2 Avatar Sequels Confirmed By None Other Than James Cameron Himself!

2 Avatar Sequels Confirmed By None Other Than James Cameron Himself!

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By jman1977 - Dec 14, 2009 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: cinematical.com

This from Cinematical:

"Speaking to press in London, Cameron fully admitted that he's already got plans for two more sequels should Fox want to pull the trigger on them (which they should, because I feel audiences will devour this sucker). Says Cameron (on his pitch to the studio): "So in terms of the pitch it was: OK, you've spent a lot of money on the first one; on the second one we'll be able to amortize it and focus on the story and all that ... and they bought that." If there's one piece of Avatar that people will criticize, it will be the somewhat weak, cliched story -- and so knowing that story will be the main focus of any sequels is definitely a good thing."

Makes sense. All of it. The studio already has the hard stuff hammered out, so why not make a second and third instalment of Avatar? The above paragraph mentions that know they will be able to focus squarly on the story, which is something that has worried me about this weeks upcoming blockbuster release Avatar. So much has been said about the special effects of Avatar. Hopefully, after folks see it, they will not only be glowing about the special effect but also the story. That is what is truly going to bring people back for Avatar 2 and 3.

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/14/2009, 9:31 AM
A HELL YES from me!

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Remember....

This is not just a movie, it's a whole other [frick]ing Universe!

Betty
Betty - 12/14/2009, 9:32 AM
I'm not normally this guy but "2 Avatar Sequels Confirmed By None Other THAN James Cameron Himself!"

It's THAN! AAAHHHH!

Sally likes doggy style better than missionary.

Sally does doggy style first, then raps it up with missionary.
Shaman
Shaman - 12/14/2009, 9:34 AM
Like i said before, if their budget was 300 million, then it has a chance at success. If it truly is 500 million, they're doomed. But i have to say that if Cameron focuses on the story much more in the sequel, it has better chances IMO. We'll see.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/14/2009, 9:37 AM
If you are one of the few AVATAR doubters here check this amazing VIDEO out of all the aliens on Pandora =





[frick] the h8rs!! ; P
jman1977
jman1977 - 12/14/2009, 9:39 AM
Betty you rock, thanks dude!
superdog
superdog - 12/14/2009, 9:50 AM
will the other 2 change movies forever as well? can we really change movies forever 3 times in a row?
Wadey09
Wadey09 - 12/14/2009, 9:52 AM
@LEEE great video!
@Jman nice find!

and if this film tanks, i'll still watch it.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 9:59 AM
So far it holds a very solid 91% rating on rottentomatoes after 45 reviews. Most of the reviewers say that the story is completely unoriginal, but works and that it has some very strong characters to help drive this movie along with the mind-blowing special effects. Name one big budget movie with positive reviews that has not met or exceeded box office expectations....I can't. I'm expecting it to make $250-$300+ mil domestically and over $500 mil over seas for a total cash cow well over the $800 million mark. Early on in the summer I thought this would bust but credibility, strong reviews and positive word of mouth make a big difference.
TheHardGospel
TheHardGospel - 12/14/2009, 10:08 AM
Granted the final scores aren't in yet, but metacritic is usually spot on in telling whether or not a movie is going to be good and/or make a lot of money.

Avatar currently has an 89/100 score. To put that in perspective, Star Trek [2009] got an 83/100.


http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/avatar
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 12/14/2009, 10:13 AM
Sirprize

I hear you loud and clear bro. It may have taken 4 years to make, but he's been working on it for like 10. Over a decade in the making, this movie better deliver. It really only needs enough of a story to give the action something to cling to. I've heard the "Dances with Wolves" comparison, and the lampooning some have done on it, so I'm a bit skeptical as well. But if it has the same action to story ratio, but better special effects THAN Aliens...THEN this is gonna be a pretty good movie! ^_^ the apple goes on Betty's desk.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 10:14 AM
King kong made $550 mil world wide, hardly a bust on a budget of $207 mil.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingkong05.htm
juggy4711
juggy4711 - 12/14/2009, 10:19 AM
At least he admits the plot is weak.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 10:20 AM
Sir prize, or anyone else, whats your box office prediction for Avatar.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 10:21 AM
Even if it was inflated by $50 mil it would still be fine. You don't trust wiki, why is that relevant?
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 10:24 AM
This isn't MSN , just do both.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/14/2009, 10:48 AM
By all rights, this deserves to make lots of money, with all the effort put into it!!

