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Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft The Tour review: Billie Eilish’s music soars beyond James Cameron’s average film | Movie-review News

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft The Tour review: Billie Eilish’s music soars beyond James Cameron’s average film | Movie-review News

4 min readMay 18, 2026 07:23 PM IST In a moving moment in ‘Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour’, a teenage brown boy waiting in a serpentine queue to attend the British popstar’s concert talks of how her music helped take away his pain. “Parents, therapy, nothing could compare to how pure those sounds felt and healed all the pain I felt. She connected in a way nothing else could,” he says. Another talks of being heard and “how that was worth living for” and another speaks of “being seen.” Moments later, Eilish — the youngest artiste to win all four major Grammy categories in a single night — appears, dressed in her familiar oversized jerseys, loose shorts, layered chains and anti-pop-star and shapeless silhouettes (her attempt at controlling the focus on her music and avoiding scrutiny of her body) and dives into ‘Your Power’, one of the most vulnerable songs from her triple-Grammy winning ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ (2019). It is heartening when a young …

James Cameron shares new update on the future of the Avatar franchise: ‘I want to do them in ½ the time for ⅔ the cost’

James Cameron shares new update on the future of the Avatar franchise: ‘I want to do them in ½ the time for ⅔ the cost’

The Avatar franchise has received a major new update. Filmmaker James Cameron recently revealed that the future of the blockbuster saga is still actively being shaped, with the next two planned films continuing to remain in development. While discussing the franchise’s long-term roadmap, Cameron shared that he is currently exploring ways to reduce both production time and overall costs for the upcoming instalments. Filmmaker James Cameron shares new update on the Avatar franchise. Also Read | Avatar Fire and Ash review: James Cameron’s breathtaking visuals can’t mask how mind numbingly boring the film is In a recent interview with Deadline, James confirmed that Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 remain a key part of his long-term vision following the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash. The filmmaker also opened up about his upcoming project pipeline, revealing what he has been working on behind the scenes, along with the new production techniques being developed for the franchise. Cameron further discussed the ambitious scale of the upcoming films and the cutting-edge technology being used to bring the next …

James Cameron, Disney dragged to court over alleged unauthorised use of teen actor’s likeness in Avatar

James Cameron, Disney dragged to court over alleged unauthorised use of teen actor’s likeness in Avatar

Avatar director James Cameron and the Walt Disney Company are facing a lawsuit that claims the director based a key character in the Avatar franchise on a teenage actor without her permission. The character of Neytiri is played in the Avatar films by Zoe Saldaña. James Cameron and Walt Disney Company sued James Cameron is being sued by Q’orianka Kilcher, who played Pocahontas in 2005’s The New World, over her allegation that he based a key character on her image. Q’orianka, who was 14 when she starred opposite Colin Farrell in Terrence Malick’s film, has claimed that James Cameron told her he based the appearance of Zoe Saldana’s character Neytiri on a photograph of her, reports NBC News. In the complaint, Q’orianka claims that James Cameron extracted her facial features from a published photograph and directed his design team to use it as the foundation for the character of Neytiri in Avatar. Q’orianka’s representatives, through the lawsuit, argue that “this case exposes how one of Hollywood’s most powerful filmmakers exploited a young Indigenous girl’s biometric …

James Cameron wonders about ‘bee culture’ as he talks about National Geographic doc series Secrets of the Bees

James Cameron wonders about ‘bee culture’ as he talks about National Geographic doc series Secrets of the Bees

The world looks different when seen from the ‘bees-eye view.’ The new National Geographic documentary series, Secrets of the Bees, offers viewers a look into the hidden world of bees, revealing the intricate details and social structure of a honeybee hive. Backed by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron, the docuseries is hosted by award-winning wildlife filmmaker and explorer Bertie Gregory. Director James Cameron talks about backing the new National Geographic series Secrets of the Bees. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci (REUTERS) On Secrets of the Bees Ahead of the docuseries’ release, HT attended a press conference where James Cameron spoke about the show with entomologist and fellow National Geographic explorer Dr Samuel Ramsey. Talking about his association with the show and whether the experience has had any influence on him as a person, James said, “I don’t appear in the film, although I’m helping to promote the show. So, I do it for my own interests, my own curiosity. The Secrets series has been incredibly revelatory to me about the behaviour of whales and octopus and various species …

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos hits back at James Cameron for calling streamer’s acquisition of Warner Bros ‘disastrous’

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos hits back at James Cameron for calling streamer’s acquisition of Warner Bros ‘disastrous’

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is not happy with James Cameron’s letter against the streaming platform over its bid to acquire Warner Bros studio and terming it “disastrous”. Pushing back against the remarks, Sarandos said he was “surprised and disappointed” that Cameron chose to align with what he described as a disinformation campaign surrounding the proposed deal. Netflix’s Ted Sarandos wrote a letter to defend his company’s plans for movies if its acquisition of Warner Bros. goes through, Ted Sarandos hits back at James Cameron Sarandos addressed Cameron’s remarks in a letter penned to Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who chairs the Senate’s subcommittee on antitrust. He mentioned that an earlier letter from the director “knowingly misrepresents our position and commitment to the theatrical release of Warner Bros. films.” Sarandos’ letter follows an earlier note to Lee from Cameron, who said the sale of Warner Bros.’ film studio and streaming service to Netflix “will be disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business that I have dedicated my life’s work to.” “I recently read the letter …

James Cameron says Netflix acquiring Warner Bros would be ‘disastrous’, predicts shut theatres, job losses

