'Titanic' Director James Cameron Joins Effort to Plug Gulf Oil Spill

Fox 7 ^ | Wednesday, 02 Jun 2010, 8:22 AM CDT | AFP

[bgill]

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron and another Canadian who built submersibles for the director's 1989 thriller "The Abyss" joined talks on Tuesday in Washington on innovative ways of capping the Gulf of Mexico oil spill... Cameron made two documentaries about the wreck of the ocean liner Titanic prior to filming his 1997 blockbuster Hollywood movie "Titanic."

He used a small fleet of specially designed remotely operated underwater vehicles and is regarded as an expert in the field.

[Alex Murphy]

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron and another Canadian who built submersibles for the director's 1989 thriller "The Abyss" joined talks on Tuesday in Washington on innovative ways of capping the Gulf of Mexico oil spill...

I was wondering how long it would take before some Hollywood talking head brought up Cameron's The Abyss in this context, and lookee what I find!

I'm still waiting for my anamorphic widescreen DVD or blu-ray, James.

[billorites]

Let's get Terry Gilliam on the job.

And Russ Meyers too.

[wac3rd]

I am disgusted.

[twhitak]

is regarded as an expert in the field

Even if this were true, that was 15 years ago. Surely the technology has improved since then.

[Ayn And Milton]

I’d advise to let Michael Moore sink into that gigantic leak.

I bet it will work. Two birds. One stone.

[NMEwithin]

So because Cameron used a bunch of submersibles to film Titanic...this qualifies him as a valid resource on how to cap an out of control oil leak?

Ok...yup...I see the logic...I think....

[stuartcr]

I imagine he has oceanographers on his payroll.

[nina0113]

Where’s Clive Cussler?

[Above My Pay Grade]

Big Oil + Big Government + Big Hollywood. What could possibly go wrong? /sarc

[jag.drafting]

Wasn’t it Cameron’s brother that did most of the “Engineering” for Titanic’s underwater filming?

[stuartcr]

At this point, I don’t see what’s wrong with asking anyone that has had any experience doing big projects underwater, to pitch in. Outside of the oil companies, I can’t think of many that have any experience doing large undersea projects. Does anyone know of any other agency or organisation that has any experience like this, that hasn’t been approached for help?

[onedoug]

"Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?"

[MortMan]

Who can post the picture of Mr. Beanatar?

[Uri’el-2012]

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron

I guess they indulge in magical thinking when they smoke crack.

[BerniesFriend]

"You cannot plug the hole until you are one with nature..or some crap like that!"

actually..that was my favorite line in the whole flick..

[onedoug]

Fiction, meet reality.

[Dahoser]

Cameron inspired Spicoli to pack up his beer cup and race to the scene for another inspired rescue mission.

[dead]

They should bring in Desmond from Lost to plug the thing.

He has abilities and destiny on his side.

[Carl LaFong]

Don’t forget Alf as NASA administrator.

[MGMSwordsman]

This guy may be a talented director, but personally, he is your typical Hollywood Godless dirtbag.