James Cameron has recently explained why he decided to adapt Joe Abercrombie’s The Devils.
In a new interview with Empire magazine, the legendary movie-maker opened up that The Devils will be different from Avatar.
“It’s nuts,” said the 70-year-old.
James told the outlet, “I was literally reading parts of the book out loud to my wife Suzy. And it dawned on me: ‘I like this book so much, I should just buy it.’”
The director shared that the rights of the new fantasy novel have been acquired by his company, Lightstorm Entertainment, last month.
Elaborating on how The Devils will be different from Avatar, James stated, “It doesn’t have the kind of conscience that ‘Avatar’ does, but I don’t know if that’s a bad thing.”
Titanic director noted that Hiroshima is a movie “you do because you have to”.
“The Devils is a movie you do for fun,” he pointed out.
Reflecting on the book, James previously said in a press statement that The Devils “is a sharply witty horror adventure” crossed with a “twisted, stylish, alt-universe middle-ages romp.”
“The Devils showcases author “Joe’s jaundiced view of human nature, in all its dark, selfish glory, as told through some decidedly un-human characters”.
“I’m looking forward to the writing process with Joe, though I’m certain this adaptation will practically write itself because Joe writes very visually, almost in scenes, and with a very cinematic structure,” pointed out James.
The True Lies actor continued, “I can’t wait to dig into this as I wind down on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’”
“It will be a joyful new challenge for me to bring these indelible characters to life,” he added.
