James Cameron Gives Update On Next Two ‘Avatar’ Films: “Still Floating Out There”
James Cameron has provided an update on the upcoming fourth and fifth films in the Avatar franchise. He aims to produce these films more efficiently, targeting to cut production time and costs significantly. Cameron also expressed uncertainty about the future of the franchise beyond these films, depending on their profitability.
- ▪James Cameron is working on Avatar 4 and 5 and aims to make them in half the time and for two thirds of the cost of previous films.
- ▪He mentioned the need for new technologies to reduce the expenses and time involved in production.
- ▪Cameron has already filmed some scenes for Avatar 4 but is uncertain about continuing the franchise based on profitability.
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Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' 20th Century Studios As Avatar fans await the fourth and fifth titles in the franchise, James Cameron is mapping out a more efficient route to Pandora. The 3x Oscar winner recently gave an update on the next two upcoming entries in the franchise following last year’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, noting that he’s working on a way to make the movies “in half the time for two thirds of the cost” it took to make the previous entries, including Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). “After that, I’m like Roadrunner going off a cliff,” he said on The Empire Film Podcast about what’s in store after Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D). “I’ll be doing some writing, I’ve got a number of projects I’m cooking.
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