Cameron and Fox announce AVATAR sequels

 

Recently voted the most powerful man currently working in Hollywoodtoday ( displacing the mighty Steven Spielberg from his long-term throne), James Cameron has revealed that he will indeed be shooting two sequels to his 2009 smash-hit blockbuster AVATAR and that he will shoot them back to back, releasing them in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

 

The director has said that the next two adventures will be an "epic journey" - and will once again star Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, according to reports in the Independent, UK. Cameron also confirmed that, like the first movie, both films will be shot in 3D.

When asked about these new ventures Cameron said: "With two new films on the drawing boards, my company and I are embarking on an epic journey with our partners. Our goal is to meet and exceed the global audience's expectations for the richness of Avatar's' visual world and the power of the storytelling."

Chiefs at Twentieth Century Fox had previous said that getting Cameron to make a sequel to the most successful movie of all time was a "high priority" for the studio.

 

A spokesperson for Fox said: "Avatar is not only the highest-grossing movie of all time, it is a created universe based on the singular imagination and daring of James Cameron, who also raised the consciousness of people worldwide to some of the greatest issues facing our planet.

"We had no higher priority, and can feel no greater joy, than enabling Jim to continue and expand his vision of the world of Avatar. This is a great day in the history of our company."

 

 

James "King of the World" Cameron to shoot AVATAR sequels back-to-back

James Cameron, director of TITANIC, TERMINATOR and the colossal popcorn flick that was AVATAR has announced that he intends to shoot the sequels to AVATAR back to back.

The director hinted that he intends to make two films straight after each other, using improved technologies which were road tested with the first film.

“Our plan right now is to do two and three as a single large production and release them a year apart. In order to do that, we have to refine our technical processes beyond the end of where we were finishing AVATAR one a year ago. We need to future-proof ourselves out five or six years to the end of the third film.” The sequels will contain more backstory, more on the world of Pandora, the arrival of men there and Sigourney Weaver’s character Grace. The director suggested that the actress would return for the sequels. “Who said she died? Nobody dies in a science fiction movie. Whether Grace lives or dies depends more on Sigourney’s agent than anything.”

Interesting stuff, I’m sure you will agree.

I for one am nervous about the possibility of AVATAR sequels. Firstly because although the first was spectacular, a movie event and made by a clever bastard; it didn’t really excel in terms of narrative and character development. I understood everybody’s motivations in their most basic forms however the dialogue had the effect of making the film seem somewhat melodramatic in places.

Also, in regard to the story it’s pretty obvious where Jake goes next as a character and for that reason I feel his arc is finished. A prequel might ( focus on might) work but sometimes I just think it’s best not to explain things to much because it takes away the mystery. In my view what information an audience is given it makes together a mental imagination projection which differs for each individual but by doing this it can then transcend cinema itself to become emotionally attached to the person; an explanation can then feel forced…