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Will he? Won't he? James Cameron is unsure about directing Avatar 4 and 5

Ishita SrivastavaJuly 5, 2022 | 17:21 IST

In an interview to Empire, Avatar movie director James Cameron revealed that he may not be directing Avatar 4 and 5 in the future. Cameron said that he would much rather move on to new projects and pass on direction of future Avatar movies to other trusted directors.

“I’ve got some other things I’m developing as well that are exciting. I think eventually over time – I don’t know if that’s after three or after four – I’ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I’m also interested in. Or maybe not. I don’t know,” says Cameron.

I think eventually over time – I don’t know if that’s after three or after four – I’ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I’m also interested in.

- James Cameron to Empire

The director says that the production of Avatar 4 and 5 is highly dependent on how Avatar 2 and 3 perform in the box office market. Cameron confirmed that Avatar 3 will be releasing but the production of 4 and 5 were not confirmed.

“I got more excited as I went along. Movie four is a corker. It’s a m***********. I actually hope I get to make it. But it depends on market forces. Three is in the can so it’s coming out regardless. I really hope that we get to make four and five because it’s one big story, ultimately,” said the Titanic-famed director.

Movie four is a corker. It’s a m***********. I actually hope I get to make it. But it depends on market forces. Three is in the can so it’s coming out regardless. I really hope that we get to make four and five because it’s one big story, ultimately

- James Cameron to Empire

ICYMI, the second installment in the Avatar series, Avatar: The Way of Water is all set to release on December 16, 2022. Actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana will be returning in their well-known roles of Jake Sully and Neytiri.

Avatar: The Way of Water. Photo: Twitter/DiscussingFilm

The movie will focus on Jake and Neyitri’s family and explore new parts of Pandora, focusing on the water tribe known as Metkayina. Actor Kate Winslet is all set to portray the role of Ronal, a member of the Metkayina tribe and actor Cliff Curtis will be portraying the role of Tonowari, chief of the Metkayina tribe.

Watch the official trailer here:

Cameron revealed that the movie has a long runtime. Like a really long runtime. It’s so long that the movie would have a 10 minute break to pee. He clarifies that 'getting up to pee' is completely okay and reviewers that may criticise the movie's runtime are ridiculous.

I don't want anybody whining about length when they sit and binge-watch [television] for eight hours. I can almost write this part of the review. ‘The agonizingly long three-hour movie...' It's like, give me a f****** break. I've watched my kids sit and do five one-hour episodes in a row. Here's the big social paradigm shift that has to happen: it's okay to get up and go pee.

- James Cameron

Seems like Cameron forgot about theatrical releases having 10-15 minutes of intermission, additionally to the runtime to give viewers a break. Another alternative would be to pee your pants.

Released in 2009, Avatar earned over US $2 billion across the world and has a 2 hour 42 minute runtime.

Last updated: July 05, 2022 | 17:23

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