Because of the extremely long time that “Avatar 2” is taking prior to its release in December 2018, fans are looking forward to see something almost perfect and more compelling that the first film, released almost eight years ago.
It also seems consistent with what Director James Cameron has in mind but he is not at all bothered by the pressure of making something better than “Avatar.”
“Avatar” went on to become the highest-grossing movie of all time with a worldwide box office take of over $2.7 billion followed by “Titanic” at a distant second with $2.2 billion earnings in the global box office. Both movies are James Cameron films.
Cameron has been keeping mum on the main story arc of “Avatar 2” and reportedly plans to do so until its release date. He said that he wanted to keep everything under wraps in order to hype the excitement for the movie.
The critically-acclaimed director, producer, and writer is known for his very imaginative mind which he can easily translate to his movies to make it really something unique. He also blends them with modern filming technology including CGIs to make the movie watching experience truly spectacular.
Most fans are relying on the recent interview of actress Sigourney Weaver for possible information regarding the plot of “Avatar 2.”
Weaver only revealed a few vague things but she did confirm that “Avatar 2” will be poised for greatness and so are the next three sequels because James Cameron wanted it to be as such.
It can be recalled that Sigourney Weaver played the role of Dr. Grace Augustine in “Avatar” where her character died towards the end of the film.
However, the actress has already been confirmed to return to “Avatar 2” along with Stephen Lang, whose character in the first film, Col. Miles Quaritch, also died. Reports have it that instead of Dr. Grace Augustine, Weaver may play an entirely different character from “Avatar 2” to “Avatar 5.”
The actress seems to have also hinted in the same interview that her new character in the “Avatar” sequels will be more challenging than the role she played in the first movie. There are also rumors suggesting that her character might be joining Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully character as an Avatar in the Na’vi tribe.
“Avatar” shall have four sequels. Sigourney Weaver said that the sequels shall have two years interval from “Avatar 2” to “Avatar 4” which shall be hitting theaters in December 2022. From “Avatar 4” to “Avatar 5,” there shall only be one-year interval as the final movie is set to hit theaters in December 2023.
Cameron has remained non-commital on the release dates of the four sequels but affirmed that it is important for him to keep the movie sequels’ release dates close together as possible to follow a certain pattern.
He also explained that if the first sequel comes out in Christmas of next year, then they will fulfill the promise of making the next sequels come out in theaters in Christmas of the following years as well.
There are also reports saying that James Cameron will be using a collaborative team to help him with the four scripts, so as to ensure that the storylines and screenplay would not look like it was merely stretched from “Avatar 2.”
Reports have it that part of his writing team are Josh Friedman of “War of the Worlds” who was reported to be the first to sign on the project, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” veterans Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and Shane Salerno of “Armageddon.”
In addition to working on the four sequels of “Avatar,” James Cameron is also set to make history by creating a sci-fi documentary for the first time.
According to reports, the “Titanic” director will be exploring on making a documentary series on AMC which entails the history of science fiction.