What can be said of the most successful writer/director of all time? James Cameron is in a league of his own. His filmography doesn’t have a failure in it. From Terminator to the #1 and #2 biggest movies of all time, Titantic and Avatar. I can wait to see what he comes up with next.
Take a listen to James Cameron Masterclass as he discusses his films and storytelling techniques. The screenplays below are the only ones that are available online. If you find any of his missing screenplays please leave the link int he comment section.
When you are done reading take a listen to Apple’s #1 Screenwriting Podcast The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast, with guest like Oscar Winner Eric Roth, James V. Hart, David Chase, John August, Oliver Stone and more.
Watch James Cameron’s micro-budget short film Xenogenesis.
(NOTE: For educational and research purposes only).
TERMINATOR (1984)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
ALIENS (1985)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
THE ABYSS (1988)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991)
Screenplay by James Cameron and William Wisher Jr. – Read the screenplay!
STRANGE DAYS (1993)
Screenplay by James Cameron & Jay Cocks – Read the screenplay!
SPIDER-MAN (1993)
Screenplay by James Cameron, Barry Cohen, and Ted Newson (UNPRODUCED)– Read the screenplay!
TRUE LIES (1994)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
T2: 3D BATTLE ACROSS TIME (1995)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
TITANIC (1998)
Screenplay by James Cameron – Read the screenplay!
AVATAR (2009)
Screenplay by James Cameron & Jay Cocks – Read the screenplay!
AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER (2022)
Screenplay by James Cameron – AS SOON AS IT’S RELEASED