James Cameron May Stop at an Avatar Trilogy

How many Avatar films does one individual want in a single lifetime? For years—just about because the movie debuted in 2009, changing into the highest-grossing film on the planet—that quantity was 5, in line with director James Cameron. Now, he appears to be hedging his bets on his large, lanky blue cat folks.

At the very least, he’s entertaining the likelihood that Avatar: The Way of Water won’t be the monstrous smash hit the unique film was. “The market could be telling us we’re done in three months, or we might be semi-done, meaning: ‘OK, let’s complete the story within movie three, and not go on endlessly’, if it’s just not profitable,” Cameron informed Total Film journal.

If previous is prologue, The Way of Water can be simply superb, however not every little thing is stacked in its favor. It’s been 13 lengthy years since Avatar premiered, and Avatar-mania died down in a short time after the film departed theaters. It additionally benefited from the sudden proliferation of Real 3D expertise, which Cameron’s masterfully used to make Avatar a cinematic expertise in contrast to nearly some other, however movie-goers have largely given up on 3D films since then.

The funniest factor right here is that if The Way of Water flops, if it truly loses cash, Cameron’s simply going to make a 3rd film anyway and folks can cope with it. It’s definitely his prerogative since he has zillions of {dollars} and might spend them on a film nobody desires if he desires. But if The Way of Water is a large success, does that imply folks need three extra films concerning the adventures of the Sully household and their intercourse tentacles? It stays to be seen.

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