I always found this amusing-full disclosure, I have the Avatar movie simply because I am a 3D enthusiast and I purchased it for that reason alone...:)
Yup—it is well known by screenwriters that Hollywood interviews are toxic.
It is very common for the studio to want proof of writer bona fides with unreleased drafts.
Then they turn the applicant down and just steal their stuff.
You can do that with Pilgrim’s Progress, just make the changes and voila, you have the Wizard of Oz.
I just finished watching Avatar for the third time. For me, it is “Dances With Wolves” in outer space.