Back in December 2025, James Cameron was hit with a $500 million lawsuit from 3D animator Eric Ryder, who accused the Avatar director of stealing the idea for Avatar: The Way of Water from a science fiction story titled KRZ that he wrote in 1999. According to Ryder, he submitted the story to Lightstorm, which ultimately opted not to produce the project. He later alleged that many of his KRZ ideas...
