Michelle Rodriguez Goes To Jail, Will This Affect James Cameron's Avatar?

Lost and Girlfight star Michelle Rodriguez has been sentenced to 180 days in Los Angeles County Jail after admitting to violating her probation from several DUI-related charges. I know you're probably thinking to yourself "Who cares." And normally you'd probably be right on, but this might seriously effect James Cameron's follow-up to Titanic.

As you may recall, Rodriguez was cast as ex-Marine pilot Trudy Chacon in Cameron's upcoming 3D sci-fi epic film Avatar. She is now required to begin her sentence by late December, but who knows what Rodriguez's shooting schedule looks like. I know that most of the live-action segments have already been filmed, but that doesn't mean that she's finished on the project. And Cameron is a director who likes to tinker, so you never know if a re-shoot may be required.

Avatar is scheduled to hit theaters in May 22nd 2009.