The filmmaker has responded to the false claims linking him to the project after the fatal implosion of the submersible killed all five people on board during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck.
Hollywood filmmaker, Cameron – who directed 1997 Oscar-winning film Titanic starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio – quashed reports about his involvement in the development of an OceanGate film on Saturday (July 15).
The 68-year-old began: ‘I don’t respond to offensive rumours in the media usually, but I need to now.’
He added on Twitter: ‘I’m NOT in talks about an OceanGate film, nor will I ever be.’
His denial comes after sources claimed a streaming network had approached the director to tell the story of the doomed Titan expedition.
An insider said just days ago: ‘The Titan disaster is already being looked at as a major series for one of the world’s biggest streamers — and James is first choice for director.
‘It is a subject close to his heart.’
The insider continued to The Sun: ‘He told the story of the Titanic so compassionately it feels like a natural step for him to take this on.
‘Retracing the steps of those on board the Titan is a massive undertaking but there would be a lot of time, money and resources dedicated to it.’
The publication also noted that Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Kumail Nanjiani were on the wish list for the drama.
Cameron has visited the wreckage of the famous ocean liner 33 times himself.
He was outspoken last month when the Titan submersible lost contact with tour operator OceanGate Expeditions an hour and 45 minutes into the two-hour descent to the wreckage.
The Canadian filmmaker previously told ABC News that he was ‘struck by the similarity’ of the Titan submersible tragedy and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board the deep-sea vessel, alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
Wreckage from the submersible was later recovered from the ocean floor near the Titanic, with large pieces of debris transported to shore in St John’s, Canada and pulled from the ocean.
It was reported that human remains were among the findings recovered – and it was also revealed that Canadian police were investigating the incident.
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