Zoe Saldana as Neytiri in Avatar

If you missed the profile of Avatar director James Cameron (Terminator, Aliens, Titanic) – which even included scenes from his infamous first directing job, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning – CBS News has posted Morley Safer’s interview on their website. And yes, of course the profile contains scenes from Cameron’s impending sci-fi epic film Avatar, along with some very interesting technical info on how things were done.

Avatar, which hits theaters on December 18th, stars Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, CCH Pounder, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Dileep Rao, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso, Peter Mensah, Matt Gerald, James Pitt and Amy Clover.

Check out the 60 Minutes interview and Avatar preview scenes below.

Piranha 2 movie poster