Filmmaker and recent Canadian of the Week James Cameron, who is making the press rounds to promote his new movie “Avatar,” said he’s done with the “Terminator” franchise he founded, and he thinks most people are, as well.

“I’ve moved on creatively from The Terminator, so I’m not really interested in that imagery and even those ideas anymore — and I’m not sure the world is that interested either,” he said in a story posted by the Edmonton Sun. “It’s run its course, I feel.”

Cameron added that his biggest regret was having sold the rights to the story in exchange for the chance to direct the original “Terminator” movie.

“If I had a little time machine and I could only send back something the length of a tweet,” he said, “it’d be — ‘Don’t sell.’”

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James Cameron is the Axl Rose of filmmaking. After a string of hits back in the day, including one of the grandest epics of all time, it took him more than 10 years to get back in the game.

But the Ontario native who brought of “Terminator” and “Titanic” has returned, and his new movie, “Avatar,” is pulling in some great reviews. The triumphant return is notable enough to earn Cameron the honor of Canadian of the Week. We’ll assume a printed, framed version of this post will be placed somewhere between his three Oscars and his Golden Globe Award.

I’ve got to say, I don’t really get it. I’ve read this description a few times and, well, just read for yourself the synopsis provided by 20th Century Fox:

“Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.”

Umm, cool.

The film is scoring 90 percent positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and is due in theaters on Friday. Check out the trailer below: