Avatar 3: What we know about release, cast, and story of Avatar 4 and 5

Avatar: The Method of Water has lastly arrived, a full 13 years after its predecessor. However with the film poised to be a smash hit, and Avatar 3, 4, and 5 plans introduced a decade in the past, it’s laborious to not instantly look forward at what’s subsequent for the world of Pandora and the bigger Avatar universe.

Director James Cameron has been on an intensive press tour for Avatar 2 and loads of the speak has concerned the theoretical three Avatar sequels which can be apparently on the way in which. Cameron hasn’t been shy about the place these films or at and fundamental particulars, which suggests we all know extra about what the following decade has in retailer for Avatar than we would with a typical franchise.

One factor which will shock followers, primarily based on how these large franchises usually work, is how Cameron went about writing them. After the success of the unique film, when plans for therefore many sequels have been first made, Cameron put collectively a writers’ room much like those assembled for a season of tv. Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Daybreak of the Planet of the Apes), Josh Friedman (Warfare of the Worlds), and Shane Salerno (Hawaii 5-0) labored together with Cameron to develop the story for the franchise, then break up as much as every take a script for a movie. This type of proactive strategy additionally reveals up in how Cameron went about filming the flicks; massive components of the following three films have already been filmed with actors Sam Worthington, Stephen Lange, Zoe Saldaña, and the brand new youngster actors.

However with all these thrilling behind-the-scenes particulars revealed, it nonetheless doesn’t give us the total image of what we all know in regards to the subsequent three Avatar films. So right here’s a breakdown on Avatar 3, 4, and 5, pieced collectively from Cameron’s feedback and our conversations with the Avatar: The Method of Water crew.

[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for Avatar: The Way of Water, and also potentially for future Avatar movies.]

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When will Avatar 3 be launched?

Avatar 3 is about for launch on Dec. 20, 2024. Initially the setup of releasing one Avatar film each two years was designed to offer the franchise room to breathe (although not 13 years this time round) whereas leaving Disney area to launch new Star Wars films. Since these plans have been made, nevertheless, Star Wars’ theatrical future has turn out to be just a little murkier, however Disney nonetheless shouldn’t have an excessive amount of bother discovering one thing to exchange Rogue Squadron if it’s not prepared in time.

What’s the title of the following Avatar film?

The supposed titles of the Avatar sequels have been leaked by the BBC in 2018, primarily based on “documentation,” and whereas Cameron didn’t affirm any of the titles, he did say that they have been amongst these being thought-about, together with The Method of Water for the second film. With that in thoughts, the leaked title for Avatar 3 is The Seed Bearer. This doesn’t essentially imply that is precisely what this film shall be referred to as, however contemplating that Cameron and his co-writers have already labored forward on just a few films now, he doubtless has an excellent concept of what he’d prefer it titled.

What’s it about?

To date, the one issues Cameron has alluded to on the file is that Avatar 3 shall be in regards to the Sully household, with a deal with the children. Maybe the best guess is that this film will proceed Jake’s marketing campaign in opposition to the Quartich and the skypeople, and observe Kiri extra carefully after her superpowered third-act in The Method of Water.

Cameron’s collaborators have advised Polygon to count on much more underwater motion. In keeping with costume designer Deborah L. Scott, behind-the-scenes photos of Kate Winslet underwater waving round a giant white cape are literally from Avatar 3, whereas director of images Russell Carpenter’s tells us that “there was extra underwater work executed for the opposite film.” So if you happen to thought Avatar: The Method of Water was moist, wait till Avatar 3.

In additional, considerably complicated, developments on the film’s plot, James Cameron advised French publication 20 Minutes, that the third film will embrace evil fireplace Na’vi. Cameron says that it is because he needs to “present the Na’vi from one other angle,” which presumably means make a few of them dangerous guys.

Unfortunatley, none of this implies we truly know the way the brand new Na’vi will match into the plot, or what precisely that plot shall be, however at the very least since The Method of Water has been a field workplace hit the film’s safely on the way in which.

How far alongside is Avatar 3?

Avatar 3 has been totally shot, at the very least in keeping with Cameron, producer Jon Landau, and Carpenter. This film was shot back-to-back with the second installment.

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OK, so when will Avatar 4 be launched?

The final time Disney up to date its launch calendar, Avatar 4 was set for Dec. 18, 2026, sticking to the “one Avatar each two years” schedule.

Does Avatar 4 have a reputation?

The leaked title for Avatar 4 is Avatar: The Tulkun Rider — although once more this has not been confirmed because the title. On condition that we already see somebody journey (form of) a Tulkun on this film, it’s just a little unclear what this title could be referring to, so we’ll in all probability have to attend for extra particulars on that entrance. However we’re imagining Dune within the Avatar-verse.

How far alongside is it?

This can be a little much less clear than with the third film, however we do know that it’s written, in keeping with Cameron, and that the forged and crew have shot a part of the film, however positively not the entire thing. Landau advised Polygon there have been logistical causes for the partial shoot. An apparent guess: it’s attainable the younger actors concerned with The Method of Water wanted to shoot a portion of Avatar 4 earlier than, you understand, rising up. Extra particularly, in keeping with Cameron, on web page 35 of the script for Avatar 4, the story will skip ahead, letting the children age up.

So far as the place the story goes, Cameron has stated the script for Avatar 4 was the primary to impress the studio’s response. He didn’t get notes, precisely…

“Once I turned within the script for 4,” he advised Collider, “inventive govt over the movies, wrote me an electronic mail that stated, ‘Holy f—.’ And I stated, ‘Effectively, the place are the notes?’ And she or he stated, ‘These are the notes.’ As a result of it type of goes nuts in a great way.”

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When will Avatar 5 be launched?

Primarily based on the two-year cycle and Disney’s present calendar, Avatar 5 will hit theaters in Dec. 22, 2028. However Landau tells Polygon {that a} fifth movie isn’t essentially a executed deal — the destiny of that proposed movie could rely upon how The Method of Water does on the field workplace.

Does Avatar 5 have a reputation?

Avatar: The Quest for Eywa is the rumored title for this one, however as with the others, we don’t have loads of stable affirmation.

What’s it about?

Weirdly, we all know much more about this one than we do about Avatar 4. In keeping with Cameron’s most up-to-date feedback, he thinks Avatar 5 will convey the motion to Earth. Within the director’s phrases, Neytiri will see that not all people are dangerous, however the viewers will even see that not all Na’vi are good — which softly implies an Avatar alien-invasion film. It sounds wonderful.

How far alongside is Avatar 5?

Primarily based on what we all know, that is the least far alongside, and should not even be utterly written but. With that in thoughts, little to none of it appears to have been filmed, primarily based on Cameron’s obscure feedback.