Strange how we never see this argument when speaking about actors salaries who are responsible for taking the biggest chunk of the pie. If he and the suits cared about the "integrity of VFX" then look for new blood for your movies instead of giving most of your funding to an A-lister or three?
Why is this always put on the hardest workers in the team? Not to mention the ones who don't have a union to fallback on? Cameron, you can find a way to make it happen without dumping on the very people that make his work and actors look good. Everyone wants the Sistine Chapel for Walmart prices.