Filmmakers Roland Emmerich and James Cameron disagreed over the long-awaited remake of Fantastic Voyage, with Emmerich recently calling Cameron overbearing.
Roland Emmerich Calls James Cameron 'Very Controlling,' Explains Why He Left 'Fantastic Voyage'
Speaking with fellow filmmaker Antoine Fuqua for Collider's Directors on Directing event at San Diego Comic-Con, Emmerich spoke candidly about his experiences working with Cameron on the film years ago. Emmerich didn't hold back, calling Cameron "very controlling" before saying that he simply abandoned the project after a certain point.
"James Cameron is very controlling, so I just gave up at a certain point," Emmerich said. "Because it's like, 'Is it your movie or my movie?'
“We were in the very early stages. Because I said, ‘Gosh, why is he so controlling?’ I have to say, I do my thing, and if I can’t do my thing, I’m not interested at all. It’s that simple. So if someone else wants to say something to me and is more powerful than me, I’m out.”
