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James Cameron reacts to the latest Avatar sequel delays

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Earlier this week Disney announced it has delayed several of its big blockbuster films such as Mulan, future Star Wars film and James Cameron’s ambitious Avatar sequels, as a result of the ongoing global health crisis. Now Cameron has spoken out on his Instagram regarding the difficult decision to push the films back once again, expressing his disappointment while […]

James Cameron says he looks at Avatar 2’s visuals and thinks “this is really amazing”

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James Cameron, the director of Avatar 2, has revealed that he is wowed by the film’s impressive visuals. One thing you can say about James Cameron films is that they are visually astonishing. From Aliens and The Terminator to Titanic and Avatar, the director never disappoints in this regard. Cameron is busy working away on […]

David Thewlis clarifies his involvement with the Avatar sequels

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Earlier this week Total Film shared comments from Harry Potter and Wonder Woman actor David Thewlis, who revealed that he’ll be playing “a blue thing” – a.k.a. a Na’vi – in James Cameron’s Avatar sequels. However, the actor has now clarified his comments, explaining to Collider that he won’t actually appear in the series until […]

David Thewlis confirms he’s playing “a blue thing” in Avatar 2

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Harry Potter and Wonder Woman actor David Thewlis has described joining Avatar 2 and its alien filmmaking process. For those who have never done motion capture work before, it can be quite a strange process, being so different from regular acting work. This is something industry veteran David Thewlis found when he joined James Cameron’s […]

James Cameron and Jon Landau arrive in New Zealand to restart Avatar 2 production

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James Cameron and his Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau have returned to New Zealand ahead of an expected restart of production on the follow-up to the 2009 blockbuster. The pair were among the npassengers onboard a chartered Air New Zealand plane, which departed on Friday night on for a 13-hour flight from LAX to Wellington. […]

Producer Jon Landau spills some Avatar 2 plot details

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James Cameron’s Avatar sequels will be among the first films to resume production following the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that we’re getting plenty of news out of the New Zealand based shoot. The latest titbit comes from producer and regular Cameron collaborator Jon Landau, the man behind Titanic and Alita: Battle Angel, who revealed […]

Avatar 2 to resume New Zealand production next week

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Recently, it was announced New Zealand’s government is allowing film and TV production to resume in the country following the global health crisis and now, according to one of the producers of Avatar 2, cameras will soon be rolling once again on James Cameron’s sci-fi sequels. Taking to Instagram, producer Jon Landau revealed a behind-the-scenes […]

See Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet and Cliff Curtis in behind-the-scenes Avatar 2 photo

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James Cameron was recently telling a world that he’s king of that he still expected Avatar 2 to make its 2021 release date despite shooting delays. Well, now he has backed up his words with pictures, as the Avatar social media account tweeted a behind-the-scenes shot of Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Kate Winslet, and Cliff […]

Avatar 2 may still make 2021 release date says James Cameron

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James Cameron, the director of Avatar 2, says the film may still make its 2021 release date despite the shooting delays. The long-awaited Avatar sequels were one of many victims of the delays caused by the global health crisis. Filming was suspended but reports have surfaced that things can soon get back underway in New […]

Avatar sequels to resume production in New Zealand, sequel budgets estimated at $1 billion

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New Zealand appears to be at the forefront of getting the world of filmmaking moving again as the Film Commission confirms to Deadline that some film and TV shoots “are already safely underway.” One of those movie productions looking to resume in the coming month is Disney and 20th Century Studios’ massive Avatar sequels. While […]