James Cameron on his thoughts about ‘The Force Awakens’

At 61 years old and with huge success in Hollywood, James Cameron spoke about The Force Awakens in a YouTube interview.

Being a close friend of George Lucas, Cameron spoke about The Force Awakens after Lucasfilm was sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. The latest film, directed by J.J. Abrams, was largely praised for its engaging plot and impressive visual affects. However, Cameron had some strong opinions regarding the matter.

In the interview with Hannah Litchfield, Cameron said: “George Lucas is a friend of mine and George and I had a good conversation about it (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). I don’t want to say too much about the film as I have a lot of respect for J.J. Abrams.

He continued: I want to see where they’re taking it next, see what they’re doing with it. But I gotta say I think that George’s six films, had more innovative visual imagination. And this film was more of a retrenchment to things you had seen before, and characters you had seen before. It took a few baby steps forward with new characters. But for me the jury is out, I want to see where they go with it.”

He also talked about Abrams and The Walt Disney Company not wanting him involved with the film: “They weren’t that keen to have me involved anyway, but if I get in there, I’m just going to cause trouble, because they’re not going to do what I want them to do. And I don’t have the control to do that any more, and all I would do is muck everything up. And so I said, ‘OK, I will go my way, and I’ll let them go their way.’”

Some of Cameron’s other legendary films include Aliens, Terminator 2 and Avatar.