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In a time of constant "spy reports" and production minutiae available online for almost every movie, you have to admit -- they've done a pretty incredible job keeping AVATAR a secret. The project has been in the works for years, and is due in just a few months, and almost nothing has been revealed to the salivating masses about James Cameron's sci-fi epic.

James Cameron might not have anything to do with the current state of the "Terminator" franchise, but he was still willing to discuss the origins of the series -- as well as its broader themes -- in an essay for Wired.

TIME saw the most recent footage from the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure.

Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox L&M) has selected Mattel, Inc. to develop a toy line inspired by one of the most anticipated films of the year -- James Cameron's Avatar . Tapped as master toy licensee for the epic sci-fi film property, Mattel will create a line of action figures and vehicles scheduled to hit retail nationwide in October 2009, months in advance of the film's release in December 2009. The announcement was made today by Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President of Fox Licensing and Merchandising.