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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Books / Film James Cameron Does Not Employ Bad People

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:29 PM

As I've written over the last few days, it looks like Charles Pellegrino's Last Train from Hiroshima is a book with some problems. First, a source reportedly lied to Pellegrino, bringing many of the book's sexy revelations into question. Then, the author's doctorate looked increasingly suspicious. Then it appeared that several sources might have been completely fabricated. The publisher halted publication on the book and is offering refunds to booksellers and wholesalers, even as Hiroshima is sellling more copies now that it's the center of a scandal.

But one person who is not having it at all is Avatar director James Cameron. Cameron, who has worked with Pellegrino and has optioned a film version of Hiroshima, says that this is all bullshit.

A story from the Daily Telegraph quotes Cameron as saying, “All I know is that Charlie would not fabricate so there must be a reason for the misunderstanding.”

Will Cameron go ahead and produce a film version of a book that the publisher has halted? James Frey didn't have The King of the World on his side; Cameron's involvement makes all of this a lot more interesting.

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No no never! Not that he's ever been tied in to lying about his involvement with finding the Titanic, creating Jurassic Park and finding the lost tomb of Jesus!

Oh wait...

http://jamescameron.blogspot.com/2010/02…

...he did!

Posted by Chris B

on March 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM

The Pope also considers himself infallible. What does Ratzinger have to say about this?

Posted by no sir I don't like it on March 4, 2010 at 3:52 PM

They've made at least two version of The Amityville Horror over the years, so I don't see why they wouldn't make this into a film.

Posted by Dougsf on March 4, 2010 at 3:58 PM

@1, beep beep Truther alert. The guy who wrote the article you link to is a truther, which casts a huge pall on his credibility. His breathless over-charged writing style leaves a lot to be desired as well.

I'm not defending Pellegrini, who looks pretty bad right now, but that article isn't helping your case.

Posted by Fnarf

on March 4, 2010 at 4:24 PM

I spent an hour on the phone today trying to explain to a girl at the Rental Office that because her website failed to automatically bill my bank account this monty, it was the lessor's fault.

It would seem so easy to comprehend.

But does she? No. She does not.

I will write a check!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on March 4, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Pellegrino admitted in an early article about the problems that he had never checked up on pretty much anything the source who made up all that stuff told him, even things as simple as making sure that the man was officially listed as part of the military assignments he claimed he was.

Posted by GlennFleishman