James Cameron showed up at D23 Brazil (by video) earlier today to confirm that Avatar: Fire & Ash, the third instalment in the hit franchise, is now officially in post-production.
Five gorgeous pieces of concept art have since been released (via SFFGazette.com), offering a better idea of what to expect from the new corners of Pandora we'll explore in this next chapter of the filmmaker's epic sci-fi saga.
Cameron mentioned that the Ash People are a reflection of the worst side of N'avi, suggesting he pulled inspiration from the reality when he noted, "We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now."
The threequel's other newly introduced N'avi tribe will be nomadic and travel through the air; however, the Ash People "were destroyed by volcanic eruptions, so they resent nature and everything the forest Na'vi preach."
Avatar: Fire and Ash...
Five gorgeous pieces of concept art have since been released (via SFFGazette.com), offering a better idea of what to expect from the new corners of Pandora we'll explore in this next chapter of the filmmaker's epic sci-fi saga.
Cameron mentioned that the Ash People are a reflection of the worst side of N'avi, suggesting he pulled inspiration from the reality when he noted, "We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now."
The threequel's other newly introduced N'avi tribe will be nomadic and travel through the air; however, the Ash People "were destroyed by volcanic eruptions, so they resent nature and everything the forest Na'vi preach."
Avatar: Fire and Ash...
- 11/10/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Volveremos a Pandora en diciembre de 2025. © Disney
Durante la D23 Expo de Disney, James Cameron, acompañado por las estrellas de Avatar Sam Worthington y Zoe Saldaña, reveló por primera vez el título de la tercera entrega de la exitosa franquicia Avatar. Será Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Avatar: Fire and Ash continuará poco después de los acontecimientos de la segunda entrega, cuando Jake y Neytiri se encuentren con la Gente de Ceniza, a quienes Cameron ha insinuado que les atrae más la violencia y el poder que a otros clanes.
El reparto de la tercera película cuenta con el regreso de Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco y Dileep Rao. A ellos se unen Oona Chaplin (Juego de tronos), que interpreta a la líder del Pueblo de la Ceniza, Varang, junto...
Durante la D23 Expo de Disney, James Cameron, acompañado por las estrellas de Avatar Sam Worthington y Zoe Saldaña, reveló por primera vez el título de la tercera entrega de la exitosa franquicia Avatar. Será Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Avatar: Fire and Ash continuará poco después de los acontecimientos de la segunda entrega, cuando Jake y Neytiri se encuentren con la Gente de Ceniza, a quienes Cameron ha insinuado que les atrae más la violencia y el poder que a otros clanes.
El reparto de la tercera película cuenta con el regreso de Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco y Dileep Rao. A ellos se unen Oona Chaplin (Juego de tronos), que interpreta a la líder del Pueblo de la Ceniza, Varang, junto...
- 8/12/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Avatar, director James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic about blue aliens on the distant moon of Pandora, is the highest-grossing movie of all time, with nearly $3 billion earned at the box office. Its sequel, 2022's The Way of Water, is the third highest-grossing, with $2.3 billion to its name. You can bet Disney is going to want to milk this. There are three more sequels planned. The next movie is due out in 2025. And now we have a title: Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Just announced at #D23, our title for the next Avatar film:
Avatar: Fire and Ash. Get ready to journey back to Pandora, in theaters December 19, 2025. pic.twitter.com/gZkCCsTl9x
— Avatar (@officialavatar) August 10, 2024
Cameron revealed the title this weekend at D23, Disney's yearly celebration of itself. There wasn't any footage, but attendees did see some concept art of Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, some huge airships, and a look at the Ash People,...
Just announced at #D23, our title for the next Avatar film:
Avatar: Fire and Ash. Get ready to journey back to Pandora, in theaters December 19, 2025. pic.twitter.com/gZkCCsTl9x
— Avatar (@officialavatar) August 10, 2024
Cameron revealed the title this weekend at D23, Disney's yearly celebration of itself. There wasn't any footage, but attendees did see some concept art of Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, some huge airships, and a look at the Ash People,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
The Walt Disney Company took center stage at the Honda Center on Friday night during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The company made numerous movie, TV, and Broadway announcements that we will run through here.
Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger kicked off the evening to thank fans for their enduring passion. “Our deep bond with fans, forged over a century of storytelling, is stronger today than ever before,” he said, “driven by the unmatched strength of our creative studios, the wide appeal of our brands and franchises, and the innovative ways that we bring our stories to life in our theme parks and experiences.”
Hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, the event featured many of Disney’s creative leaders, including Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee,...
Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger kicked off the evening to thank fans for their enduring passion. “Our deep bond with fans, forged over a century of storytelling, is stronger today than ever before,” he said, “driven by the unmatched strength of our creative studios, the wide appeal of our brands and franchises, and the innovative ways that we bring our stories to life in our theme parks and experiences.”
Hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, the event featured many of Disney’s creative leaders, including Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee,...
- 8/10/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Avatar director James Cameron was joined by stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington at D23 to confirm (via SFFGazette.com) that the highly anticipated third instalment of the epic sci-fi franchise is titled Avatar: Fire and Ash.
No new footage was revealed at the event, but the filmmaker did promise that, "You'll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before. It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes. We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love."
"There are new cultures and settings and creatures, and new biomes," Cameron added. "You will see a lot more of Pandora, the planet, that you’ve never seen before. The new film is not what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want."
Avatar: Fire and Ash was shot back-to-back with 2022's...
No new footage was revealed at the event, but the filmmaker did promise that, "You'll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before. It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes. We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love."
"There are new cultures and settings and creatures, and new biomes," Cameron added. "You will see a lot more of Pandora, the planet, that you’ve never seen before. The new film is not what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want."
Avatar: Fire and Ash was shot back-to-back with 2022's...
- 8/10/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
“Avatar” director James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington revealed first official title for the third “Avatar” film on Friday during the D23 expo: “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
While Cameron didn’t preview any footage, he did showcase some concept art from the film, including Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, what appeared to be giant airships, and a first look at the fearsome Ash People of the Na’vi, covered in ghost-like soot and otherworldly masks as they dance around a giant fire pit.
“You’ll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,” Cameron said. “It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before,” Cameron said during the presentation. “We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.”
Cameron shot “Fire and Ash” back-to-back...
While Cameron didn’t preview any footage, he did showcase some concept art from the film, including Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, what appeared to be giant airships, and a first look at the fearsome Ash People of the Na’vi, covered in ghost-like soot and otherworldly masks as they dance around a giant fire pit.
“You’ll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,” Cameron said. “It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before,” Cameron said during the presentation. “We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.”
