Review
«Avatar: The Way of Water». Think you’ve seen it all? Think again
by Luca Fontana
James Cameron confirmed: "Avatar 6 and 7" are coming!
7.2.2024
Translation: machine translated
James Cameron confirms in an interview with People magazine that "Avatar 5" is far from over. He already has ideas for parts 6 and 7, but it has not yet been confirmed when they will be released in the cinema.
This much is clear: "Terminator" and "Titanic" director James Cameron wants to continue making "Avatar" films not just until he is old, but until we are all old. This is what the successful director told in an interview with People magazine.
We've written everything up to the fifth film, but I still have ideas for the sixth and seventh, although I'll probably pass on the baton from then on.
Cameron admits that he simply can't get enough of his favourite franchise. He simply has too much fun doing what he does and he works with great employees. "Even if mortality will probably catch up with me one day," said Cameron in the interview.
"Avatar 3" already shot, "Avatar 4" halfway through
In fact, Cameron has big plans for the franchise and compares "Avatar" to "Star Wars" and "Star Trek". Especially when people ask him why he doesn't make any more films. Cameron says he is inspired by George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry, who also dedicated their entire lives to their star sagas because their creations "created a connection with people". Obviously, "Avatar" does the same. However, while "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" consist of dozens of films and series, the "Avatar" universe is only two films old.
There's still room for improvement. And money. After all, both "Avatar" films to date rank in the top three places of the most financially successful films of all time. However, people's thirst for further adventures on Pandora will have to wait a little longer: Part 3 will not be released in cinemas until December 2025. Part 4 is due to follow in December 2029. Part 5 is scheduled for December 2031.
At least the delays to the next part are likely to be a thing of the past for the time being. On the one hand, because the strike by the authors and actresses' guilds was ended last November after almost a year and a half. On the other hand, because filming for "Avatar 3" is already complete. The film is now in post-production. In addition, large parts of "Avatar 4" are also said to have already been shot, as Cameron revealed in the industry magazine Variety:
We shot part of 'Avatar 4' together with 'Avatar 3' because we're going to make a big time jump at some point in the story. We see the kids, then we're six years away, and then we come back. We still have to shoot what happens after that time jump.
For Cameron, it is clear that his films resonate with people because they are not as dystopian as most of today's science fiction films. "Our message is also dystopian in a way, but it's about beauty, about connection, about positive values, and that seems to work."
It is not yet clear when parts 6 and 7 will be released in the cinema. Rough estimates suggest a release in 2035 and 2038. <p
Luca Fontana
Senior Editor
Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.chI'm an outdoorsy guy and enjoy sports that push me to the limit – now that’s what I call comfort zone! But I'm also about curling up in an armchair with books about ugly intrigue and sinister kingkillers. Being an avid cinema-goer, I’ve been known to rave about film scores for hours on end. I’ve always wanted to say: «I am Groot.»
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