Leona Lewis refuses Avatar single

Last updated 09:42 08/12/2009

Reuters

TOO BUSY: Leona Lewis is refusing to release a single to promote the blockbuster Avatar.

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The Happy singer is too busy with promotional duties for her own album Echo to want to spend time plugging I See You, which is used in the £300 million film.

Angry director James Cameron has now given the British star a sneak preview of the movie - the most expensive ever made - in an attempt to persuade her to release the song but she is still said to be unable to make up her mind.

A source said: "Leona was delighted to be part of Avatar but the song was never supposed to be released. But her cover of Run wasn't meant to be released either - and look how well that did."

James is said to be particularly disappointed as he believes the track could be as successful as Celine Dion's 1997 hit My Heart Will Go On, the lead song on the soundtrack to his blockbuster Titanic.

I See You was even produced by James Horner and Simon Franglen, the same team behind Celine's massive hit.

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