Cameron shot “Fire and Ash” back-to-back...
- 8/10/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Thirteen years after Academy Award®-winner James Cameron introduced viewers to a world unlike any they had ever seen with his breathtaking film Avatar, Disney+ Hotstar is now streaming the eagerly awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water. This groundbreaking cinematic odyssey unveils a new underwater adventure that promises to mesmerise viewers again.
Returning to reprise their iconic roles, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña portray Jake Sully and Neytiri, devoted parents doing everything possible to protect their family. Joining them are Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet and other esteemed actors Sigourney Weaver, Cliff Curtis and Stephen Lang.
Many were surprised to learn about Stephen Lang’s return to the sequel after the death of his character Colonel Miles Quaritch, in Avatar, who played the human antagonist. However, this time with the Resources Development Administration (Rda) returning to the moon with reinforcement, Lang returns as a recombinant, or recom, of his character.
Returning to reprise their iconic roles, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña portray Jake Sully and Neytiri, devoted parents doing everything possible to protect their family. Joining them are Academy Award® winner Kate Winslet and other esteemed actors Sigourney Weaver, Cliff Curtis and Stephen Lang.
Many were surprised to learn about Stephen Lang’s return to the sequel after the death of his character Colonel Miles Quaritch, in Avatar, who played the human antagonist. However, this time with the Resources Development Administration (Rda) returning to the moon with reinforcement, Lang returns as a recombinant, or recom, of his character.
- 6/19/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Last week, we learned that director James Cameron’s long-awaited Avatar sequel Avatar: The Way of Water (read our review Here) will begin streaming on both Disney+ and Max on June 7th. Now it has been confirmed that fans will only have to wait thirteen days beyond that before they’ll be able to buy a copy of the film on physical media. Avatar: The Way of Water is scheduled to receive a 4K Uhd, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD release on June 20th. The first film will also get a 4K Uhd release on that date.
A press release notes that the home video release of Avatar: The Way of Water will include over three hours of bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew. The 4K Uhd edition of the original Avatar has both existing and new bonus features including “Memories From Avatar,” where Producer Jon Landau leads...
A press release notes that the home video release of Avatar: The Way of Water will include over three hours of bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew. The 4K Uhd edition of the original Avatar has both existing and new bonus features including “Memories From Avatar,” where Producer Jon Landau leads...
- 5/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
James Cameron‘s Avatar: The Way of Water will soon be making its way to both Disney+ and Max (formerly HBO Max) following a historic run in theaters. The sci-fi epic, which debuted 13 years after the release of Cameron’s original Avatar film, will hit both platforms on June 7th, being accompanied there by bonus content featuring filmmakers, cast and crew.
Going on to become the third highest-grossing film of all time following its December 16th launch at a take surpassing $2.3B, Avatar: The Way of Water picks up with the Sully family more than a decade after the events of the first film, examining the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. All of this against the backdrop of the breathtaking seascapes of Pandora, where audiences...
Going on to become the third highest-grossing film of all time following its December 16th launch at a take surpassing $2.3B, Avatar: The Way of Water picks up with the Sully family more than a decade after the events of the first film, examining the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. All of this against the backdrop of the breathtaking seascapes of Pandora, where audiences...
- 5/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water will make a doubly-large splash when it begins streaming next month.
Coming off of a historic, months-long theatrical run during which it became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (by amassing nearly $2.32 billion at the box office) and earned four Academy Award nominations (including for Best Picture), the lonnnng-in-the-making Avatar sequel is set to begin streaming Wednesday, June 7 — on Disney+ as well as on what will by then be known simply as Max.
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Coming off of a historic, months-long theatrical run during which it became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide (by amassing nearly $2.32 billion at the box office) and earned four Academy Award nominations (including for Best Picture), the lonnnng-in-the-making Avatar sequel is set to begin streaming Wednesday, June 7 — on Disney+ as well as on what will by then be known simply as Max.
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- 5/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Since reaching theatres back in December, director James Cameron’s long-awaited Avatar sequel Avatar: The Way of Water (read our review Here) has made over $2.3 billion at the box office and earned a Best Picture nomination. Its digital release was back in March, and now it has been confirmed that the film will be reaching the streaming service stage of its release very soon. Avatar: The Way of Water will be streaming on both Disney+ and Max as of June 7th!
Disney+ will also have bonus content feature the filmmakers, cast, and crew.
Directed by Cameron from a screenplay he wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Avatar: The Way of Water has the following synopsis: Set 14 years after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water will find Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) having started a family, but when the Resources Development Administration (Rda) returns to Pandora,...
Disney+ will also have bonus content feature the filmmakers, cast, and crew.
Directed by Cameron from a screenplay he wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Avatar: The Way of Water has the following synopsis: Set 14 years after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water will find Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) having started a family, but when the Resources Development Administration (Rda) returns to Pandora,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Disney+ and Max subscribers will have the opportunity to head back to Pandora without leaving home starting next month.
On Monday, 20th Century Studios announced “Avatar: The Way of Water” will start streaming on Disney+ and Max on June 7.
Max, of course, is the streaming service currently known as HBO Max. The platform switches its name to Max beginning on May 23.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” was released in December of last year and quickly broke records at the global box office. All told, the film grossed more than $2.3 billion worldwide and is the third-highest-grossing movie of all time. It was yet another massive financial success for director James Cameron, who is behind three of the top four movies ever in terms of ticket sales.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” was nominated for four Academy Awards at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture. The film won Best Visual Effects for its groundbreaking VFX work.
On Monday, 20th Century Studios announced “Avatar: The Way of Water” will start streaming on Disney+ and Max on June 7.
Max, of course, is the streaming service currently known as HBO Max. The platform switches its name to Max beginning on May 23.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” was released in December of last year and quickly broke records at the global box office. All told, the film grossed more than $2.3 billion worldwide and is the third-highest-grossing movie of all time. It was yet another massive financial success for director James Cameron, who is behind three of the top four movies ever in terms of ticket sales.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” was nominated for four Academy Awards at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture. The film won Best Visual Effects for its groundbreaking VFX work.
- 5/15/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The newest entry in the “Avatar” franchise will hit digital retailers soon.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” will be released exclusively digitally this month after its successful theatre run. The film made history as the third highest-grossing film of all time.
The release will include bonus content of three hours of never-before-seen bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew.
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The film follows the Sully family through their trials and tribulations in the world of Pandora, including new Na’vi cultures and sea creatures they encounter. It stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet. Joining the illustrious adult cast are talented newcomers Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass and Jack Champion.
