The 3D Geniuses

To say Cameron, 57, and Lucas, 67, march to the beat of their own drummers -- and dreams -- doesn't begin to describe their approach to filmmaking and the marriage of storytelling and technology. In 1977, Lucas made history when releasing Star Wars, which became a worldwide cultural phenomenon and launched the era of the fanboy tentpole. He also defied the Hollywood system by retaining rights to his films and building his own special effects empire hundreds of miles from Los Angeles in Northern California.