{"id":528055,"date":"2022-12-15T23:49:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-cameron-slammed-for-cruel-dolphin-stunt-at-avatar-2-premiere\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T23:49:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:49:42","slug":"james-cameron-slammed-for-cruel-dolphin-stunt-at-avatar-2-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-cameron-slammed-for-cruel-dolphin-stunt-at-avatar-2-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Cameron slammed for &#8216;cruel&#8217; dolphin stunt at &#8216;Avatar 2&#8217; premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400c04c1056\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400c04c1056\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-cameron-slammed-for-cruel-dolphin-stunt-at-avatar-2-premiere\/#%E2%80%9CJames_Cameron_slammed_for_%E2%80%98cruel_dolphin_stunt_at_%E2%80%98Avatar_2_premiere%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;James Cameron slammed for &#8216;cruel&#8217; dolphin stunt at &#8216;Avatar 2&#8217; premiere&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJames_Cameron_slammed_for_%E2%80%98cruel_dolphin_stunt_at_%E2%80%98Avatar_2_premiere%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;James Cameron slammed for &#8216;cruel&#8217; dolphin stunt at &#8216;Avatar 2&#8217; premiere&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>They did it on porpoise.<\/p>\n<p>It took 13 years to make \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d and mere minutes for animal lovers to get upset about a stunt involving live, captive dolphins at the Japan premiere Saturday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/avatar-2-premiere-sparks-outrage-cruel-dolphin-stunt-slammed-way-of-water-james-cameron-japan-003810048.html?guccounter=1\">Yahoo News reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director James Cameron and actors Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver attended the Tokyo event, which featured dolphins performing tricks in a pool to orchestral music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure everybody asked their permission to be in the show,\u201d joked Cameron <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fRR_59i_tFM\">in a video of the affair<\/a>. \u201cI love these animals, I love their intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dolphin fans expressed varying degrees of \u201cheartbreak\u201d and \u201canger\u201d over the spectacle. Some even threatened to boycott the film entirely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"After 13 years of working on &quot;Avatar 2: Th Way of Water,&quot; the film finally premiered Saturday in Japan but was immediately sent up the creek without a paddle over a stunt that involved live, captive dolphins.\" class=\"wp-image-25024657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Japan premiere of \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d sparked outrage with a dolphin stunt.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LOWKEY GEEK!\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI would love to see James Cameron pledge to never attend a dolphin show ever again and to denounce the cruel capture and slaughter of dolphins h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening in Taiji, [Japan],\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/warriorforanimals\/?hl=en\"> <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmGVeE9g-hI\/?hl=en\">activist Bailey Mason urged<\/a> in an Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Cameron, 68, for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Animal welfare activists say they initially believed the mammals were digitally produced because Cameron is vegan, and he creates <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> with strong environmental messaging. <\/p>\n<p>Lisa Lange, senior vice president of communications for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said she thought the dolphins were animatronics, or some kind of \u201cmovie magic\u201d was used \u2014 but the more she watched, the more she realized they were real. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington sitting there applauding was shocking,\u201d Lange told Yahoo <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cThe trainers were treating those dolphins like circus clowns. They were riding on the noses of the dolphins, I mean, that\u2019s as bad as it gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The dolphins -- which was part of the event attended by director James Cameron as well as actors Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver -- swam around a large pool and performed tricks to orchestral music.\" class=\"wp-image-25024666\" width=\"618\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/avatar-dolphin-show-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The dolphins were featured at an event attended by director James Cameron as well as actors Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LOWKEY GEEK!\/youTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Animal welfare activists initially believe the footage was real due to the fact that Cameron is vegan, as well as creates movies with strong environmental messaging. \" class=\"wp-image-25024694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cameron-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Animal welfare activists initially believed the dolphins were digitally produced because of Cameron\u2019s strong beliefs about animal welfare and the environment.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kim Jae-Hwan\/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ric O\u2019Barry, who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary \u201cThe Cove\u201d \u2014 which explored the horrors of the Japanese dolphin industry \u2014 called the promotional performance \u201ccrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Barry trained dolphins for the 1960s television show \u201cFlipper\u201d before quitting and advocating against dolphin captivity.<\/p>\n<p>The World Animal Protection group said the stunt was \u201cconfoundingly out of step\u201d with Cameron\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptive dolphins are confined to a tiny, barren, artificial environment 200 thousand times smaller than their natural habitat. They endure severe suffering and distress and live much shorter lives on average than their wild counterparts,\u201d US programs director Cameron Harsh said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar: The Way of Water,\u201d meanwhile, continues to make waves at the box office. The film earned $15.8 million in 15 overseas markets on its opening day, far surpassing the original \u201cAvatar\u201d and \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/avatar-way-of-water-international-box-office-opening-day-1235462177\/\"> reported Variety<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It took 13 years to make \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d and mere minutes for animal lovers to get upset about a stunt involving live, captive dolphins at the Japan premiere Saturday, Yahoo News reported. 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