While He Admits He's Unlikely To Direct Them, James Cameron Says He's Already Thinking About AVATAR 6 And 7

While He Admits He's Unlikely To Direct Them, James Cameron Says He's Already Thinking About AVATAR 6 And 7

As simultaneous filming for Avatar 3 and 4 resumes, director James Cameron has revealed that he is thinking about the franchise's far-off future and plans for its continuation without him.

By MarkJulian - Feb 07, 2024 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Avatar
Source: SFFGazette.com

There was a time prior to the release of Avatar: The Way of Water when fans and film critics were unsure of the sequel's box office potential after so many years had passed after the original film.

Even filmmaker James Cameron seemingly acknowledged those same concerns, openly stating that if The Way of Water failed, he would not have to worry about Avatar 4 or 5.

Well, Avatar: The Way of Water grossed $2.32 billion globally, surpassing the $2 billion mark set by the original 2009 picture.

With the sequel's box office success in his back pocket, Cameron is clearly feeling more confident these days, as he recently announced that he is starting to develop ideas for a sixth and seventh installment in the franchise.

Speaking to Collider, Cameron stated, "We're fully written through movie five, and I've got ideas for six and seven, although I'll probably be handing the baton on at that point. I mean, mortality catches up. But I mean, we're enjoying what we're doing. We're loving it. We get to work with great people."

The site went on to add that Cameron told them that he views Avatar as a franchise that can continue to expand over the years, much the same way that George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry watched Star Wars and Star Trek expand beyond their initial conception.

More recently, franchise star Sam Worthington revealed that filming on Avatar 3 and 4 would resume at some point during this month. While the majority of filming will be devoted to the fourth film (the bulk of Avatar 3 was filmed alongside The Way of Water), there are still some additional scenes to film for Avatar 3.

It has been previously teased that the fourth film will see the franchise return to that universe's version of Earth.

The Avatar franchise stars Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver as Kiri/Dr. Grace Augustine, Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch, Kate Winslet as Ronal, Cliff Curtis as Tonowari, CCH Pounder as Mo'at, Britain Dalton as Lo'ak te, Jamie Flatters as Neteyam, Edie Falco as General Frances Ardmore.

New additions to the franchise for the third installment include Oona Chaplin, Michelle Yeoh, and David Thewlis and the introduction of a new aggressive volcanic tribe of Ash Na’vi.

Barring any delays, Avatar 3 will arrive in theaters on December 19, 2025 while Avatar 4 currently has a December 21, 2029 release date.

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tmp3
tmp3 - 2/7/2024, 10:18 AM
I love these movies but I feel like even my grand kids won’t be alive by the time Avatar 6 comes out
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 2/7/2024, 10:24 AM
@tmp3 - Do you even have grand kids?
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/7/2024, 10:26 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - I still need kids first, haha
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 2/7/2024, 10:18 AM
VamP5659
VamP5659 - 2/7/2024, 10:19 AM
James, please. One was enough. The world can only take so much cryptic environmental awareness movies featuring your barley disguised fetish.
Cleander
Cleander - 2/7/2024, 10:21 AM
I guess the future conclusion for this franchise will be the first movie will always be the best lol
Vigor
Vigor - 2/7/2024, 10:30 AM
@Cleander - I thought the 2nd one was vastly superior to the first!
Cleander
Cleander - 2/7/2024, 10:48 AM
@Vigor - the first is superior, I love it and it is much more rewatchable IMO
Vigor
Vigor - 2/7/2024, 10:50 AM
@Cleander - different strokes. Different folks
Cleander
Cleander - 2/7/2024, 10:50 AM
@Vigor - exactly!
dragon316
dragon316 - 2/7/2024, 1:43 PM
@Vigor - as much I hate series second was little better but it was still trying copy moby dick and titanic
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 2/7/2024, 10:23 AM
Still so wild to think they filmed the majority of the 3rd movie already. The 2nd movie was already its own huge production, and the squeezed another movie in while they were at it.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 2/7/2024, 10:25 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - I thought the second was pretty fun. The script was still fairly shallow but there was more heart than in the first. I enjoy Sigourney's character.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 2/7/2024, 10:28 AM
There are 7+ BILLION people that AREN'T, so I guess it evens out...
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/7/2024, 10:54 AM
Worry about the other ones first
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 2/7/2024, 11:04 AM
We’ll see how much legs the franchise actually has. Making it a generational story is smart though since you can not only swap out leads but make the world progress fast enough through time skips to make the plot and conflict change. I’m more interested in the tech being the movie than the story, but as long as these movies keep having mind blowing immersive 3D (especially now that that’s starting to come to the home market in a real way with AR/VR) I’ll keep showing up to them as cinematic theme park rides
ThorArms
ThorArms - 2/7/2024, 11:44 AM
So crazy Way of Water made even more money than the first!
Origame
Origame - 2/7/2024, 11:45 AM
Can't wait for disney to take full control, and avatar 6 and 7 will be about a na'vi struggling with being both a woman and gay while also somehow being black.
grif
grif - 2/7/2024, 2:35 PM
lol sure


bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/7/2024, 2:52 PM
Yeah, I think they should just focus on 3-5 first. Way of Water proved it can still bring in the big bucks, but I'm not sure the next three in such a short time can do the same trick without running out of steam one way or another. It's not a franchise with longevity
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/7/2024, 3:28 PM
Can we see the 3rd movie before claiming a 6th and 7th is being planned.
Dunejedi
Dunejedi - 2/7/2024, 5:01 PM
I admit I’m unlikely to see any more installments.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/7/2024, 5:24 PM

While he is thinking about the future, does he ever plan on making a good Avatar movie?

EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 2/13/2024, 11:58 PM
2nd one had water naavi
3rd one will have volcanoe naavi
4th onen will have hot springs naavi
5th one will have cloud naavi
6th will have bacteria size naavi
7th one will have ancient space Navistar

The creativity is endless.

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