The film has been nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” will be released exclusively digitally this month after its successful theatre run. The film made history as the third highest-grossing film of all time.
The release will include bonus content of three hours of never-before-seen bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew.
Read More: Marc Maron Describes ‘Avatar’ Audition As ‘Ridiculous’, Says James Cameron Sent Him Box Of Cigars After Rejecting Him
The film follows the Sully family through their trials and tribulations in the world of Pandora, including new Na’vi cultures and sea creatures they encounter. It stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet. Joining the illustrious adult cast are talented newcomers Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass and Jack Champion.
The film has been nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture.
- 3/7/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
The dramatic, and partly fictional retelling of the sinking of the Titanic - which took place early in the morning on April 15th, 1912 - has a warm place in the hearts of audiences around the world. The film is directed by James Cameron, known for his emotional, yet gorgeously cinematic filmmaking techniques and storytelling skills. The film's cast includes the illustrious Leonardo DiCaprio starring alongside his love interest, Kate Winslet. In addition to these actors, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Francis Fisher, and Gloria Stuart are all seen on screen during the 3 hours and 14 minutes of the film. These actors join together in a grand and moving film that accurately portrays the events of the Titanic’s ill-fated voyage through the eyes of the fictional characters invented by James Cameron himself. After twenty-five years, the story remains a beautiful capture of what it means to fall in love in a society...
- 3/1/2023
- by Finley Clough
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Upon hearing the prospect of not just one but four more "Avatar" films in our future, there were many cynical people online who wondered whether or not there could even be enough story to warrant that many films, let alone whether or not people even wanted to see another film in the series. Well, considering that "Avatar: The Way of Water" is on its way to passing 2 billion worldwide pretty soon, obviously people are still into the world of Pandora.
As for where the story can go, James Cameron has devised a structure for the series that will allow it to evolve and remain fresh with each subsequent movie. Sam Worthington's Jake Sully was the narrator of the first two "Avatar" films, but he will not remain in that position going forward. James Cameron (accidentally) revealed on an episode of the Soundtracking podcast that Jake's son Lo'ak, played by Britain Dalton,...
As for where the story can go, James Cameron has devised a structure for the series that will allow it to evolve and remain fresh with each subsequent movie. Sam Worthington's Jake Sully was the narrator of the first two "Avatar" films, but he will not remain in that position going forward. James Cameron (accidentally) revealed on an episode of the Soundtracking podcast that Jake's son Lo'ak, played by Britain Dalton,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Director James Cameron has said that Avatar: The Way of Water needs to make somewhere in the range of 2 billion at the global box office in order to break even. It has earned over 600 million after just one week in release, so it’s chugging its way toward that goal. Regardless of what this Avatar sequel earns, Avatar 3 is already guaranteed to reach theatres next year, on December 20, 2024. It’s the fate of Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 that hangs in the balance. Avatar: The Way of Water, Avatar 3, and the first act of Avatar 4 were all filmed during the same epic production schedule – and while speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Cameron said this was done to avoid “the Stranger Things effect”.
Cameron said that because there are two young actors who play important roles in the sequel: Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, who was around the age of 7 when...
Cameron said that because there are two young actors who play important roles in the sequel: Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, who was around the age of 7 when...
- 12/23/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The latest behind-the-scenes look at “Avatar: The Way of Water” offers a glimpse at the actors acting their hearts out within motion-capture performances.
The 249-second clip, released on 20th Century Studios’ YouTube channel, offers explicit evidence, if any such thing is still needed, that performance capture performances are still about actors honing their skills and the technology supplementing their work.
“What we’re interested in,” notes writer/director James Cameron, “is the totality of the performance. The actor creates the emotion, the actor creates the moment.”
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We then see a slew of split-screen sequences where we see the actor giving the in-film performance while covered in motion-capture gear (including the facial dots which serve as guides for computer rendering and related animation) side-by-side with the finished sequence in the film. As...
The 249-second clip, released on 20th Century Studios’ YouTube channel, offers explicit evidence, if any such thing is still needed, that performance capture performances are still about actors honing their skills and the technology supplementing their work.
“What we’re interested in,” notes writer/director James Cameron, “is the totality of the performance. The actor creates the emotion, the actor creates the moment.”
Also Read:
Holiday Box Office Preview: ‘Avatar 2’ Expected to Hold Top Spot as Several New Films Hit Theaters
We then see a slew of split-screen sequences where we see the actor giving the in-film performance while covered in motion-capture gear (including the facial dots which serve as guides for computer rendering and related animation) side-by-side with the finished sequence in the film. As...
- 12/23/2022
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Shortly after the release of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) the third installment in the Avatar franchise has been announced. Avatar 3 is scheduled to be released December 2024.
Co-written and directed by James Cameron, it counts on the same star-studded cast as in the latest feature of the epic sci-fi saga. Among them are Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver.
Cast
Sam Worthington / Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña / Neytiri
Stephen Lang / Colonel Miles Quaritch
Britain Dalton / Lo’ak
Sigourney Weaver / Kiri
Oona Chaplin / Varang
Giovanni Ribisi / Parker Selfridge
Michelle Yeoh / Dr. Karina Mogue
Matt Gerald / Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
Joel David Moore / Norm Spellman
See full credits >>
La entrada ‘Avatar 3’ (2024) – Scheduled for Release December 2024 se publicó primero en Martin Cid Magazine.
Co-written and directed by James Cameron, it counts on the same star-studded cast as in the latest feature of the epic sci-fi saga. Among them are Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver.
Cast
Sam Worthington / Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña / Neytiri
Stephen Lang / Colonel Miles Quaritch
Britain Dalton / Lo’ak
Sigourney Weaver / Kiri
Oona Chaplin / Varang
Giovanni Ribisi / Parker Selfridge
Michelle Yeoh / Dr. Karina Mogue
Matt Gerald / Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
Joel David Moore / Norm Spellman
See full credits >>
La entrada ‘Avatar 3’ (2024) – Scheduled for Release December 2024 se publicó primero en Martin Cid Magazine.
- 12/21/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Thirteen years after the release of Avatar, the first in a planned series of sequels has finally reached theatres – and you can find out what our own Eric Walkuski thought of Avatar: The Way of Water by watching the video embedded above, or reading the review Here. Director James Cameron has said that Avatar: The Way of Water needs to become the third or fourth highest grossing film in history to break even, which means it will need to earn somewhere in the range of 2 billion. But cast member Edie Falco shot her scenes so long ago (four years ago), she thought the movie had already been released at some point and flopped.
