ReplacementPelican
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Was this picture taken when they started making this movie or now? Because they could all be mid-thirties now and we wouldnt have to worry.
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Avatar 2: First look at sequel's next generation cast.
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radios shipping overview
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You know, FernGully, this really is the last rainforest.
Santerestil
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Kind of reminds me how Zoe Saldana's most iconic roles on film so far have been the roles of a blue-skinned alien and a green-skinned alien.
Looking forward to her red alien in the years to come.
SirNinja
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The most impressive thing about any sequel to Avatar will always be the fact that it took over a decade to get off the ground, despite the original film making approximately all the money.
Like, seriously, this franchise should have been beaten into the ground years ago. By now, we should be talking about how the series started to lose its way around Avatar 4 before it really jumped the shark with that one idiotic plot point from Avatar 7, but also how hopes are surprisingly high for the upcoming Avatar 9.
Like, seriously, this franchise should have been beaten into the ground years ago. By now, we should be talking about how the series started to lose its way around Avatar 4 before it really jumped the shark with that one idiotic plot point from Avatar 7, but also how hopes are surprisingly high for the upcoming Avatar 9.
James Cameron does what James Cameron wants.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Any other director and a sequel would have been shit out within 2-3 years of the original film by the studio to make a date.
Im reminded of that New Yorker article from years back.
Right, it's only because Cameron has total control of this IP that that hasn't happened.
I've read that quote before but it's never not amazing.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It really is insane how much pull he has. It's not just that he's telling FOX of all studios to wait to capitalise on an easy money-maker, it's that he's made them wait a decade-plus to make a sequel to the greatest of all money-makers.
No other director has that much pull over one of the majors.
And then dropped on them I'm making 4 movies and, oh yeah, I need a billion to start with.
It's like Cameron is in his own bubble outside of studios and everything else. Does what he wants.
The most unusual thing was that they were letting him do 4 at once, untested, but that has changed now. If Avatar 2 pulls an Independence Day Resurgence (not that I think it will), #4 and 5 aren't going to happen.
The $1B combined budget isn't so surprising. Combined production costs of the 4 Avenger films will be well over that, especially before tax breaks.
Disney spent >$1B on Pirates 2-4 and those happened over a decade before the Avatar films.
SCULLIBUNDO
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If I'm being honest, I'll be a little disappointed if the Avatar sequels don't go over budget.
So he's only gonna set out to shoot 2 and 3 right now? I saw that around but it's been confusing me.
I took the quote to possibly that he's only gonna shoot 2 and 3 at the same time, rather than the previous plan which was to shoot all four at the same time. I had assumed he'd move onto 4 and 5 immediately after shooting 2 and 3.
(the previous plan was like shooting scenes from avatar 5 on one weekday and then scenes from avatar 2 the next day. that kind of a thing.)
From what I read, it now sounds like 4 and 5 will shoot after he finishes post production on 3. Which for blockbusters means about 6-8 weeks before release.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Yeah the production timeline now looks like
2017 - early 2018 = shooting Avatar 2/3 and potential 4/5 scenes if necessary (im thinking about Lang's age)
2018 - 2020 = in post production on 2&3
Late 2020/ early 2021= shooting 4&5 while still working on post for A3.
Followed by post and release of 4&5 in 2024 and 2025.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I think the new schedule has been designed mostly because it relieves a bit of the pressure, but also because shooting 4 films worth at once would be unfeasable in terms of cast schedules. Imagine trying to work out Zoe Saldana's schedule.
I'm glad that it allows time for some tech advancement between 3&4.
I'm glad that it allows time for some tech advancement between 3&4.
old manatee
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These kids should film a live action PJ Masks during the week-long break between Avatar films.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Idle Storm
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He wants to do 3D without the need for glasses
SCULLIBUNDO
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He'd like to, sure. But that isn't what he's doing for these films. He's said it will be achievable one day, but all the articles about Cameron introducing glasses-less 3D for these films are total and utter bullshit.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Also, using Papyrus font still. Guaranteed floparoni.
SCULLIBUNDO
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So long as they bring the Titanic font back again for the theatrical trailer like they did with the first film, I don't care.