To the long-awaited blockbuster by James Cameron, titled Avatar, which has cost more than 300 million dollars does not stop him from falling bad news. If already accused of plagiarism a few months ago for its resemblance to the animated film Delgo, now it is accused of plagiarism because it was based on the novel Call me joe from award-winning writer Poul Anderson.
As AvatarIn this book the protagonist is a paraplegic man, Ed Anglesey, who telepathically connects with an artificial life form to explore an inhospitable planet full of resources.
Well, the controversy is served with free publicity for Avatar and for the novel Call me Joe.
We only have to wait until December 18, the date of the world premiere of Avatar, to know if James Cameron, after wiping out Titanic, does not now achieve one of the biggest box office fiascos in the history of cinema.