film about the Titan submarine disaster
The OceanGate submarine lost communication with its support vessel on Sunday, June 18, which then spent days searching the oceans.
That hunt would finally be called off on June 22, when crews found debris on the ocean floor likely caused by a “catastrophic implosion, believed to be Titan’s.”
Five people were aboard the Titan when it disappeared and eventually imploded on Father’s Day: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, British Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman Dawood, 19, British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, and Titanic- expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77.
While searching the wreckage, the U.S. Coast Guard also reported finding “suspected human remains,” which were eventually shipped for further analysis and testing.
In the aftermath of the tragedy that grips the world, The sun reported that an insider had named Cameron as a major streaming giant’s first choice to lead the project.
“The Titan disaster is already seen as a major series for one of the world’s biggest streamers – and James is the first choice for director,” a source told the newspaper, before adding: “It’s a subject that has him dear to the heart.”
Initially, after confirming that the passengers were presumed dead, Cameron went public and revealed how the diving community was “deeply concerned” about the safety of the submarine before the expedition.
“Some of the top players in the deep immersion tech community even wrote letters to the company, saying what they were doing was too experimental to carry passengers and it should be certified,” he told ABC in a June interview. . , as reported by People.
Instagram denial: Not only did the Academy Award winner deny being in talks about an OceanGate project, but he went a step further, adding, “I never will be”
Adventurer: The director of the Titanic is also an expert on deep-sea exploration, which has led him to travel to the actual wreckage of the Titanic 30 times
Titan tragedy: The OceanGate submarine lost communication with its support ship on Sunday, June 18, and the five passengers on board were eventually believed dead on June 22, when crews found debris on the ocean floor likely caused by a “catastrophic implosion” . believed to be that of Titan
RIP: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, was one of five people who died while traveling on the Titan to the Titanic wreckage which lies more than 12,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, equivalent to 2.76 miles
The resident of Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada then linked the circumstances behind the OceanGate to the tragedies of the Titanic.
Cameron pointed out the similarities of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, and the captain who was “repeatedly warned of ice ahead of his ship, and yet he steamed full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result.” ‘
The Avatar writer and director continued, “For us it’s a similar tragedy where warnings were not heeded. To take place in exactly the same location with all the diving happening around the world, I think it’s just amazing,” he explained. “It’s really quite surreal.”
Ocean Gate Inc. is a privately held American company based in Everett, Washington that has provided manned submersibles for tourism, industry, research and exploration. The company was founded in 2009 by Stockton Rush, one of the five killed in Titan, and Guillermo Söhnlein.