During an interview on The View, Falco said (with thanks to Variety for the transcript), “I saw the first one when it was out. The second Avatar I shot four years ago. I’ve been busy and doing stuff.
During an interview on The View, Falco said (with thanks to Variety for the transcript), “I saw the first one when it was out. The second Avatar I shot four years ago. I’ve been busy and doing stuff.
- 12/20/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
If any of us had a dime for every time someone in the last 13 years has said, "Yeah, but who remembers 'Avatar'?", we'd be rich enough to buy Twitter. For all the times someone has doubted the staying power of the 2009 James Cameron film about a human who learns the ways of an alien culture and eventually becomes that culture's new leader, "Avatar" has stuck around in some form in the cultural consciousness, whether by manifesting doubt that a sequel could ever work especially more than a decade later or through the largely very popular theme-park land in Walt Disney World. But now, after what does feel like a countless number of delays and expansions, Cameron has returned to theaters with the second of his stories of Pandora, "Avatar: The Way of Water." Aside from being somewhat amazing that this sequel really does finally, tangibly exist, what occurs...
- 12/19/2022
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for "Avatar: The Way of Water."
I am hardly the first writer to point this out, but the state of the "Avatar" franchise is strange. The original film, released in 2009, quickly became one of the biggest box office juggernauts of all time. There's a Disney theme park land dedicated to it. Online fandoms for the film exist in surprisingly large numbers, and yet, right up until today's release of its sequel, "Avatar: The Way of Water," the debate on whether or not "Avatar" has the cultural significance and longevity to sustain its own box office goals has been loud and ongoing.
To be fair, while it's rarely wise to bet against director James Cameron, it's easy to see why many are cynical towards "Avatar." At its core, while it's telling a deeply anti-colonialist story, it's told from a white male Pov, and this criticism is nothing new.
I am hardly the first writer to point this out, but the state of the "Avatar" franchise is strange. The original film, released in 2009, quickly became one of the biggest box office juggernauts of all time. There's a Disney theme park land dedicated to it. Online fandoms for the film exist in surprisingly large numbers, and yet, right up until today's release of its sequel, "Avatar: The Way of Water," the debate on whether or not "Avatar" has the cultural significance and longevity to sustain its own box office goals has been loud and ongoing.
To be fair, while it's rarely wise to bet against director James Cameron, it's easy to see why many are cynical towards "Avatar." At its core, while it's telling a deeply anti-colonialist story, it's told from a white male Pov, and this criticism is nothing new.
- 12/17/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is finally here.
James Cameron’s long-in-development follow-up to his 2009 blockbuster, the most successful movie of all time, transports viewers back to the planet Pandora, full of wonderfully weird extraterrestrial life and, of course, larger-than-life manmade threats. This time around we join Jake (Sam Worthington), the former-human-turned-Na’vi and his wife, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), plus their kids Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) and Tuktirey (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), plus their adopted kids Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) and human kid Spider (Jack Champion). This happy brood is displaced when the evil corporation Rda returns to the planet and with them Recombinants – resurrected versions of the evil soldiers from the first movie, this time in Avatar form, led by Quaritch (Stephen Lang).
In order to save his family (and the rest of Pandora), Jake flees to the water and asks for sanctuary from the reef tride, led...
James Cameron’s long-in-development follow-up to his 2009 blockbuster, the most successful movie of all time, transports viewers back to the planet Pandora, full of wonderfully weird extraterrestrial life and, of course, larger-than-life manmade threats. This time around we join Jake (Sam Worthington), the former-human-turned-Na’vi and his wife, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), plus their kids Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) and Tuktirey (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), plus their adopted kids Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) and human kid Spider (Jack Champion). This happy brood is displaced when the evil corporation Rda returns to the planet and with them Recombinants – resurrected versions of the evil soldiers from the first movie, this time in Avatar form, led by Quaritch (Stephen Lang).
In order to save his family (and the rest of Pandora), Jake flees to the water and asks for sanctuary from the reef tride, led...
- 12/16/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Babylon, Avatar: The Way of Water, Emily in Paris and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
Avatar: The Way of Water premiere
The Avatar sequel’s cast and crew continued its world tour on Monday with the Los Angeles premiere, and though writer-director James Cameron was forced to miss after testing positive for Covid-19, stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Duane Evans, Jr. and producer Jon Landau still came out to celebrate. The Weeknd, who has a song in the film, also walked the carpet, as did Bob Iger, with the premiere marking his first since returning as Disney CEO.
Jamie Flatters,...
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Babylon, Avatar: The Way of Water, Emily in Paris and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
Avatar: The Way of Water premiere
The Avatar sequel’s cast and crew continued its world tour on Monday with the Los Angeles premiere, and though writer-director James Cameron was forced to miss after testing positive for Covid-19, stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Duane Evans, Jr. and producer Jon Landau still came out to celebrate. The Weeknd, who has a song in the film, also walked the carpet, as did Bob Iger, with the premiere marking his first since returning as Disney CEO.
Jamie Flatters,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This post contains spoilers for "Avatar: The Way of Water."
While James Cameron's 2009 film "Avatar" was visually dazzling, and pushed movie special effects to new highs, one can find many, many flaws in its story. Most notably, "Avatar" can serve as a tired a trite "White man goes native" narrative, left over from the days of American colonialist fantasies by James Fenimore Cooper. Plenty of feature films have repeated the trope in the past, of course, with "Lawrence of Arabia," "Dances with Wolves," "Pocahontas," and "The Last Samurai" being more prominent examples.
The main character in "Avatar" is Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a jarhead Marine whose twin brother was given the enviable, off-world assignment to the distant planet of Pandora, occupied by a race of nine-foot-tall, blue-skinned forest-dwelling aliens called the Na'vi. In order to survive on the planet, humans have mixed their own DNA with Na'vi DNA and...
While James Cameron's 2009 film "Avatar" was visually dazzling, and pushed movie special effects to new highs, one can find many, many flaws in its story. Most notably, "Avatar" can serve as a tired a trite "White man goes native" narrative, left over from the days of American colonialist fantasies by James Fenimore Cooper. Plenty of feature films have repeated the trope in the past, of course, with "Lawrence of Arabia," "Dances with Wolves," "Pocahontas," and "The Last Samurai" being more prominent examples.
The main character in "Avatar" is Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a jarhead Marine whose twin brother was given the enviable, off-world assignment to the distant planet of Pandora, occupied by a race of nine-foot-tall, blue-skinned forest-dwelling aliens called the Na'vi. In order to survive on the planet, humans have mixed their own DNA with Na'vi DNA and...
- 12/16/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Spoilers for Avatar: The Way of Water follow.
