James Cameron Confirms He’ll Do ‘Avatar’ 3, 4 & 5 Thanks to Mega Hit ‘The Way of Water’

Since it was announced that James Cameron would make a sequel to 2009’s “Avatar,” fans of the Na’vi world were immediately excited, even more so when the director said he had three more films planned that would hinge on the box office success of “The water way’, which in less than a month was enough for them to become reality.

Since its premiere on December 16, 2022, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ has raised more than $1.5 billion worldwide, making it one of the most successful films in history; This accomplishment prompted director James Cameron to confirm that he will make the other three sequels he has planned.

In interview for Who is talking to Chris Wallace?James Cameron said, “It seems that with just the momentum the film has now, it will easily pass our rest even in the next few days,” making clear his confidence in this new sci-fi film which has been a huge hit worldwide, just as expected.

I feel like I can’t get out of it, I’ll have to do these other sequels”, concludes the director.

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The third part ofAvatars’ was recorded at the same time as ‘The Way of Water’, so its release is almost guaranteed in its entirety, but in the case of films 4 and 5, it was determined that it would be necessary to see the 2022 sequel’s box office take to define whether this saga is profitable enough to expand it by 5 films, and according to James Cameron it is.

I’m sure we’ll be discussing the game plan for ‘Avatar 3’ with the key people at Disney soon,” says James Cameron.

The director of ‘Avatar’ confesses that his team is currently working on the magical post-production of the third film, whose premiere is scheduled for December 2024, whose story could end the saga, but instead will leave the plot open thus Jake Sully’s family can return for two more films scheduled for 2026 and 2028.

James Cameron denies the $2 billion rumor

Before the premiere of ‘Avatar: The Way of WaterIt was published in several media that the sequel would need to exceed $2 billion to be profitable enough to confirm production of films 4 and 5, but the director clarifies that he never gave that exact figure.

I said it should have been among the highest grossing films ever and someone else applied that number and it went up. The number is actually lower,” Cameron noted.

However, experts analyze that ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ has a great chance of reaching this number at the worldwide box office in the coming weeks, so its success is an undeniable fact and now we just have to wait for it to happen. Disney he also confirms that the story of the Na’vi will spread just as James Cameron wants.