James Cameron Says Special Effects In Marvel Cinematic Universe Don’t Compare to What You See in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

James Cameron thinks that the special effects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can’t hold a candle to what you’ll see in Avatar: The Way of Water.

The 68-year-old Titanic director is gearing up for the release of the long-awaited sequel to 2009’s Avatar.

During a recent interview, he revealed how superhero movies popularized by the likes of the MCU inspired his craft this time around. However, he also hinted that what he’s creating is better quality.

Click inside to find out what James Cameron had to say…

“Obviously the big comic book films have been driving the sheer volume of the industry,” he said during an interview with ComicBook.com. “The rising tide of technique raises everybody together. It gives you higher quality artists, more tools and plug-ins and code. You’ve got more talented people writing code out there.”

“Our team at WETA Digital is constantly having new hires, and it’s coming out of that pool,” he added. “So it improves everything.”

James revealed what he feels that they do better than the MCU: “That said, WETA Effects, as it’s called now, is the best. Right? Industrial Light & Magic does great work, but when it comes to the kind of emotive facial stuff that we’re doing… Thanos? Come on. Give me a break. You saw. It’s not even close. It’s what WETA did.”

Avatar: The Way of Water premieres on December 16.

The director jokingly revealed when you should go to the bathroom while watching the movie.

Watch James Cameron open up about the topic and more in the video clip below…

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