Not like that sh1t NEW MOON! : D


WADEY @ Cool!!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/14/2009, 10:59 AM
i could be wrong, but didn't they say this movie took 500 million to make?? so in order to make ANY money, it needs to outsell The Dark Knight?? which was the number 2 selling movie in history??

does this make ANY sense to anyone?? maybe they should see how the first one goes. especially considering that its not going to make any money. the whole thing just sounds ridiculous. are any of my facts wrong, because those numbers don't add up...and i think its safe to say that this won't make what TDK did.
WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 12/14/2009, 11:15 AM
well, the GOOD thing is, that all the CG is pretty much made for all the characters, machines and so forth... other than maybe some new locations and what not... next picture wont cost 500 million to make... more like 150-200 million.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/14/2009, 11:23 AM
If it truly has that astronomical budget it will fail. No matter how good the story or effects are, it will fail if it cost that much. I think the studio execs are just smiling and nodding at him at this point, then they wait for him to walk out of the room and pray that they can make back their investment by selling the tech to other companies.
Macksimus
Macksimus - 12/14/2009, 12:27 PM
@SirPrize

Great comparison...to Water World. My fears are the same as yours. However, based on those numbers, if this movies DOES DO well, sequels will be needed to make any type of substantial profit. The sequels should cost much less time AND money.

Cameron is betting alot on this movie. He really is one arrogant SOB based on some of the claims he is making/predicting about this movie even though it hasn't even been released, yet.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/14/2009, 12:32 PM


; D
Shaman
Shaman - 12/14/2009, 12:33 PM
My prediction for Avatar, opening weekend... 50 million dollars. And then, that's where it will go down drastically because "FX" aren't enough to pull the majority back to see it more than once or twice at the most. Do you guys realise just how many times people had to repeatedly see TDK and Titanic to get even close to their numbers??? Let's just say they had to see it a stupid amount of times. No disrespect intended. "Stupid" as in ginormous. Avatar's best performances will be of CGI characters. That's not enough. The plot is the weakest part of the film. That's just not enough. This film has nothing but special effects which will never get them back their budget if the film cost them 500 millions to make. I say it will make 300 million, 350 if their lucky.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 12:42 PM
This movie did not cost $500 million to make, thats just a retarded rumur, it was closer to the $300 million range. I'm not all that excited for the movie to come out or anything but this movie will make a large sum a money. @Corndog...The Dark Knight made over a billion dollars world wide, Avatar does not need to make a billion dollars to be profitable.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 12:46 PM
@Shaman

I didn't know that you saw the movie already, how was it?
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 12/14/2009, 12:55 PM
No surprise here.

Hopefully the movie is actually entertaining enough to distract me from the total unoriginality and predictability of it. Hopefully.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/14/2009, 1:20 PM
It's not a rumor Ryguy...it was from forbes...a publication with a long track record of estimating cost and worth. A rumor would be if some anonymous internet person started saying it cost 500 million...but a publication like forbes?? The 300 million was what was reported by fox...and to be honest I'll trust forbes over fox as a source any day.


I'm not saying that I'm not going to go see it, trust me I'll be first in line because it looks like good scifi...but I liked waterworld too and we all know how that budget helped it's success...er failure.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/14/2009, 1:30 PM
@ ryguy

i was talking in america...obviously
Shaman
Shaman - 12/14/2009, 2:02 PM
Ryguy88- I actually haven't seen it but the major roles are only done by Sam and Zoe who actually will be CGI for the majority of the movie. The other roles are smaller and not important enough to dragg more box office numbers. Plus the actors chosen aren't anywhere near "stellar" enough to have any pull. So that's why they don't have anything but CGI to attract movie goers which has never been enough to break reccords. The plot and acting are key. And Avatar lacks in those departments. You don't need to see the movie to know that. Don't get me wrong, it will probably be between "decent" and "good" but nowhere near great enough to break reccords.
Betty
Betty - 12/14/2009, 2:15 PM
BillyB--hahahah! I can't help it that's the one thing that bothers me. A++
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/14/2009, 3:52 PM
Just so everyone here is clear, I am not some nut job Avatar fan, I don't care if it does well and I wont be seeing it in it's first week or probably even it's first month. I also understand that this movie may lack a solid story. All I am saying is that this movie will be profitable, as it is gaining credibility from some very strong reviews plus the lack of any other high budget film sbeing released in December. And the budget of this film has not been established anywhere, some magazines are saying that it is $500 mil, others say $250, it's probably somewhere in the middle. Anyways, if this movie makes $300 mil domestically and $300 mil over seas it will make a profit. And Sam Worthington would make a crappy Captain America.
Batmanknight
Batmanknight - 12/14/2009, 3:58 PM
Watch Avatar just suck and be thought of as the worst disaster in movie history. It makes the studio loose so much money it goes bankrupt and James Cameron kills himself while ejaculating. But then Sam Wothington gets Captain America and just owns the world.
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