James Cameron in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023; Ryan Gosling in London on July 12, 2023.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty, Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty, Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty
James Cameronknows how to appreciate a good joke, even at his own expense.
In conversation with PEOPLE to tout the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release ofTitanic25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, the award-winning director jokingly addresses the timeRyan Goslingpoked fun at his decision to use Papyrus, a default Microsoft font, for theAvatarlogo. “The font thing’s funny,” says Cameron, 69.
Fans ofSaturday Night Livemay recall that theBarbiestar took part in a 2017 skit aptly titled"Papyrus"in which he plays an individual who can’t wrap his head around Cameron’s decision to use the relatively common letter style, which has been a default font on computers since the release of Microsoft Office 97.
Ryan Gosling photographed attending the 2023 SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4, 2023 in San Francisco, California.Steve Jennings/Getty
Steve Jennings/Getty
In response, Cameron jokes to PEOPLE: “I mean, the thing is, we actually now had a dilemma on movie two. It’s like, ‘Are we going to keep the same font, the highest-grossing film in history, or are we going to change it?’ Mess with the formula. It’s like, ‘F— it, we’re using the font. If Ryan gets his panties in a bunch over it, then so be it.”
Cameron’sAvatarsequel, 2022’sAvatar: The Way of Water, grossed a colossal $2.3 billion worldwide but didn’t unseatAvatar’s throne, which stands as the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.9 billion.
James Cameron photographed in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2023.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Despite the jokes made about his film’s logo, Cameron still maintains, “I loveSaturday Night Live.”
“You’ve got to be able to laugh with and at yourself onSaturday Night Live,” the Oscar winner continues. “They had me light a cigar off a hundred-dollar bill afterTitanicbecame the highest-grossing film in history. First of all, I don’t smoke cigars… and I’d never light a hundred-dollar bill on fire. It’d be a bad thing for my kids to see, but it’s funny.”
BothAvatarandAvatar: The Way of Waterwill be available in 4K Ultra HD via digital retailers on Dec. 12, and on Blu-ray disc on Dec. 19.Titanicis now available for the first time ever remastered on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc.
source: people.com
