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智 课 网 雅 思 备 考 资 料 轻松阅读：《阿凡达》故事情节 Introduction   Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction epic film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on the lush moon Pandora in the Alpha Centauri star system.[5] The colonists expansion threatens the continued existence of the Navi—a race of humanoids who are indigenous to Pandora—as well as the moons ecosystem. The films title refers to the genetically engineered Navi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora.[6]   Development on Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80scriptment for the film.[7] Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Camerons 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to Cameron, the technology was not yet available to portray his vision of the film.[8][9] Work on the language for the films extraterrestrial race began in summer 2005, and Cameron began developing the script and fictional universe in early 2006.[10][11]   Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million.[2] Other estimates put the cost at $280–310 million to produce and $150 million for marketing.[12][13][14] The film was released for traditional two-dimensional projection, as well as in 3-D, using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, and IMAX 3D formats. The film was touted as a breakthrough in filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking with cameras that were specially designed for the films production.[15]   Avatar premiered in London on December 10, 2009, and was released internationally on December 16, and in North America on December 18, to critical acclaim and commercial success.[16][17][18] The film broke several box office records during i