Titled Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel is set more than a decade after the events of the first film.
According to the official synopsis, the film begins to tell the story of the Sully family, 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.
Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the film stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder and Kate Winslet. Three more Avatar sequels are underway, and all of them are scheduled for a December 16 release.
Directed by:James Cameron
Screenplay by:James Cameron,
Josh Friedman
Story by:James Cameron
Based on:Characters by James Cameron
Produced by:James Cameron,
Jon Landau
Cinematography:Russell Carpenter
Edited by:David Brenner,
James Cameron,
Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by:Simon Franglen
Production company: Light storm Entertainment
Distributed by:20th Century Studios[1]
Release date:December 16, 2022
Country:United States
Language:English
Cameron, who had stated in 2006 that he would like to make sequels to Avatar if it was successful, announced the first two sequels in 2010 following the widespread success of the first film, with The Way of Water aiming for a 2014 release.[9][10] However, the addition of three more sequels (to the first one) and the necessity to develop new technology in order to film performance capture scenes underwater, a feat never accomplished before, led to significant delays to allow the crew more time to work on the writing, preproduction, and visual effects.[11] Preliminary shooting for the film started in Manhattan Beach, California, on August 15, 2017, followed by principal photography simultaneously with Avatar 3 in New Zealand on September 25, 2017; filming concluded in late September 2020, after over three years of shooting, despite production being interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film's theatrical release has been subject to eight delays, with the latest occurring on July 23, 2020;[12] it is currently planned for a release on December 16, 2022, with the following three sequels to be released, respectively,
on December 20, 2024,
December 18, 2026
and December 22, 2028.[13][14]
Sequels
Main article: Avatar 3
The Way of Water is the first of four planned sequels to Avatar; Avatar 3 started filming simultaneously with this film in New Zealand on September 25, 2017. Cast members Worthington, Saldaña, Lang, Weaver, Pounder, Curtis, Moore, Gerald and Chaplin have all been announced for Avatar 3.[140] Although the last two sequels have been reportedly Cameron stated in a November 2017 interview: "Let's face it, if Avatar 2 and 3 don't make enough money, there's not going to be a 4 and 5".[77] Avatar 3 cast member David wheeler later confirmed this in February 2018, stating "they're making 2 and 3, they're gonna see if people go and see them, and then they'll make 4 and 5."[89] Conversely, Weaver stated in November 2018, after the first two sequels had completed main photography, that she was currently "busy doing Avatar 4 and 5", which several media outlets interpreted as confirmation that the last two sequels had started filming.[141][142][143]
In January 2019, in face of the proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company, Disney CEO Robert Allen confirmed that both Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 are being developed but have not been officially Green lit.[144] According to producer Landau in February 2019, Robert Allen may have been misinterpreted. He said that Avatar 4 and 5 "are not only" but also a third of Avatar 4 has already been filmed.[145]
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