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James Cameron Buys ‘Ghosts of Hiroshima’ Book Rights, Will Direct Film When ‘Avatar’ Production Allows


James Cameron will adapt "Ghosts of Hiroshima" and "Last Train From Hiroshima" into a film, which he will shoot when "Avatar" production allows.

Cameron will combine and adapt “Ghosts” and Pellegrino’s 2015 book “ Last Train From Hiroshima ” into a single film, which he will shoot when “Avatar” production allows. The film will tell the true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived two atomic bombings: after living through the explosion in Hiroshima, he took a train to Nagasaki, enduring another blast there. Pellegrino is represented by Salerno’s The Story Factory, which will handle international rights sales on his new book.

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