From IGN
After a decade of production, delays, and headlines, the Avatar sequels are starting to feel much more real, as director James Cameron has shared new photos from the set of the highly-anticipated Avatar 2.
One picture shows a look a Cameron standing alongside Edie Falco's General Ardmore standing in the flight deck of a dragon gunship from the first movie. The photos also showcase a look at the sequel's ambitious underwater performance capture scenes. Take a look at the photos below.
The photos were revealed by EW, who also spoke to Cameron about the journey to make the Avatar sequels. Cameron called the process, "kind of crazy," which makes sense, given that the sequel entered the planning phases way back in 2012. This franchise's situation is also unique because we already know that Avatar 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all on the way. We also know the Avatar sequels cost $1 billion to produce, coming out to $250 million per movie.
The EW feature reveals that Avatar 2 and 3 will be a love letter to the sea, which Cameron explored in his 1997 hit, Titanic.
"I do the ocean thing when I'm not making movies," Cameron said. "So if I could combine my two greatest loves, one of which is ocean exploration; the other, feature filmmaking, why wouldn't I?"
This fits with the plot details that have started trickling out about the sequel. We previously learned Avatar 2 will focus on Jake Sully and his new family exploring new areas of Pandora, including spending lots of time in and around the water. We've also seen concept art for The Crabsuit, which is a large, crablike submarine coming to the Avatar sequels.
As of September last year, Avatar 2 had wrapped filming, with shooting on Avatar 3 also coming to a close. At one point, Avatar 2 was supposed to come out this Friday, but its current release date stands as December 16, 2022. Avatar 3 is slated for December 20, 2024, with Avatar 4 coming in December of 2026, and Avatar 5 in December 2028.
The movies aren't the only Avatar projects in the works, either. Ubisoft is making Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a video game that will focus on "world discovery and nature", according to the developers.
More (including concept art) HERE
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