‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’: James Cameron Wants His Atomic Bomb Survival Drama To Be An “Uncompromising Theatrical Film”

After Christopher Nolan‘s award-winning “Oppenheimer” told the backstory of the U.S. government’s feverish development of the atomic bomb as race against the Nazis and ultimately was unleashed upon two Japanese cities in attempt to avoid a full-scale war on mainland Japan. Another dramatic WWII story told from the Japanese perspective is in the works from “Avatar” director James Cameron, with an adaptation of the Charles Pellegrino novel “Ghosts of Hiroshima.” This budding war drama is expected to tell the story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived both atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Continue reading ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’: James Cameron Wants His Atomic Bomb Survival Drama To Be An “Uncompromising Theatrical Film” at The Playlist.

May 5, 2025 - 15:14

After Christopher Nolan‘s award-winning “Oppenheimer” told the backstory of the U.S. government’s feverish development of the atomic bomb as race against the Nazis and ultimately was unleashed upon two Japanese cities in attempt to avoid a full-scale war on mainland Japan. Another dramatic WWII story told from the Japanese perspective is in the works from “Avatar” director James Cameron, with an adaptation of the Charles Pellegrino novel “Ghosts of Hiroshima.”

This budding war drama is expected to tell the story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived both atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Continue reading ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’: James Cameron Wants His Atomic Bomb Survival Drama To Be An “Uncompromising Theatrical Film” at The Playlist.