User blog:Faern./Under the sea...

According to The Guardian, James Cameron has gathered a team of engineers together in Australia and has charged them with the task of creating a submersible capable of traveling to the bottom of the Mariana trench. Once there, Cameron plans to shoot footage for the sequel to Avatar. Initial tests on the hull have been completed and a test dive could happen later this year.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot navigable on Earth and the 35,800 foot depth has only plumbed once. In January 23, 1960, two men in the steel submarine “The Trieste” dove to the bottom.

Although this isn't really a blog post so much as a news item, I just wanted to share it because it shows that Cameron is actively working on the sequel (which is a really cool thing), and that all of the news that we have heard about it being under water is also confirmed (again). Still waiting for the novel though...