Despite facing criticism for his own critique of Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, Terminator and Avatar filmmaker James Cameron is not backing down on his opinion of the film.
The director recently vocalized his belief the film was actually "a step backwards" in terms of female representation in Hollywood. After reactions, including that of Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, criticized Cameron for his remarks, the director has doubled down, telling The Hollywood Reporter that he "stands by" those beliefs.
"I mean, she was Miss Israel, and she was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting. She's absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me, that's not breaking ground," Cameron told THR, explaining that his comments were in the context of Linda Hamilton's role as Sarah Connor in Terminator, calling that role "a breakthrough in its time."
Cameron also responded to Jenkins' comments, which included her saying that "If women have to always be hard, tough and troubled to be strong, and we aren't free to be multidimensional or celebrate an icon of women everywhere because she is attractive and loving, then we haven't come very far have we." Specifically, he again brought of the context of Hamilton's role as Sarah Connor.
"Linda looked great. She just wasn't treated as a sex object. There was nothing sexual about her character. It was about angst, it was about will, it was about determination," Cameron said. "She was crazy, she was complicated. … She wasn't there to be liked or ogled, but she was central, and the audience loved her by the end of the film.
"So as much as I applaud Patty directing the film and Hollywood, uh, 'letting' a woman direct a major action franchise, I didn't think there was anything groundbreaking in Wonder Woman," he continued.
While Cameron said he thought Wonder Woman "was a good film. Period," and that his comment may have been "simplistic," he is not "walking it back." He did clarify that he liked "the fact that, sexually, she had the upper hand with the male character."
"There is no right and wrong kind of powerful woman. And the massive female audience who made the film a hit it is, can surely choose and judge their own icons of progress," Jenkins said in her initial response to Cameron's first comments.
Cameron is currently working on four Avatar sequels, for which release dates were recently revealed — Avatar 2 won't hit until December 18, 2020. The villain for the sequels was also recently revealed. Cameron has also recently discussed the possibility of a Terminator reboot, as well as a possible role for original star Arnold Schwarzenegger in those new films.
Wonder Woman, for which Warner Bros. and DC confirmed a sequel at San Diego Comic-Con, continued to break box office records ahead of its recent release on home video. Most recently, the film passed the $800 million worldwide box office mark, as well as the $400 million domestic mark — Wonder Woman has now become the highest-grossing superhero origin film domestically ever.
The DC superhero film also recently became the highest-grossing blockbuster of the 2017 summer season, the biggest domestic hit of the DC Extended Universe, and the highest-grossing film by a female director.
WB is reportedly eyeing an Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman and the film's director Patty Jenkins is reportedly close to a historic deal to direct Wonder Woman 2.
Matt Davidson is a freelance writer for IGN - you can follow him on Twitter, if you like.
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