James Cameron Can Express All His Artistic Observations Through ‘Avatar’ Sequels
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 20, 2014 3:30 pm EST
During interviews for that piece, James Cameron talked about his ideas for the sequels as all-encompassing artistic expressions:
Gianopulos also speaks about the series, and (as you’d expect) expresses great confidence, even as he demurs on the total budget figure.
There’s nothing I need to say as an artist about the state of the world and human affairs that I can’t do through the lens of the ‘Avatar’ universe. We’ve had a couple of years to think through the story arc of the next three films, and every day that goes by, I believe in the stories I’m telling more and more. We’re not coming out of the block fast to capitalize on the last film.
Avatar 2, written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, along with Cameron, will likely shoot in early 2015. It is scheduled for a December 2016 release, with the next two films following in 2017 and 2018. Avatar 3 will be written by Josh Friedman, along with Cameron, while the fourth film will be written by Shane Salerno and Cameron.
We know it’s going to be a long journey. We know it’s not going to be cheap. We know it’s not going to be without new discoveries and new challenges in the process of producing something that is so beyond the normal form of filmmaking and technology, but what could be more exciting than that.
