Summary. James Cameron confirms there was never a nine-hour cut of Avatar 3, as rumors suggested. The director explains that his comments were misconstrued, and that Avatar 3, Avatar 4, and Avatar 5 represent nine hours of material in total, with each movie running about three hours.
In December 2022, shortly after Avatar: The Way of Water was released, it was stated that James Cameron's first cut of Avatar 3 had a running time of nine hours. Cameron later clarified that the nine hours of material referred to Avatar 3, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 being each three-hour films for a total of nine hours.
James Cameron debunks the rumors of a 9-hour cut for Avatar 3, clarifies it's actually 3 hours per movie for Avatar 3, 4, and 5. Avatar 3 set to release on December 19, 2025, continues Na'vi-human storyline. Cameron already working on Avatar 4, possibly up to Avatar 7.
The franchise's third installment is expected to hit theaters in 2025, with Avatar 4 following in 2029 and Avatar 5 in 2031, and that may not be the end of the story. While talking to PEOPLE in February 2024, Cameron said that he already has ideas for even more films in the franchise.
Her father is not a father, her father is another mother, Eywa, the Great Mother, the sentient life force of Pandora itself that exists in all things there, but is rarely understood. So essentially yes, Kiri was born from Eywa just like Anakin Skywalker was allegedly conceived by the Force itself and its midichlorians.
Cameron said “Avatar 3” will explore “different cultures from those I have already shown. The fire will be represented by the 'Ash People. ' I want to show the Na'vi from another angle because, so far, I have only shown their good sides.”
In a December 2022 interview with Collider, producer Jon Landau revealed that the team has already shot "95%" of Avatar 3 and parts of Avatar 4. Still, Cameron pointed out that he's still making changes to the third movie in a January 2023 interview on the Soundtracking with Edith Bowman podcast.
The short and easy answer is, No. But, it's important to note that the Avatar franchise has brought dead characters back in the past. The Way of Water brought Quaritch back as a recombinant.
The war between humanity and the Na'vi will have a bigger scale than previous film that happened in a big ship. This has led to speculation that Bridgehead will be the site of a major battle. James Cameron has hinted that the story will be focused on Lo'ak; Lo'ak has been confirmed as the film's narrator.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is set to run approximately three hours and 10 minutes, nearly 30 minutes longer than the already-long original “Avatar” in 2009.
Some fans speculate that the Fire tribe may have established their homes near volcanic regions, which is why they are known as the Ash People. Since we haven't explored much of the other clans of Pandora so far, a brief history of them, with the Fire Na'vi tribe at the center, might suffice.
The Na'vi people on Pandora have an average height of 9 to 10 ft which is almost double the height of the humans. The Na'vi people taller than humans because of the low gravity of Pandora. Additionally, the Na'vi people have only four fingers while the Avatars have 5 fingers.
In December 2022, Cameron revealed that he has plans for a potential sixth and seventh film and would make them if there was demand. In February 2024, Cameron reiterated his plans for the sixth and seventh film and admitted that he would probably pass the baton off to another director.
In January 2023, Cameron confirmed that, with Avatar: The Way of Water being profitable, Avatar 4 and 5 will get made. Landau reported that the action of Avatar 4 will move from Pandora to Earth. Landau said that "There's over-population and a depletion of our natural resources that make life harder.
Avatar 3 is shaping up to be wild, with a 6 year time jump – and Kate Winslet going to shaman school for her role. James Cameron has shared some new updates about Avatar 3 – and the film sounds wild in the best possible way. Speaking to People, Cameron revealed that the threequel would feature a major time skip.
Cameron has been working in New Zealand since 2005, when the first “Avatar” movie started development. “We're into a very hectic two years of post-production right now,” Cameron confirmed when asked about the third “Avatar” movie. “So it will be Christmas of 2025.”
Production on Avatar 3 has almost finished, says James Cameron. The director, who's spent the last four years filming Avatar 3 and 4 back to back, says the third one is “pretty much in the can.”
James Cameron shot The Way of Water and Avatar 3 back-to-back. In fact, he even shot a bit of Avatar 4, but then switched to working on Avatar 2's VFX. Right after the second movie in the franchise hit theaters, The Hot Mic podcast host Jeff Sneider revealed that James Cameron's current cut of Avatar 3 is 9 hours long.
While attending the Critics Choice Awards, James Cameron dropped some nuggets about what fans could expect from Avatar 3, revealing the element of fire and two new cultures would be introduced.
