RichC2

I don't know, $2.78 Billion dollars for 1 movie is going to be tough to match. Not saying it won't happen, just that it'll be tough to reach those heights.

mattysemo247

Yeah, I'm guessing it doesn't hit that. The first movie was also the showcase of what 3D could do, and it seems like most people have been there and done that by now.

E Unit

Then 2 biggest box-office revenue movies of all time are both by Cameron. I'm wagering he may hit it again. I'm also wagering he'll be the only one who can as well. Not even a new Star Wars movie got close.

TheMovieman

According to My Entertainment World (which posts shoot dates), this has been delayed (again) until October 2017.

Posted: June 3, 2015 at 8:47 am EST
Updated: April 20, 2017 at 2:59 pm EST

Title:	Avatar Sequels (aka Avatar 2)
Category:	Feature Film
Genre:	Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Shoot Date:	October, 2017
Location:	Manhattan Beach, CA
Story:	Jake Sully permanently transfers his consciousness to his Na'vi avatar and begins a new life with Princess Neytiri after they defeat the human colonizers.

http://myentertainmentworld.com/feature-films/

TheMovieman

Last time I saw Avatar was in theaters... and I own it on Blu-ray but have had little desire to see it again.

Michael Corvin

I watched it once on BD and would again(my daughter wants to see it), but I no longer have my projector hooked up. I just can't settle for watching this on a tv.

RichC2

I also forgot about Avatar land opening at Animal Kingdom

Artman

We have the new release dates!

http://https://www.facebook.com/Avatar/

"Great to be working with the best team in the business! Avatar takes flight as we begin concurrent production on four sequels. The journey continues December 18, 2020, December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024 and December 19, 2025!"

OldBoy

why would it take 3 years between 2 & 3 if they are all filming back to back to back to back and 1 & 2 only one year apart?

Why So Blu?

Man, I'm gonna be old by the time that last one hits theaters.

DJariya

11 years between the 1st and 2nd movie. That's pretty close to the 16 year gap between Godfather 2 and 3.

Is anyone going to be excited for a new Avatar movie in 2020? If this came out in 2011 or 2012, then maybe, but 11 years later?

Shooting 4 movies in a row along with editing and post production. That's got to be the longest time commitment one director has stayed on a single movie. Cameron's going to be exhausted. And they think he will have the time to write a new Terminator movie during that period?

Sonic

Mike86

I just don't see how you get four sequels out of the original. Personally the first is pretty cool visually but the film really didn't do anything for me. I like Cameron but will probably pass on these.

Why So Blu?

No you won't.

stingermck

Man. Does anyone still give a shit about Avatar? And 3 years from now?

Sonic

It's like Terminator and Terminator 2. Nobody thought that T2 was going to exceed the first.

I wouldn't sleep on Cameron. I think Avatar is a fantastic movie but if he's putting so much passion and work into this, it has to be huge when it arrives.

DthRdrX

This entire project is one hell of a risk for Fox. They better hope for substantial return.

d2cheer

Zero risk for them. It will be like printing money.

GoldenJCJ

Judging by this thread there are two certainties. 1. This is going to be the biggest bomb in history, not a single person will show up, and it will bankrupt Fox. And 2. These will be the biggest blockbusters of all time giving Cameron the number 3, 4, 5, and 6th spots on the Top Films of All Time list.

Mike86

I don't think it's a sure thing that a second film will flop terribly but banking on four films doing well is risky in my opinion. To me a wait and see approach would be better but considering how that goes with Cameron who knows how long it would take if the second film does well and they were to wait for him to do another. I just don't think the first film is one that left a bunch of people begging for more necessarily. Audiences may or may not have any interest in a second entry after eleven years. Beyond just the time span between the sequels like I said before I don't understand how there's realistically enough story for four more films either. I barely even recall the first film's story.

Troy Stiffler

Does Fox care? I imagine JC just walks around with cash fanning out and leaving a trail behind him.

Story is the guy's pitch for an Alien sequel was that he wrote "Alien" on the board, and added "$" in place of the s.

dsa_shea

Avatar 2020 lol!

d2cheer

Just remember the Furious 7 made 1.5 BILLION and part 8 is getting close in ONE week; there is no fucking way Avatar 2 will bomb. Regardless of what anyone on this board thinks.

dsa_shea

It will not bomb but that doesn't mean that it will be any good or that as many people are waiting with bated breath for it as Cameron thinks there are.

Why So Blu?

That's irrelevant. It's a cash cow. Story can be mediocre as long as the visuals remain revolutionary and have depth, which they will.

It's all about getting assess in seats. $$$$$$$