In "James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D," the famed director chronicles his record-breaking solo dive in the deepest part of the world's oceans.
For "Challenge", Cameron spent seven hours inside a 35,787-foot deep-diving submarine equipped with scientific sampling equipment and high-definition 3D cameras to the depths of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. The Daily News reported that the director called his 2012 adventure a "plunge of faith."
As Cameron descended into the ocean, the submarine withstood at least 16,000 pounds of water pressure.
"I want to constantly push myself to not only discover new things, but to create new things from an intellectual standpoint," Cameron told Daily News. "A big part of the thrill for me was to imagine a vehicle, to assemble a small group of people to create it against very high odds, and then get in it and drive it. That's fun."
Cameron's biggest supporter in the adventure was his wife, Suzy Amis, who talked to him via radio as he plunged into the trench.
In the film, Cameron said he was worried about the submarine getting tangled in mile-long fishermans' nets lost at sea.
Amis said she was proud of her husband, adding that she will continue to support him in every endeavor. She admitted, though, that she felt nervous when Cameron hit the bottom.
"When he did touch down, there was a moment when he whooped and hollered when I thought, 'OK, he's got to come back up now,'" Amis said.