Ever since "Avatar" was released in 2009, creator and director James Cameron has promised that multiple sequels would follow. As the last 13 years rolled on, Cameron's insistence on the sequels coming to fruition began to resemble a boast more than a promise. However, just like George Lucas before him, Cameron was playing the long game when it came to his vision for the future of the planet Pandora and its inhabitants, and the second film (entitled "The Way of Water") has finally arrived.
Yet while Cameron's commitment to the series is now abundantly clear, what exactly will occur in the sequels has remained a mystery prior to the release of the new installment. It's wild to realize in today's landscape of films and shows saturated by previously existing IP, but there are no prior "Avatar" novels, comic books or video games that act...
Ever since "Avatar" was released in 2009, creator and director James Cameron has promised that multiple sequels would follow. As the last 13 years rolled on, Cameron's insistence on the sequels coming to fruition began to resemble a boast more than a promise. However, just like George Lucas before him, Cameron was playing the long game when it came to his vision for the future of the planet Pandora and its inhabitants, and the second film (entitled "The Way of Water") has finally arrived.
Yet while Cameron's commitment to the series is now abundantly clear, what exactly will occur in the sequels has remained a mystery prior to the release of the new installment. It's wild to realize in today's landscape of films and shows saturated by previously existing IP, but there are no prior "Avatar" novels, comic books or video games that act...
- 12/16/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
ReviewJames Cameron’s sequel looks so glorious all the time that you can’t tear your eyes away from it despite the lengthy runtime of 3 hours and 12 minutes.Sowmya RajendranA family man must defend his loved ones against a powerful enemy. They take refuge among friends and establish new bonds; the hormonal teenagers hit on each other, the younger ones explore the new place with excitement, and the kids occasionally rebel against the adults. But the enemy is relentless and soon, the family must come together to confront him. This could be the plot of just about any movie. It’s not particularly original, and Hollywood has mounted thinly plotted, lavish productions on the ‘families stick together’ trope way too often. But in James Cameron’s hands, this familiar old wine transforms into a jaw-dropping, exhilarating cinematic experience. The first film in the franchise was released back in 2009 and yet,...
- 12/16/2022
- by SukanyaS
- The News Minute
It is impossible to talk about “Avatar: The Way of Water” without sounding hyperbolic. But James Cameron’s sequel is a truly dazzling cinematic experience that will have you floating on a blockbuster high.
No matter if you’ve spent a second of your life in the past 13 years thinking about what’s happening on Pandora or how Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) are getting on, assuming you remember their characters’ names. “The Way of Water” will make awe-struck believers out of even “Avatar” agnostics like me, at least for three hours and 12 minutes. The film isn’t just visually compelling, either, it’s spiritually rich as well — a simple but penetrating story about family and the natural world that is galaxies better than the first.
About that run time: Three hours and 12 minutes sounds excessive, but there is something decidedly decadent about really committing that much...
No matter if you’ve spent a second of your life in the past 13 years thinking about what’s happening on Pandora or how Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) are getting on, assuming you remember their characters’ names. “The Way of Water” will make awe-struck believers out of even “Avatar” agnostics like me, at least for three hours and 12 minutes. The film isn’t just visually compelling, either, it’s spiritually rich as well — a simple but penetrating story about family and the natural world that is galaxies better than the first.
About that run time: Three hours and 12 minutes sounds excessive, but there is something decidedly decadent about really committing that much...
- 12/15/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
The wait to experience James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is finally over! The anticipated sequel opened in fifteen international markets on Wednesday, including France, Germany, Italy, and Korea. The return of Cameron’s cat people paddled its way toward an estimated 15.8M throughout the day.
According to analysts at Deadline, Avatar: The Way of Water is 124 ahead of 2009’s Avatar, 70 above Top Gun: Maverick, 13 higher than Jurassic World: Dominion, 12 behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and 23 behind Spider-Man: No Way Home. This start to Avatar’s sequel is a sign of good things to come. At least Cameron and his investors hope so. Avatar: The Way of Water cost the studio an estimated 350-400 million to produce, making it one of the most expensive films ever. Reports indicate Avatar: The Way of Water will earn a 525M global debut, but the film needs to make 2 billion to break even.
According to analysts at Deadline, Avatar: The Way of Water is 124 ahead of 2009’s Avatar, 70 above Top Gun: Maverick, 13 higher than Jurassic World: Dominion, 12 behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and 23 behind Spider-Man: No Way Home. This start to Avatar’s sequel is a sign of good things to come. At least Cameron and his investors hope so. Avatar: The Way of Water cost the studio an estimated 350-400 million to produce, making it one of the most expensive films ever. Reports indicate Avatar: The Way of Water will earn a 525M global debut, but the film needs to make 2 billion to break even.
- 12/15/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
A scene from ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (Photo Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)
After sitting through hours upon hours of heavy dramas offered up for awards consideration, the escapism dished up by James Cameron with Avatar: The Way of Water felt like a burst of pure joy. Avatar: The Way of Water is a visually dazzling experience that needs to be seen on the largest screen possible, and in 3-D if it’s available.
James Cameron and his team have delivered a stunning sequel that outdoes its 2009 predecessor in every possible way. There are more spectacular action sequences, the characters are better developed, and the visual effects are groundbreaking. Cameron even managed to make the sequel more emotionally compelling, hitting all the right beats and allowing audiences to get lost in this make-believe world populated by the strange-looking blue Na’vi, the aquamarine-tinted Metkayina clan, and massive whales. You may forget certain plot points,...
After sitting through hours upon hours of heavy dramas offered up for awards consideration, the escapism dished up by James Cameron with Avatar: The Way of Water felt like a burst of pure joy. Avatar: The Way of Water is a visually dazzling experience that needs to be seen on the largest screen possible, and in 3-D if it’s available.
James Cameron and his team have delivered a stunning sequel that outdoes its 2009 predecessor in every possible way. There are more spectacular action sequences, the characters are better developed, and the visual effects are groundbreaking. Cameron even managed to make the sequel more emotionally compelling, hitting all the right beats and allowing audiences to get lost in this make-believe world populated by the strange-looking blue Na’vi, the aquamarine-tinted Metkayina clan, and massive whales. You may forget certain plot points,...
- 12/15/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Thirteen years after directing the first Avatar film in 2009, James Cameron returns to the director’s chair to helm the film’s long-awaited sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. What is surprising is not that the film is entertaining, rather, it is more of a revelation that Avatar: The Way of Water may be the director’s most accomplished and well-rounded outing to date.
