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| James Cameron goes from Avatar to Hiroshima Director buys film rights to The Last Train to Hiroshima, Charles Pellegrino's non-fiction account of the 1945 atomic bomb blastsWhen Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bomb blasts that brought the second world war to an end, died on Monday at the age of 93, the mayor of Nagasaki said that his death marked the loss of "a precious storyteller". Now, however, it appears that Yamaguchi's story may yet reach a whole new audience – courtesy of a big-budget film by Avatar director James Cameron.Cameron is believed to have met with Yamaguchi on 22 December during a brief promotional trip to Japan. Today, Variety reports that Cameron has bought the film rights to The Last Train to Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back, a non-fiction book by Charles Pellegrino which is published in the US on 19 January.Pundits are speculating that the film-maker could be eyeing it as a potential directorial project for himself. The historical subject matter would certainly be a change of pace from the space fantasy of Avatar, which in just three weeks on release has become the second highest grossing film of all time at the international box office and is closing in fast on Cameron's own record-holder, Titanic.Yamaguchi suffered serious burns to the upper half of his body in the Hiroshima attack of 6 August 1945. He then returned to his hometown of Nagasaki, which was hit by a second bomb just three days later. Officially recognised as the only person to have survived both blasts, Yamaguchi went on to speak at the United Nations and wrote books and songs about his experience. He was a long-time campaigner for nuclear disarmament.James CameronJapanXan Brooksguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Eric Rohmer, French Movie Master, Dies at 89 Director Eric Rohmer's career examining the finer points of young love began with My Night at Maud's, the 1969 chatfest that swept him into the global spotlight, and ended Jan. 11, with his death in Paris at 89 feedproxy.google.com |
Avatar director Down Under for next film OSCAR-WINNING director James Cameron is heading to Australia to oversee his next film project. news.com.au |
Golden Globe stars bust a move HOLLYWOOD'S A-list partied hard at Golden Globe after parties where one star tried to drive home drunk. news.com.au |
'Avatar' and Sandra Bullock Win Big at Box Office Nearly making it into Guinness World Records, Avatar, the green movie with the blue people, has earned $552.8 million in North America, and this week should pass James Cameron's Titanic as the all-time domestic champ feedproxy.google.com |