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"&lt;img alt=\"1219_james_avatar_EX_01\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/19/1219-james-avatar-ex-01.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turns out every sci-fi nerd on the planet had the idea for \"&lt;strong&gt;Avatar&lt;/strong&gt;\" before &lt;strong&gt;James Cameron&lt;/strong&gt; -- because the director is now being sued &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/08/james-cameron-avatar-lawsuit/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AGAIN &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;for allegedly stealing the concept for the movie ... this time for more than $2 bil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bryant Moore&lt;/strong&gt; -- a science fiction writer not-famous for his screenplays \"Aquatica\" and \"Descendants: The Pollination\" -- claims Cameron used the two screenplays as the basis for \"Avatar.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In his lawsuit, Moore points out various similarities, including bioluminescent flora/plant life, unbreathable atmospheres, matriarch support of hero vs. heroine, spiritual connections to environment and reincarnation, appearance of mist in scene, sunlight to moonlight, crackling from gargantuan foliage, blue skin/green skin and battle scene on limbs/branches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moore is also going after 20th Century Fox and Cameron's production company.&amp;#160; He wants more than $1.5 billion in actual damages and more than $1 bil in punitives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"Avatar\" raked in more than $2.78 billion worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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