Terry Gilliam has criticized the box office smash Avatar claiming that it hurts smaller filmmakers, female-first.co.uk reports.

Gilliam, the filmmaker behind 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, claimed that James Cameron’s movies are just designed to make money and other projects miss out on funding as a result.

Speaking to Contactmusic the filmmaker said: “There are so many small, beautiful filmmakers and actors and directors with so much potential that just can’t get a look in because the studios are pumping all their money into these huge projects.

“There are such incredible lower-budget films that are magical, but we’ve got our work cut out with things like Avatar coming out,” he added. “How are these young talents supposed to get a look in without the budget? That’s the sad thing, because they are just as good.”

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