Taking place more than ten years following the events of the first film, The Way of Water tells the ongoing saga of the Sully family as they attempt to forge a future for the inhabitants of Pandora – the Na’vi – when humans return after discovering a new resource on the planet to plunder.
The humans know that they stand no chance against the messianic Sully unless they can infiltrate the Na’vi and plan to do so through subterfuge and the presence of the newly resurrected...
Taking place more than ten years following the events of the first film, The Way of Water tells the ongoing saga of the Sully family as they attempt to forge a future for the inhabitants of Pandora – the Na’vi – when humans return after discovering a new resource on the planet to plunder.
The humans know that they stand no chance against the messianic Sully unless they can infiltrate the Na’vi and plan to do so through subterfuge and the presence of the newly resurrected...
- 12/14/2022
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
From left: Tsireya (Bailey Bass), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), and Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Studios Because it’s been 13 years since James Cameron took movie-goers on their initial journey to Pandora, it’s likely that many of Avatar’s...
- 12/14/2022
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is an epic sci-fi film, sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 film ‘Avatar’. When Avatar was released, more than a decade after Titanic, it was a spectacle one wouldn’t want to miss for the world. It was a unique concept with an out of this world (literally) landscapes and characters, a subconscious reference to reincarnation. In Avatar: The Way of Water the whole idea of ‘Avatar’ – the artificially created body, remotely piloted into the unknown, which crucially formed a dramatic part, is left behind!
Story
The basic premise of Avatar was set in 2154, the future, when the natural resources of Earth have been depleted. The Resources Development Administration (Rda) mines the valuable mineral unobtanium on Pandora, a moon in the Alpha Centauri star system, inhabited by the Na’vi, 10-foot-tall, blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature. To explore Pandora, genetically matched human...
Story
The basic premise of Avatar was set in 2154, the future, when the natural resources of Earth have been depleted. The Resources Development Administration (Rda) mines the valuable mineral unobtanium on Pandora, a moon in the Alpha Centauri star system, inhabited by the Na’vi, 10-foot-tall, blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature. To explore Pandora, genetically matched human...
- 12/14/2022
- by Nitin Jain
- GlamSham
It is undeniable that James Cameron's "Avatar" movies are extraordinary technical achievements, and by extension, leaps forward in the world of imaginative, computer-enhanced filmmaking. Cameron has always been an obsessive director, and for over a decade he's poured those obsessions into "Avatar" and its sci-fi fantasy world of Pandora. His obsession has paid off: the first "Avatar" is the biggest blockbuster of all time, giving Cameron clout to do whatever the hell he wants. And what he wants is to keep making "Avatar" movies, with multiple sequels currently in various stages of production. Whether or not that's a good thing — for audiences, not Cameron — depends on how you feel about the first "Avatar."
You can swear up and down that that first film has no "cultural impact," but the fact that we're here to talk about a massive sequel to that movie suggests otherwise. No matter — one gets the...
You can swear up and down that that first film has no "cultural impact," but the fact that we're here to talk about a massive sequel to that movie suggests otherwise. No matter — one gets the...
- 12/13/2022
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
(L-r:)- Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in Avatar: The Way Of Water Image: Courtesy of 20th Century Studios In order to seize the significance of the elongated wait for James Cameron’s sweet-natured, splendid, and dizzyingly futuristic Avatar: The Way Of Water, it’s tempting to...
- 12/13/2022
- by Tomris Laffly
- avclub.com
Avatar: The Way of Water is a long time coming. The newest chapter in James Cameron’s spears-versus-guns, aliens-versus-predators epic has been planned all along, and its own sequel, Avatar 3, is already set for a 2024 release (the movies were filmed simultaneously). Avatar 4, partially shot, has been slated for 2026. The fifth installment’s got a script. These are movies in which the colonizing empire is the bad guy, the destroyer and abuser of a new world and the people — called Na’vi — inhabiting it. Maybe there’s some irony in...
- 12/13/2022
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Say what you will about James Cameron.
There’s no “but” coming at the end of that sentence. Just say what you will. The man is apparently bulletproof. You can point out that his first “Avatar” film is a tired collection of outdated and offensive colonialist nonsense, thinly disguised by (then-) state-of-the-art visual effects, and he’d probably just sit there fanning himself with his million-dollar bills (which he probably has).
So perhaps the funniest thing about “Avatar: The Way of Water” is that his new film doesn’t double down on the flaws of the original and instead makes some attempt to address them. Jake Sully (voiced and motion-captured by Sam Worthington) may be a leader, but in some respects he’s a bigger screw-up than ever, making lots of mistakes that, this time, he can’t fix. “The Way of Water” is not about Jake Sully’s journey...
There’s no “but” coming at the end of that sentence. Just say what you will. The man is apparently bulletproof. You can point out that his first “Avatar” film is a tired collection of outdated and offensive colonialist nonsense, thinly disguised by (then-) state-of-the-art visual effects, and he’d probably just sit there fanning himself with his million-dollar bills (which he probably has).
So perhaps the funniest thing about “Avatar: The Way of Water” is that his new film doesn’t double down on the flaws of the original and instead makes some attempt to address them. Jake Sully (voiced and motion-captured by Sam Worthington) may be a leader, but in some respects he’s a bigger screw-up than ever, making lots of mistakes that, this time, he can’t fix. “The Way of Water” is not about Jake Sully’s journey...
- 12/13/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
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James Cameron knows his way around a sequel. With Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, he showed he could build on the strengths of franchise starters with brawny action, steadily ratcheted tension and jaw-dropping technological invention. He’s also a storyteller very much at home in H2O, harnessing both the majestic vastness of the oceans and the icy perils of the deep in Titanic and The Abyss.
So it should surprise no one that Avatar: The Way of Water — which includes echoes of all those earlier films — is a hugely entertaining follow-up to the 2009 sci-fi eco-thriller that remains the top-grossing movie of all time.
In terms of narrative sophistication and even more so dialogue, this 350 million sequel is almost as basic as its predecessor, even feeble at times. But the expanded, bio-diverse world-building pulls you in, the visual spectacle keeps you mesmerized,...
James Cameron knows his way around a sequel. With Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, he showed he could build on the strengths of franchise starters with brawny action, steadily ratcheted tension and jaw-dropping technological invention. He’s also a storyteller very much at home in H2O, harnessing both the majestic vastness of the oceans and the icy perils of the deep in Titanic and The Abyss.
So it should surprise no one that Avatar: The Way of Water — which includes echoes of all those earlier films — is a hugely entertaining follow-up to the 2009 sci-fi eco-thriller that remains the top-grossing movie of all time.
