It has been confirmed years before that Avatar will be made into a trilogy, which means there will be two more movies coming up in the future. This is after the success of the first movie, which Director James Cameron spent 12 years in making. The first movie was released in 2009, and the sequel is expected to be released in theaters between 2014 and 2016.
Lead roles Sam Worthington said in an interview that the director has talked to him about undergoing some training for underwater filming. This obviously tells us that the sequel will be featuring more of Pandora's waters, giving off an exciting and a very interesting thrill to all fans.
When IFC asked lead actress Zoe Saldana about what she knows about the sequel, she said: "I don't know [when the sequel will start filming] but I'm waiting. My bags are still packed," this exchange happened during the Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet.
In an earlier interview with IFC, Director James Cameron said: "I want people to feel that same sense of excitement about that world, you know the fictional Na'vi people and I want them to feel that excitement of discovery of a new world that they're going to see things that they haven't imagined. All that sort of the perk package of the first movie is still going to be there. And the themes will be there and be played out in a way that I think people can accept." He further added, "I've had a storyline in mind from the start - there are even scenes in Avatar that I kept in because they lead to the sequel. It just makes sense to think of it as a two or three film arc, in terms of the business plan. The CG plants and trees and creatures and the musculo-skeletal rigging of the main characters - that all takes an enormous amount of time to create. It'd be a waste not to use it again."
As lifted from IFC, Cameron has said in a statement to THR that: "In the second and third films, which will be self contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc, we will not back off the throttle of Avatar's visual and emotional horsepower, and will continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world. I'm looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild."
What do you think, readers? Is Cameron is going the right track exploring more of Pandora's Oceans? Or should he just stick to featuring more landscapes like the first movie and just focus on featuring other aspects of the film? Sound off in the comments below!
