James Cameron Sued For Allegedly Stealing Avatar Idea

Was the highest-grossing movie of all time based on a stolen idea?


That’s the argument behind a new lawsuit reportedly filed against Avatar writer and director James Cameron.


The award-winning filmmaker was allegedly pitched an “environmentally themed 3-D epic about a corporation’s colonization and plundering of a distant moon’s lush and wondrous natural setting” back in 1999.


Eric Ryder claims he had several meetings with Cameron’s production company about the potential project, until he was allegedly told in 2002 that no one would see such a film.


Ryder’s attempts to get recognition in 2009, when the record-breaking movie starring Sam Worthington was released, were reportedly rebuffed.