Sci-fi goddess Sigourney Weaver will also be back as a wholly new character and has been learning to free dive in preparation for the movie. She championed the new script, saying: "Having read all four of [the Avatar scripts], I think they're absolutely extraordinary and worth the wait. Kate Winslet is playing the role of Ronal in all the Avatar sequels , marking hers and James Cameron's first collaboration since the blockbuster Titanic , with Cameron admitting they were "looking for something to do together for 20 years".
Meanwhile, EW revealed some of the supporting actors who'll be playing Sully's family, as well as some children from another Na'vi clan called the Metkayina, who'll be lead by Cliff Curtis. Star Trek: Discovery 's Michelle Yeoh has also joined the cast as scientist Dr Karina Mogue and we got our first look at her in action on set in March The caption hinted that she'll be in Avatar 3 as well, so expect her to play a significant role in the upcoming movies.
A post shared by Jon Landau jonplandau. We don't know much about her role other than the character name, but Yeoh has revealed she would have happily been the "coffee lady" on set to see Cameron at work. He's created these amazing worlds and there's just no end to it. You just sit there in awe and listen, and he's very giving and sharing, so it makes life so easy," she told CinemaBlend. There was some initial confusion about the inclusion of Harry Potter 's David Thewlis to the sequel.
It turns out he'll be in Avatar 3 and 4 and 5 but not the second film. Behind the scenes, it was confirmed in August that Simon Franglen — who worked on the first movie — has taken over from James Horner as composer of the sequel. Horner tragically passed away in We are excited to confirm simonfranglen as the composer for the Avatar Sequels. Cameron has teased some details of the plot of Avatar 2 in the years since the first movie, which will deal with 'familial and imprisonment' themes.
Producer Jon Landau has also explained that each movie if all four sequels happen, that is will stand on their own. You don't even need to have seen Avatar to enjoy the sequel apparently. It sits there and we're gonna take people on a visual and an emotional journey that comes to its own conclusion. Set several years after the events of Avatar , Sully is now chieftain and Neytiri high priestess of their clan — although events will apparently focus on their children.
We hear they'll also be journeying beyond the forests of Pandora into underwater and volcanic environments that Cameron promises will make "you shit yourself with your mouth wide open". That's supposed to be a good thing, we think To really capture the importance of water, Avatar 2 will film its motion capture scenes underwater. Louis, Missouri. It's unknown what was shown specifically or how finished the footage was.
Virtual production was underway in Los Angeles by , with the coronavirus pandemic halting further work in the area. During pre-production James Horner was billed to return to compose the sequel. When asked about his involvement with the ongoing franchise in April , James Horner stated that he would stay with it through its entire run "If I last that long".
With the film still two years away from having a completed script, a new composer was needed- the post remaining unfilled as late as March The Avatar Facebook page announced the start of production and a revised release date on April 22nd, Pandora: The World of Avatar serves as both a promotional platform for the sequels and physical reference point for the Avatar cast and crew.
As the sets for the movies are digital, cast visits to the theme park attraction help provide a sensory experience that wouldn't normally be obtained through motion capture shooting on a sterile set. The scenery for the park also provides a backdrop for photoshoots featuring the cast.
The first photos of the "new generation" cast were taken at the park along with video, similar to original cast photo and video taken when the attraction first opened. To date, the release has been moved seven times, [67] from its original date in December through to December In October , shooting plans were for fall , [68] and intended to be shot before Alita: Battle Angel Five of the delays took place during the preproduction phase of development, prior to the completion of the scripts and designs in One of those delays was subject to speculation of a clash with Star Wars: The Last Jedi , which had in turn been rescheduled into the same slot.
The remaining two delays took place during production. The first of these was in May , when Disney reorganized their theatrical release slate- which covered all of their major franchises- and delayed all Avatar sequels. The slate involved a Star Wars movie and an Avatar movie alternating in the Christmas slot until with Avatar releases in , , and The full slate was revised again during , with the coronavirus pandemic hampering many films in production. While Avatar 2 was largely being shot in New Zealand, which had all but eliminated the virus, virtual production in Los Angeles was hampered by the situation.
The Avatar twitter account confirmed the seventh delay on July 23rd, with formal slate-wide announcement taking place the following day. A large group of Disney-owned films including Star Wars were delayed a full year in the same announcement. Days remaining until Avatar 2, going by then-current release dates over time.
Spikes represent delays. The film has been confirmed for an IMAX release as well as the regular format. In January , James Cameron confirmed that most characters would return for Avatar 2 , " Basically, if you survived the first film, you get to be in the second film, at least in some form.
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana will appear in all four Avatar sequels. Stephen Lang will return as Miles Quaritch for another four films, though he was killed in the end of Avatar. Grace Augustine, in some form, saying, "If you look at the footage, I don't really I go somewhere, right? It's science fiction. Anything can happen. I can't promise anything, but I think James Cameron wants to bring the family together" , referring to Grace, Jake, Norm, and the other humans that stayed on Pandora or helped the Na'vi.
The demands of the film saw a total of eight theatrical delays over many years, with the last delay announced in June of , bringing us to the current release date. The third installment is planned for release in December of , the fourth coming out in December of , and the final film released in December of Avatar 2 will also see the return of Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang somehow… Spoiler alert: they, uhhh, died in Avatar?
The human side of the new character group includes Edie Falco as General Ardmore, the woman in charge of protecting the mining interests, Jemaine Clement as marine biologist Dr. Ian Garvin, Michelle Yeoh as Dr. Karina Mogue, and Oona Chaplin as a character named Varang. After James Cameron announced in February that the writing for the sequels was complete, preliminary shooting for Avatar 2 began in California on August 15, , with digital effect work beginning that summer as well.
Fox made a big donation to his environmental green fund to make sure the trilogy rises to the tippity top of his to-do list. Cameron is shooting for a December and December release. May 7, Not just Avatar 2 and Avatar 3. Now James Cameron has an Avatar 4 in store, too.
He confirms it formally in August Not sure when, but probably soon-ish? When you jot it down in your calendar, maybe use pencil or one of those fancy erasable pens they sell at Staples.
Go ahead and set those iCal alerts. January 14, He says Avatar 2 , Avatar 3 , and Avatar 4 are delayed , but only for a couple years, ideally He and his writing team have come up with five whole freaking scripts. How can he get it done?
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