No point in accusingJames Cameronof a possessing a quality he’s proud of.
No point in starting beef with Cameron at all.
Emmerich made his statement matter-of-factly, “Because its like, Is it your movie or my movie?'

James Cameron and Roland Emmerich.Kevin Winter/Getty; Chelsea Lauren/Variety/Penske Media via Getty
Both Cameron and Emmerich are known for exerting a fairly high-degree of control over their sets.
As simple as that.
Reps for Cameron and Emmerich did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

James Cameron.Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Given Cameron’s years spent ushering the film toward production, one can understand why he might be protective.
I remember the other directors that we worked with for months on end trying to develop that project….
If I talked to Roland, it was for two minutes.
I have a pretty good memory and I dont remember that at all.”
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He does have other, more pressing matters to attend to.