Oscar Directors: Cameron, James–“Trump’s Re-Election is ‘Sickening, like Watching Car Crash Over and Over”;; His New Zealand Citizenship Is Imminent

Cameron: Trump’s Re-Election is ‘Sickening, like Watching Car Crash Over and Over’; His New Zealand Citizenship Is ‘Imminent’

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Oscar winner James Cameron is sickened by Donald Trump’s reelection and is happy his New Zealand citizenship is “imminent.” The Oscar-winning director appeared on “The F—ing News” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and was asked about his response to Trump becoming U.S. president again, to which Cameron responded: “I think it’s horrific, I think it’s horrifying.”

“I see a turn away from everything decent,” Cameron said. “America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for. It becomes a hollow idea, and I think they’re hollowing it out as fast as they can for their own benefit.”

While Cameron visits the U.S. frequently, he spends the majority of his time in New Zealand. It’s there where Cameron has been filming and working on the “Avatar” franchise for more than a decade and counting. Given that “we are all in this together globally,” Cameron said he’s unsure “if I feel any safer here.”

As for his impending New Zealand citizenship, Cameron said it “means a lot” and “it’s something I’ve worked toward, something I’ve had to sacrifice for.”

“If you’re going to uproot your family and move somewhere, you have to invest, you have to be part of it, you have to earn standing,” the director said. “I just think you’ve got to earn your right to be in a place… There’s an innate respect and a demand for respect [here]. Everybody has this kind of equal status in terms of person-hood. And I love that – that’s what I wanted my kids to experience.”

Cameron is currently in post-production on the third “Avatar” movie, which is titled “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The movie is set for release on Dec. 19 from Disney and 20th Century Studios. There are two more “Avatar” sequels on his docket, parts of which have already been shot.

Watch Cameron’s full interview on the “The F—ing News” in the video below.

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