“Sanctum,” inspired by events experienced by Wight back in 1988, is an Australian production that tells the tale of a group of adventurers exploring a large cave system when a tropical storm hits and, cut off from help, they must fight to survive.īut smaller didn’t mean easier as Cameron said the movie was considerably more challenging than “Avatar.” The 3D filmmaking, which requires two cameras and larger teams, took place underwater, on the water, in tighter quarters and used more handheld cameras than anything he attempted in “Avatar.”

(Being the only A-lister associated with the movie, Cameron took the brunt of the questions.) in 3D.Īnd that was the appeal to Cameron, who was making “Avatar” in New Zealand when he first heard about the project he wanted to see how 3D would impact a smaller-scaled movie. in 3D, it’s a modestly-budgeted thriller. It simply means that instead of being a tentpole epic. The movie touts itself as being the next evolution in 3D, but it doesn’t mean it’s got some new doohickey up its sleeve. The tour wraps up at Universal Orlando on February 6. The roadshow hit CES in Las Vegas this weekend before going on to Phoenix, Austin, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Raleigh and Miami, among other cities (check Sanctum’s Facebook page for details on the stops). Cameron, director Alister Grierson and writer-producer Andrew Wight (who produced all of Cameron’s IMAX 3D movies) were on hand for the kick-off.

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