Avatar: The Way of Water.Photo: 20th Century Studios
Avatar 3will take the franchise in new — and dark! — directions, teases directorJames Cameron.
He continued, “In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. InAvatar 3, we will do the opposite.”
Avatar 3is set for release on Dec. 20, 2024.
“We will also explore new worlds, while continuing the story of the main characters,” Cameron revealed. “I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal.”
Meanwhile, the long-awaitedAvatarsequel continues to clean up at the box office.
During its first two weeks in theaters,Avatar: The Way of Watermade more than $1 billion at the global box office. According toVariety, as of Dec. 28, the more-than-three-hour sci-fi film, which is offered in 3D and premium formats, had earned $317.1 million domestically and $712.7 million internationally, for a total of $1.025 billion so far.
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022).20th Century Studios
The only other films to surpass $1 billion this year wereTop Gun: MaverickandJurassic World Dominion.
In December 2021,Spider-Man: No Way Homereached $1 billion in 12 days, and that film went on to earn more than $1.9 billion worldwide, perBox Office Mojo.
Cameron recently toldGQthat the sequel, which pushes the limits of visual effects and features all-new filmmaking techniques, was"very f—ing" expensive to make. Cameron, 68, joked that he told the studio that the film was “the worst business case in movie history,” and that it would “have to be the third- or fourth-highest-grossing film in history” to just “break even.”
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Avatar: The Way of WaterstarsSam Worthington,Zoe Saldaña,Sigourney Weaver,Kate Winslet, Stephen Lang, and more. It earnedGolden GlobeandCritics Choice Award nominationsfor best picture. (Oscar nominations will be announced later in January.)
source: people.com
