James Cameron Battle Angel Alita). Both movies were to be shot in 3D. By December, Cameron stated that he wanted to film "Battle Angel" first, followed by "Avatar". However, in February 2006, he switched goals for the two film projects and decided to film "Avatar" first. He mentioned that if both films were successful, he would be interested in seeing a trilogy being made for both. "Alita: Battle Angel" eventually began production in 2016 with Cameron writing and producing and Robert Rodriguez directing. "Avatar" had an estimated budget of over $300 million and was released on December 18, 2009. This marked his
James Cameron filmography debut in 1998 playing himself in the sitcom "Mad About You". Two years later he executive produced the science fiction television series "Dark Angel" (2000) starring Jessica Alba. In 2005, he appeared in two documentaries about the sinking of the RMS Titanic: "Last Mysteries of the Titanic", and "Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure". He also made appearances as himself on the comedy-drama television series "Entourage" that same year. Cameron followed this by executive producing two biblical documentaries, "The Exodus Decoded" (2006) and "Lost Tomb of Jesus" (2007). He executive produced and appeared in a third Titanic related documentary, "Titanic: Final Word