Sam Worthington And Zoe Saldana Officially Signed On For Three More AVATAR Movies

Sam Worthington And Zoe Saldana Officially Signed On For Three More AVATAR Movies

While it was expected that both Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation) and Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy) would be reprising their Avatar roles, it has now been confirmed that they will in fact be back for all THREE of them. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Jan 14, 2014 02:01 PM EST
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Source: The Hollywood Reporter


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have now finalised their deals to return for the next three Avatar movies. They join Stephen Lang, who was confirmed to be making a return (despite being killed in the first instalment of the 3D franchise) last year. Director James Cameron will be making all three movies back to back, while Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and Shane Salerno were all drafted in a little while back to help him with the screenplays. Plot details are currently scarce, although the trade does say that Jake Sully and Neytiri, the characters played by Worthington and Saldana, have kids in the sequel. Avatar 2 is set to be released in December, 2016, with the other two following in 2017 and 2018.

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BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 1/14/2014, 2:54 PM
Booooo.
Kurne
Kurne - 1/14/2014, 2:54 PM
Haha, Cameron thinks he can top Avatar's take ins.
Abary
Abary - 1/14/2014, 2:56 PM
I can't wait to see Zoe film these and GOTG 2 at the same ti... oh wait...

Uh oh...?
Facade
Facade - 1/14/2014, 2:57 PM


I'll likely see 'em ;D
giannis
giannis - 1/14/2014, 2:59 PM
I liked the first, so I'll probably see the sequel when it comes out!
ezio619
ezio619 - 1/14/2014, 3:07 PM
oh man not a fan of sam worthington, i actually wasnt a fan of the first avatar before it seemingly become cool for people to hate on it, sure visually, it was great and appealing but the story was just bleh imo, i like saldana and im excited to see her as Gamora

also,lets see how Guardians of the galaxy owrks out before we start talking about a sequel
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/14/2014, 3:08 PM
Man, I wonder what that paycheck is going to look like!
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 1/14/2014, 3:11 PM
They couldn't even come up with an original idea for the first one...how are they going to pull off another 3? Not sure the visuals will keep the people coming back for more...hmmm..
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 1/14/2014, 3:13 PM
Sam Worthington has to be one of the most interchangeable, boring, charmless actors working today.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 1/14/2014, 3:14 PM
Couldn't give a [frick].
HelaGood
HelaGood - 1/14/2014, 3:15 PM
dear god WHY??!?!?!?!?!
HelaGood
HelaGood - 1/14/2014, 3:15 PM
Sam Worthington is right up there with Orlando Bloom and Hayden Christensen
Danzigg1979
Danzigg1979 - 1/14/2014, 3:19 PM
That's such a gamble if the sequel underperforms then they left with another 2 to put out, had hoped Cameron would move onto something else.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/14/2014, 3:22 PM
I really liked the first one, I just hope the script is a little better this time around.
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 1/14/2014, 3:26 PM
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/14/2014, 3:31 PM
Sam is still getting work?!?!
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 1/14/2014, 3:33 PM
People have been predicting doom on Cameron's career since he took time off from action films after True Lies to focus on a passion project called Titanic.

Avatar was as much a rip off of Dances with Wolves as Star Wars was of The Hidden Fortress or World War II B-17 bomber footage,yet everybody here can't wait for more of that franchise.

Cameron has proven twice with Aliens and T2 that he can expand a universe to truly epic scale in a sequel so the man deserves the benefit of the doubt and not "Yet it die"
GL
GL - 1/14/2014, 3:33 PM
Mostt overrated movie of all time
Battabing
Battabing - 1/14/2014, 3:34 PM
Dances With Wolves rip-off must DIE!!
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 1/14/2014, 3:35 PM
I mean "Let it die"
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 1/14/2014, 3:38 PM
Lets see if Cameron can take the franchise to another level with the sequels before sh.ting all over it.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/14/2014, 3:39 PM
i enjoyed the first movie,looking forward to the sequels.

just imagine if cameron pulled the impossible & had the top five slots of the highest grossing movies of all time,he currently has one & two.
Lhornbk
Lhornbk - 1/14/2014, 3:43 PM
The first Avatar was a true breakthrough in terms of effects and imagery. It deserved to be a huge hit based on that alone. However, the story itself kinda sucked. It was just typical, PC save the environment, businessmen & corporations are evil liberal nonsense. I just cannot see the sequels coming close to equaling the first. The effects and 3D breakthrough has already happened, so you won't have people watching the movies just for that. And I don't think the characters have the same kind of following that Star Wars characters, or comic book heroes have. So unless they come up with a truly amazing, original story, or some new technical breakthrough, I don't see them being huge hits. And them bringing the colonel back shows me that they may have already jumped the shark. The first will probably have a huge opening weekend, but unless they have a better story, I don't see billions happening.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 1/14/2014, 3:43 PM
It'll be shit and still make more than the first one.

GA's are morons.
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 1/14/2014, 3:45 PM
@GL

I don't think anybody is calling Avatar "Citizen Kane" or saying its the best written film to come along.Many people do on the other hand, recognize it for its technical execution.

Funny,if anybody has a beef with Marvel,the first thing its supporters throw up in its defense is, "The Avengers made 1.6 billion dollars at the box office."

When it comes to Avatar,which seems to have drawn the ire of the fanboy community,box office is pushed aside with the disclaimer that the film was still sh.t.

So box office means everything or it means nothing. Interesting.
Interestein
Interestein - 1/14/2014, 3:47 PM
It's visually spectacular, and adventuerous, but lacked story. Keep em coming, I say, fun movies.
MeatyButt
MeatyButt - 1/14/2014, 3:53 PM
Yes, Fergully 2, er, I mean Avatar 2 the we nuke the site from orbit and call it even. I guess ol Cameron does it for the challenge. Surely he doesn't need any more money. Still would have preferred a movie about the colonial marines-ones that aren't engaged in deforestation.
SageMode
SageMode - 1/14/2014, 3:58 PM
This pretty says it all......
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