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[vinnygambini]

It has been long in the planning but James Cameron officially began production today in Manhattan Beach on the four Avatar sequels he is shooting in succession. No one is saying when Cameron will complete the unprecedented feat of shooting a quartet of blockbuster budget 3-D films in sequence. It is not only unprecedented in number — Peter Jackson shot three of The Lord of the Rings installments together — it will also be the most expensive shoot of its kind, at an estimated collective budget expected to surpass $1 billion.

It begins.

http://deadline.com/2017/09/avatar-...secutive-sequels-1-billion-budget-1202176798/

 

[jman2050]

Come on Cameron, even for you this is a bit much.

 

[orochi91]

I'd trust him with that cash.

This dude is basically guaranteed gold~~~

Besides, ~$1 billion for 4 major movies seems reasonable.

 

[Skux]

$1 billion is money well spent when it's going to pay it back multiple times over.

 

[sixteen-bit]

that's a nice chunk of change

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

What a gargantuan waste of money.

 

[gamz]

I'll take the over.

 

[mortal]

James Cameron is pretty much the only director studios would trust to handle that much money.

Holy cow, that's a lot of coin.

 

[Ashhong]

I mean, 1 billion over 7-8 years and 4 films. Not unprecedented

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Caeron quote from a while back.

It’s not back-to-back. It’s really all one big production. It’s more the way you would shoot a miniseries. So we’ll be shooting across all [Avatar scripts] simultaneously. So Monday I might be doing a scene from Movie Four, and Tuesday I’m doing a scene from Movie One. … We’re working across, essentially, eight hours of story. It’s going to be a big challenge to keep it all fixed in our minds, exactly where we are, across that story arc at any given point. It’s going to be probably the most challenging thing I’ve ever done. I’m sure the actors will be challenged by that as well. It’s like, ‘No, no, no, no, this person hasn’t died yet, so you’re still in this phase of your life.’ It’s a saga.

He's a mad man.

 

[MiloHoffman]

1 billion!? WTF

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

I wonder if they're gonna try to gain better traction with things like toys and games this time around. It could help bring in more money to the studio, and help potentially drive public awareness of the films.

Because that's a lot of money to commit, four films or not.

 

[jediyoshi]

Probably should have highlighted in the title that this is the collective budget, not a single film.

 

[strafer]

so it has to make 3 billion to make money?

 

[Nether!]

Well, I'll definitely see the first one for sure.

 

[SargerusBR]

1 BILLION?

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

I eagerly await the sequel to the Biggest Movie Of All Time.

 

[Kaako]

Probably should have highlighted in the title that this is the collective budget, not a single film.

At first read title thinking it was 1 and went whoaa waiiit a minute.

 

[Kraftwerk]

How much of that billion is spent on Sculli?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Whilst the 'expected' budget makes sense for four films, it's kind of irksome that Deadline is pulling this number out of their ass for a headline that other shittier rags will now trumpet all day.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

how much of that billion is spent on him designing sexy blue aliens?

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

These are the amusement park equivalent of movies. I for one like the idea of a movie that's there to push numbers. It just makes you feel like a kid to think about someone wanting to make the tallest and fastest roller coaster.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

What a gargantuan waste of money.

I know I'm just responding to troll bait but everyone knows you and pretty much every other human is going to watch every film James Cameron directs.

And Cameron will always be much better than all the hundreds of journeyman directors out there directing mediocre blockbusters these days.

 

[Miles X]

I know I'm just responding to troll bait but everyone knows you and pretty much every other human is going to watch every film James Cameron directs.

And Cameron will alwats be much better than all the hundreds of journeyman directors out there directing mediocre blockbusters these days.

I've not seen Avatar, won't be seeing the sequels. Looks utterly crap and got by on 3D momentum.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Headline is misleading, this is the budget for all four films.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Four billies for four movies sounds about right.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Whilst the 'expected' budget makes sense for four films, it's kind of irksome that Deadline is pulling this number out of their ass for a headline that other shittier rags will now trumpet all day.

Deadline's actual title is a little concise.

‘Avatar’ Starts Production Today On Four Consecutive Sequels At Over $1 Billion Budget

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I've not seen Avatar, won't be seeing the sequels. Looks utterly crap and got by on 3D momentum.

Single-handedly gave 3D its momentum, seems like the more accurate assessment.

 

[shira]

I don't know how the fuck JC is writing Steven Lang back as the main antagonist, but I feel like the entire franchise hinges on whatever that is in the lore of Fern Gully

 

[frankie_baby]

so it has to make 3 billion to make money?

So like avatar 1 made on its own

 

[vinnygambini]

Deadline's actual title is a little concise.

‘Avatar' Starts Production Today On Four Consecutive Sequels At Over $1 Billion Budget

Felt it was too long of a title, but if a mod would change it to the above for clarity, no problem.

 

[Bacon]

Caeron quote from a while back.



He's a mad man.

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen

 

[Skellig Gra]

Shit that's without marketing?

 

[Kayhan]

$1 billion will buy you a lot of tropes and clichés.

 

[Miles X]

Single-handedly gave 3D its momentum, seems like the more accurate assessment.

They fed each other, for sure.

But can you really see such a medicore franchise making hit after hit??

I don't need to see it to know it's crap, the sheer amount of people that tell me from the acting to the writing that it's trash.

 

[Xe4]

I have no idea why Avatar, of all the dudes projects, is the one he came to obsess over. I'm sure they'll be at least decent and have cool CGI. Plus I'm glad he's following his passion. I doubt we'll ever see something on the level of the original in terms of box office performance though.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

I thought they were "only" filming 2 at a time. This shit seems insane. I can't imagine doing four massive movies at once.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

I genuinely don't understand his fascination with this particular film universe.

 

[kevin1025]

I imagine it will be costing a lot more than $1 billion when all is said and done.

But I will be super interested in whatever comes out of it!

 

[NCSOFT]

I'm so excited, Cameron, give it to me!

 

[RMI]

I genuinely don't understand his fascination with this particular film universe.

Avatar was extremely successful at the box office.

 

[NCSOFT]

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen

Not necessarily, I can see that working out knowing that the whole story line has already been constructed. It's bigger in overall scales but not really different from how most movies are made.

 

[Xe4]

Avatar was extremely successful at the box office.

I'd like to think Cameron cares a bit more about his movies than how they do at the box office. I think the poster was talking about why the director wanted to do it so badly. It's a puzzle to me too.

Maybe he really wants to make a completely realistic alien world with CGI in his movies or something? That was definitely the part of Avatar that seemed like it had the most love poured into it.

 

[bebop242]

Bomba

 

[Very Berry Sunday]

3D was bloody impressive on a 70mm IMAX screen back in 2009.

How will it be different in 2020?

 

[thehypocrite]

Sounds cheap for him. Watch it get increase. Is the Cameron way.

 

[Tuck]

1 billion!? WTF

For four movies. Still insane though

 

[gundamkyoukai]

It's Cameron so they don't have anything to worry about .
Plus a billion is not that much over 4 movies that going to be CG heavy .

 

[BlastCore]

Somehow it still wont be enough for him

 

[ISOM]

$1 billion is money well spent when it's going to pay it back multiple times over.

Lol, you have a lot of faith that people didn't lose enthusiasm since the first movie. Good luck with that I guess.