James Cameron says Netflix acquiring Warner Bros would be ‘disastrous’, predicts shut theatres, job losses

In a letter to American Senator Mike Lee, veteran Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron has argued against Netflix‘s planned acquisition of Warner Bros, one of the biggest movie studios in the world. Cameron, director of blockbusters like Avatar, Titanic, and The Terminator, has said that the acquisition would be ‘disastrous’ for the movie business. James Cameron has warned against Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman (REUTERS) James Cameron warns against Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros In his letter to Senator Lee, who is the chair of the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, James Cameron predicts a doom-like scenario for filmmaking business in the US and worldwide if the planned acquisition comes through. “I believe strongly that the proposed sale of Warner Brothers Discovery to Netflix will be disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business that I have dedicated my life’s work to. Of course, my films all play in the downstream video markets as well, but my first love is the cinema,” Cameron wrote in the letter, as quoted by Variety. James Cameron is one of …

Aishwarya Rai as Rose, Rajesh Khanna as Jack: AI imagines if Titanic were made in Bollywood

Aishwarya Rai as Rose, Rajesh Khanna as Jack: AI imagines if Titanic were made in Bollywood

As AI continues to blur the lines between past and present, a new AI-generated video is reimagining what it would look like if Bollywood stars were cast as Rose and Jack in the iconic Hollywood film Titanic. The reimagining swaps Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Rajesh Khanna for Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio to pick out scenes from the film that are still fresh in fans’ minds. Check out the scenes from the Hollywood film Titanic as AI imagines them with Bollywood stars. Titanic with Aishwarya Rai and Rajesh Khanna In a new Instagram post, Souvik, an AI artist and short filmmaker known as Mr Hellrocker, crafted a series of scenes featuring Aishwarya as Rose and Rajesh as Jack from Titanic. From Rose entering the hallway to meet Jack in a suit for the first time, to their memorable scene at the deck of the Titanic with Rose spreading her arms wide, many scenes from the film looked just as gorgeous with Aishwarya and Rajesh Khanna in them. The AI-generated video Souvik shared showed a …

Avatar: Fire and Ash India Box Office Collections: James Cameron’s film adds Rs 4 crore in 5th weekend, cume crosses Rs 225 crore mark

Avatar: Fire and Ash India Box Office Collections: James Cameron’s film adds Rs 4 crore in 5th weekend, cume crosses Rs 225 crore mark

Avatar: Fire and Ash, directed by James Cameron, is recording a good hold at the box office. The sci-fi action adventure drama added around Rs. 3.75 crore to the tally in its 5th weekend. The movie entered its 5th week by collecting Rs. 75 lakh, followed by Rs. 1.40 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 1.60 crore on Sunday.  The running cumulative of Avatar: Fire and Ash has crossed the Rs. 225 crore gross mark at the Indian box office. The Hollywood movie is now in its final legs and is expected to wind up its entire theatrical run soon. The movie will face Sunny Deol’s Border 2 in India from the coming weekend, which is expected to put a full stop on Avatar 3’s box office run. Let’s see if the movie can sustain after Border 2’s release.  Based on the current trends, Avatar: Fire and Ash is likely to wind its box office journey around Rs. 230 crore gross at the Indian box office. Though the movie underperformed considering the brand value of the Avatar …

James Cameron is now the only filmmaker with four billion dollar hits as Avatar Fire and Ash earns over  billion in 3 weeks | Hollywood News

James Cameron is now the only filmmaker with four billion dollar hits as Avatar Fire and Ash earns over $1 billion in 3 weeks | Hollywood News

James Cameron’s sci-fi fantasy epic Avatar: Fire and Ash didn’t open as big as its prequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), but it has grown slowly and surely at the global box office. Within just three weeks, it has now entered the $1 billion club, significantly propelled by its international earnings outside of North America and Canada. Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment in Cameron’s popular Avatar franchise, collected $40 million over its third weekend in North America. The earnings happened despite competition from much-talked-about films like Paul Feig’s thriller The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried; Josh Safdie’s sports drama Marty Supreme, starring Timothee Chalamet; Tom Gormican’s action adventure comedy Anaconda, starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black; and the unstoppable holdover release, Disney’s animated sequel Zootopia 2. The third weekend collection has helped the total domestic box office collection of Avatar: Fire and Ash to go up to $306 million across North America and Canada. Avatar Fire and Ash box office worldwide Avatar: Fire and Ash has greatly benefited from its …

Avatar Fire and Ash mints  billion at box office; James Cameron is first director with 4 billion-dollar blockbusters

Avatar Fire and Ash mints $1 billion at box office; James Cameron is first director with 4 billion-dollar blockbusters

Updated on: Jan 05, 2026 08:02 am IST Avatar Fire and Ash has become the 3rd film releasing in 2025 to cross the billion-dollar mark at the global box office. Avatar Fire and Ash box office: James Cameron’s newest offering – Avatar Fire and Ash – has joined the previous two films in the franchise in the billion-dollar club. According to box office tracking sites like Comscore and Box Office Mojo, the film has now grossed over $1 billion at the global box office, largely on the back of a hugely successful run overseas. Avatar Fire and Ash box office: A still from the James Cameron film. Avatar Fire and Ash enters the billion-dollar club On Sunday, Walt Disney Studios, which produced and distributed the film worldwide, said that Avatar Fire and Ash, the third film in Cameron’s Avatar franchise, has brought in $1.03 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Fire and Ash is the third movie in the Avatar series, which has earned a combined $6.35 billion globally. The movie picks up where the second …