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James Cameron has been sued multiple times already for allegedly stealing both the terrible plot and the terrible look of his sleeper hit Avatar from different terrible filmmakers, but I think this new lawsuit from a guy who made a thing called “Bats & Butterflies” is finally gonna NAIL ‘EM! The author, Elijah Schkeiban, is suing James Cameron over what he claims are similarities to the plot line, themes, and characters portrayed in Avatar. So from what I know of Avatar that means blue people, tails, and computer face? Is that what it is, Elijah? From The Hollywood Reporter:
Elijah Schkeiban says he’s the creator and author of “Bats & Butterflies,” a franchise of products first created in 1988, based on a novel and WGA-registered script by the same name, about a main character named Joshua who fights with thugs and gets injured. Joshua travels to a planet, Altair, and gets lost in a forest. There, he meets indiginous species and is caught up in a battle between the bats and the butterflies. He’s held captive by the butterlies and meets the queen, whose daughter teaches him about their ways. Joshua’s bonds grow and he flies on the backs of the butterflies and fights for them.
Well he didn’t mention anything about the computer face or what color anybody was, and I’m certainly no judge and jury, and I do understand that the story in Avatar was kind of basic and probably a lot of weirdo writers could claim their stories are similar, and if they could find a lawyer to sue James Cameron about it, heck, why not, even if your story doesn’t sound very similar at all you might as well take a stab, but, let’s be serious here, THIS COURT IS DISMISSED! HIS CASE IS AIRTIGHT, WHY ARE YOU WASTING MY TIME? I’M A BUSY WOMAN! SEND JAMES CAMERON TO JAIL AND DON’T COME BACK UNTIL YOU HAVE SOMETHING DEBATABLE!
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These movies should get sued by REAL LIFE because they’re all hitting a bit too close to home.
his lawyers said that their response will be delayed, as they are busy prepping a copyright infringement suit against some ship captain in Italy on Mr. Cameron’s behalf .
I thought Avatar was stolen from Native Americans and traded for a small pox blanket…
There’s another lawsuit going on right now, claiming that Avatar was stolen from the plaintiff’s actual life story.
I’m afraid I just blue myself.
“Sure just put it on the pile with the Ferngully and Pocahantas and Dances with Wolves shit”
This is correct.
Don’t forget The Last Samurai.
“NO! IT WAS I WHO FIRST CREATED THE COLOR BLUE!” -all of the Avatar lawsuits
They should all be sued by the makers of Dances with Wolves.
Costner’s revenge.
I remember I had just finished watching all seven seasons of The Shield when I first saw that AVATAR poster used in this blog post. I immediately thought, “Wow. That looks JUST like CCH Pounder. Crazy.” Then it turns out it was CCH Pounder.
My lawyers are on the case.
Dear god, I love The Shield.
Funny Story: I did the original animated trailer for this guy Elijah Schkeiban for his magnum opus Bats & Butterflies. I also remember he stiffed me on the 3K he owed me for the art and animation. So I do hope he gets some kind of buyout to go away. Then I can go after him for 5 to 10K. Hahaha!!!
Good luck Elijah! Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!!!
This sounds more like Fern Gully.
If you had invented Avatar, then you would have invented Avatar.