James Cameron Reveals Avatar 2 Is Complete And Avatar 3 Is Nearly Finished
James Cameron who has been working on the much-anticipated sequels of Avatar franchise has shared an update that the team is almost done with the filming of the third instalment in the franchise.
Filmmaker
James
Cameron
who
has
been
working
on
the
much-anticipated
sequels
of
Avatar
franchise
has
shared
an
update
that
the
team
is
almost
done
with
the
filming
of
the
third
instalment
in
the
franchise.
According
to
Entertainment
Tonight,
Cameron
shared
the
update
during
a
Zoom
interview
with
Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
ahead
of
the
2020
Austrian
World
Summit.
"COVID
hit
us
like
it
hit
everybody.
It
hit
us
hard.
We
lost
about
four-and-a-half
months
of
production.
As
a
result
of
that,
we've
rolled
around
one
more
full
year
for
a
release
in
December
of
2022.
That's
been
announced
already,"
Cameron
(66)
said.
James
Cameron
On
Avatar
Sequels
According
to
reports,
Avatar
2
was
in
the
middle
of
production
in
New
Zealand
earlier
this
year,
when
filming
was
halted
due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.
However,
the
production
began
in
June
2020
and
the
makers
have
finished
shooting
for
two
sequels.
James
added,
"So
where
we
are
right
now,
I'm
down
in
New
Zealand
shooting
--
we're
shooting
the
remainder
of
the
live
action,
we've
got
about
10
per
cent
left
to
go.
We're
100
per
cent
complete
on
Avatar
2,
and
we're
sort
of
95
per
cent
complete
on
Avatar
3."
Avatar
2
Will
Opens
Several
Years
After
The
Original
The
official
Twitter
account
of
the
film
series
has
been
sharing
updates
of
the
cast
extensively
shooting
underwater
scenes.
According
to
reports,
the
sequel
is
set
to
open
several
years
after
the
events
in
the
first
film,
as
the
tribe
move
to
a
new
area
of
the
planet
closer
to
the
water.
Jake
Sully
who
had
chosen
to
live
as
a
Na'vi,
starts
a
family
with
Neytiri.
Avatar
2
Will
Release
In
2021
Avatar
2
was
originally
scheduled
to
bow
out
on
December
17,
2021,
but
will
now
release
in
December
2022.
The
film
stars
Avatar
actors
Sigourney
Weaver,
Sam
Worthington
and
Zoe
Saldana.
Actors
Kate
Winslet
and
Cliff
Curtis
have
joined
the
cast
for
the
sequels.