Avatar: The Way of Water is officially going to turn a profit, and in celebration, director James Cameron offered up an update on Avatar 3, 4, and 5.
Despite more than a decade coming between Avatar and its sequel, it seems The Way of Water is another hit for Cameron, as the film breaks into the top 10 biggest movies of all time less than a month after release.
This all comes after years of talk of the Titanic director’s extensive plans for his Pandoran epic. Even before Avatar 2 hit theaters, Cameron was not shy in describing what could come next after The Way of Water.
And with this latest sequel continuing to etch its name into the record books, and Avatar 3 in the can, Cameron took some time to look ahead at the future of the franchise.
More Avatar Sequels Confirmed on the Way
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Avatar director James Cameron provided an encouraging update on the extensive sequel plan he has for the sci-fi franchise.
Cameron told the outlet that “it looks like [he] can’t wiggle out of this, [he’s] gonna have to do these other sequels,” as The Way of Water trends towards making a profit:
“It looks like just with the momentum that the film has now that will easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can’t wiggle out of this, I’m gonna have to do these other sequels.”
According to the visionary filmmaker, “[he’s] sure that [he’ll] have a discussion soon with the top folks at Disney” about “the game plan going forward for Avatar 3:”
“I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years. The point is we’re going to be okay. I’m sure that we’ll have a discussion soon with with the top folks at Disney about the game plan going forward for ‘Avatar 3’, which is already in the can – we’ve already captured and photographed the whole film so we’re in extended post-production to do all that CG magic.
He opined that with the success of the first two films, “[he’s] begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films:”
“And then ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5’ are both written. We even have some of ‘4’ in the can. We’ve begun a franchise at this point. We’ve begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films.”