In terms of narrative sophistication and even more so dialogue, this 350 million sequel is almost as basic as its predecessor, even feeble at times. But the expanded, bio-diverse world-building pulls you in, the visual spectacle keeps you mesmerized,...
- 12/13/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It has been over a decade since we had the first Avatar movie which is not dissimilar from an empty vase – it’s pretty to look at but gosh, there isn’t much inside. Now we finally have a sequel – Avatar The Way of Water.
Set years after the first film, The Way of Water follows Jake Sully and his new family as they live in the glorious world of Pandora. However, soon humanity comes back and threatens Jake’s idyllic life. In order to escape the insurgence, Jake takes his family to the Reef people and they all have to learn…the way of water…to survive.
The world that Cameron has created is vast and plentiful, and The Way of Water opens up a whole new element to Pandora. Thousands of CGI artists have painstakingly provided astonishing visuals, transporting you to this colourful (though mainly blue), vast world.
Set years after the first film, The Way of Water follows Jake Sully and his new family as they live in the glorious world of Pandora. However, soon humanity comes back and threatens Jake’s idyllic life. In order to escape the insurgence, Jake takes his family to the Reef people and they all have to learn…the way of water…to survive.
The world that Cameron has created is vast and plentiful, and The Way of Water opens up a whole new element to Pandora. Thousands of CGI artists have painstakingly provided astonishing visuals, transporting you to this colourful (though mainly blue), vast world.
- 12/13/2022
- by Sarah Cook
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It was a Pandora family reunion at the Los Angeles premiere of “Avatar: The Way of Water” on Monday evening, though the film’s key patriarch was not able to attend. Director James Cameron, who spent 13 years developing, filming and designing the sci-fi sequel after his first “Avatar” became the highest-grossing film in history, had to bow out ahead of the festivities; he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Nonetheless, it was an emotional evening for the film’s cast and crew, as they gathered to celebrate reaching the finish line after a long journey. The franchise’s leading man, Sam Worthington, reflected on the yearslong process of creating “The Way of Water.”
“We started work on it in, I think, 2015 was when I first saw things of it and 2017 was when we first started. It’s been a gradual continued process, like a big journey,” Sam Worthington told Variety’s Angelique Jackson on the carpet.
Nonetheless, it was an emotional evening for the film’s cast and crew, as they gathered to celebrate reaching the finish line after a long journey. The franchise’s leading man, Sam Worthington, reflected on the yearslong process of creating “The Way of Water.”
“We started work on it in, I think, 2015 was when I first saw things of it and 2017 was when we first started. It’s been a gradual continued process, like a big journey,” Sam Worthington told Variety’s Angelique Jackson on the carpet.
- 12/13/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Outspoken filmmaker James Cameron will not be able to attend the Los Angeles premiere of his latest budget-breaking spectacle, Avatar: The Way of Water, due to contracting Covid-19. According to insiders, Cameron is asymptomatic and feeling well. Still, it’s not safe for him to attend awards at the risk of infecting others or worsening his condition. The Hollywood premiere for Avatar: The Way of Water is one of the most significant events of the year, with countless celebrities, stars, and industry bigwigs hoping to attend the show. Cameron still plans to be part of the Avatar PR machine, though he’ll have to engage in activities virtually.
The Hollywood premiere for Avatar: The Way of Water will be a who’s who of Hollywood heavy-hitters, with guests including Kate Winslet, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and more. Thankfully, Cameron did show up at the...
The Hollywood premiere for Avatar: The Way of Water will be a who’s who of Hollywood heavy-hitters, with guests including Kate Winslet, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and more. Thankfully, Cameron did show up at the...
- 12/12/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The first Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is going to reach theatres in just a few days, on December 16th. Beyond that, Avatar 3 is a sure thing. It’s going to be released on December 20, 2023. But even though Avatar franchise mastermind James Cameron is fervently hoping that Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 will follow, and despite the fact that they already have release dates, their existence is not certain. It all depends on how well the first two sequels perform at the box office. As Cameron has said – you can read a quote Here – they may have to wrap everything up with Avatar 3. But you can tell how badly Cameron and producer Jon Landau want to keep making sequels, because they’re already starting to share information on Avatar 4 and Avatar 5. Cameron recently said that Avatar 4 “goes nuts, in a good way“. And now Landau has...
- 12/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
“Avatar: The Way of Water” has finally arrived, signaling the start of what could be one of the biggest hit franchises ever to hit the box office. But that will come down to whether director James Cameron can hook audiences worldwide for the long haul — and we’ve recently seen what happens to franchises that can’t do that.
Earlier this year, Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts,” a spinoff series based on J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, likely suffered its death knell with the weak performance of its third installment, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” a film that barely broke even at the box office with a global total of 405 million. It’s roughly half of the 814 million that the first “Fantastic Beasts” grossed and a tough end to a saga that J.K. Rowling announced at its inception would be a five-film series.
While Warner Bros. goes back to the drawing...
Earlier this year, Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts,” a spinoff series based on J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, likely suffered its death knell with the weak performance of its third installment, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” a film that barely broke even at the box office with a global total of 405 million. It’s roughly half of the 814 million that the first “Fantastic Beasts” grossed and a tough end to a saga that J.K. Rowling announced at its inception would be a five-film series.
While Warner Bros. goes back to the drawing...
- 12/12/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Director James Cameron‘s Avatar: The Way of Water is set to reach theatres on December 16th, with Avatar 3 to follow on December 20, 2023. If these first two sequels do well enough, we’ll also be getting Avatar 4 on December 18, 2026, and Avatar 5 on December 22, 2028… But if their box office isn’t strong enough, parts 4 and 5 will be scrapped. (And Cameron’s plans for Avatar 6 and 7 will go in the trash with them.) Here’s hoping that Cameron will get the chance to bring all of his ideas to the screen. Especially since he says Avatar 4 is going to “go nuts”.
Speaking with Collider, Cameron said, “I can’t tell you the details, but all I can say is that when I turned in the script for 2, the studio gave me three pages of notes. And when I turned in the script for 3, they gave me a page of notes,...
Speaking with Collider, Cameron said, “I can’t tell you the details, but all I can say is that when I turned in the script for 2, the studio gave me three pages of notes. And when I turned in the script for 3, they gave me a page of notes,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Only James Cameron could get away with having two scenes that reference “Free Willy” (1993) and “Apocalypse Now” (1979) in “Avatar 2” and get away with it.
