James Cameron rejects claims Avatar epic borrows from Russians' sci-fi novels

It has grossed more than $1.3bn (£800m) worldwide, wowed the critics, and spawned a new generation of fans, the so-called Avatards, who have taken to painting their faces blue. But the film director James Cameron was facing claims today that his 3D blockbuster Avatar owes an unacknowledged debt to the popular Soviet fantasy writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Cinema audiences in Russia have been

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http://twitter.com/okemos_PES/status/7814411939経由。自分もアバターの粗筋を聞いて即座に「収容所惑星」を連想したのだが、話題になっているのは短編集の方か。収容所惑星の復刊と合わせて邦訳きぼん。