“Avatar: The Way of Water,” the long-anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s best picture nominee from 2009, descends as the final major awards contender of the calendar year, angling to make a play in all technical categories and for best picture. With breathtaking visual effects and wizardry from his artisans, Cameron’s immersive film experience is a treat for audiences and industry voters.
Critics, journalists and other industry members were treated to the first round of screenings this week which began on Monday across the country. With 3D visuals and presented in high frame rate, it’s impossible not to become engulfed in the world, the same as its predecessor. But also, like its predecessor, if you remove the movie theater experience from the equation, voters...
“Avatar: The Way of Water,” the long-anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s best picture nominee from 2009, descends as the final major awards contender of the calendar year, angling to make a play in all technical categories and for best picture. With breathtaking visual effects and wizardry from his artisans, Cameron’s immersive film experience is a treat for audiences and industry voters.
Critics, journalists and other industry members were treated to the first round of screenings this week which began on Monday across the country. With 3D visuals and presented in high frame rate, it’s impossible not to become engulfed in the world, the same as its predecessor. But also, like its predecessor, if you remove the movie theater experience from the equation, voters...
- 12/7/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
As we head into "Avatar" season, it's worth noting just how successful James Cameron's sci-fi epic was at the time of its release. It's the kind of mad scientist spectacle that feels uniquely special when compared against the current blockbuster landscape. Although folks like to make the same jokes about the film resembling "Dances with Wolves" or "FernGully," the truth of the matter is that "Avatar" is a wholly original idea that went on to secure the coveted spot of the highest grossing movie of all time with a 2.9 billion box office intake.
With "Avatar" taking over 15 years to develop, it only makes sense that Cameron would take another 13 to develop its line-up of sequels, let alone "Avatar: The Way of Water." The man is a perfectionist filmmaker with the mind of an engineer, so if it means taking another year to develop a piece of groundbreaking underwater technology,...
With "Avatar" taking over 15 years to develop, it only makes sense that Cameron would take another 13 to develop its line-up of sequels, let alone "Avatar: The Way of Water." The man is a perfectionist filmmaker with the mind of an engineer, so if it means taking another year to develop a piece of groundbreaking underwater technology,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
20th Century Studios has released a new trailer for “Avatar: The Way of Water” a few weeks ahead of the hotly anticipated sci-fi sequel’s Dec. 16 release date.
The second installment in the franchise sees the return of Stephen Lang’s villain character Colonel Quaritch — who is seemingly revived through a Na’vi avatar form — once again at odds with Pandora native Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and her mate Jake Sully (Sam Worthington).
Set over a decade after the original film, which took place in 2154, the newly released trailer shows glimpses of Jake and Neytiri cozying up as a family. Viewers are given a deeper look at the couple’s Na’vi children: Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), Tuktirey (Trinity Bliss) and Kiri.
“The story is about family, about our families trying to stay together [and] the lengths to which we all go to protect each other and protect the place where we live,...
The second installment in the franchise sees the return of Stephen Lang’s villain character Colonel Quaritch — who is seemingly revived through a Na’vi avatar form — once again at odds with Pandora native Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and her mate Jake Sully (Sam Worthington).
Set over a decade after the original film, which took place in 2154, the newly released trailer shows glimpses of Jake and Neytiri cozying up as a family. Viewers are given a deeper look at the couple’s Na’vi children: Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), Tuktirey (Trinity Bliss) and Kiri.
“The story is about family, about our families trying to stay together [and] the lengths to which we all go to protect each other and protect the place where we live,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Director James Cameron‘s Avatar: The Way of Water is finally set to reach theatres on December 16th – two days shy of the thirteenth anniversary of the first Avatar‘s release. Speaking with The Times, Cameron gave a couple reasons for why so many years went by between sequels, other than how technically complicated Avatar movies are to make. For one thing, he was busy doing some deep-ocean exploration, which is something he likes doing better than he enjoys making movies. He says he only makes movies to fund his ocean expeditions. Another reason for the long wait: he spent a year working on a script for Avatar 2 / Avatar: The Way of Water that he ended up scrapping.
Cameron explained,
When I sat down with my writers to start Avatar 2, I said we cannot do the next one until we understand why the first one did so well. We must...
Cameron explained,
When I sat down with my writers to start Avatar 2, I said we cannot do the next one until we understand why the first one did so well. We must...
- 9/26/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Following the groundbreaking release of “Avatar” in 2009, James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise about a humanoid species called the Na’vi is finally back with the first of several sequels. After a 13-year gap, the saga will pick up with “Avatar: The Way of Water” in December before continuing on with what are currently being dubbed “Avatar 3”, “Avatar 4” and “Avatar 5” in 2024, 2026 and 2028, respectively.
Stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and others look back on the original while teasing what’s to come as “The Way of Water” picks up on their story over a decade later.
“It’s been about 10 years,” Weaver tells Et of the time she’s committed to the franchise since starring in the first one. “And then, in the meantime, Jim Cameron has written four amazing stories about what is now a family, the Sully family. And so, the stakes are higher. There are more amazing characters.
Stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and others look back on the original while teasing what’s to come as “The Way of Water” picks up on their story over a decade later.
“It’s been about 10 years,” Weaver tells Et of the time she’s committed to the franchise since starring in the first one. “And then, in the meantime, Jim Cameron has written four amazing stories about what is now a family, the Sully family. And so, the stakes are higher. There are more amazing characters.
- 9/24/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
The first trailer for “Avatar: Way of the Water” has officially been released, bringing fans back to Pandora and the Na’vi people. But uh, there’s definitely a human running around with the blue creatures, so who is he?
His name is Javier “Spider” Socorro. Played by Jack Champion, Spider was actually born on Hell’s Gate (the human base on Pandora in the first film), but was rescued and adopted by Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). That said, there was apparently a bit of friction in that decision.
“Jake took him in but Neytiri always saw him as one of the people who destroyed her home and killed her father,” producer Jon Landau told Empire back in December. “So you have all these dynamics playing out.”
Spider has three siblings, all of them being Na’vi: Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), and Tuktirey (Trinity...
His name is Javier “Spider” Socorro. Played by Jack Champion, Spider was actually born on Hell’s Gate (the human base on Pandora in the first film), but was rescued and adopted by Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). That said, there was apparently a bit of friction in that decision.
“Jake took him in but Neytiri always saw him as one of the people who destroyed her home and killed her father,” producer Jon Landau told Empire back in December. “So you have all these dynamics playing out.”
Spider has three siblings, all of them being Na’vi: Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), and Tuktirey (Trinity...
- 5/9/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Predictions:
Best Performance By Cast Ensemble (Drama Series)
Updated: Dec 7, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: More to come…...
- 12/7/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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