In True James Cameron Fashion, ‘Avatar 2’ Might Already Be Delayed
Not surprisingly, your ticket to Pandora might be redeemed a little later than expected. ProducerJon Landauwas recently in London screening footage fromJames Cameron’s upcomingTitanic 3Dand said thatAvatar 2is four years away. Originally, the sequelwas annoucned to be releasedin December 2014 with the third film December 2015, both of which are less than four years away. Does that mean Cameron’s films have officially been delayed? Maybe. Or maybe not. Read more after the jump.
Bleeding Coolwas in attendance when Landau said this and first reported the quote. We’ve contacted 20th Century Fox for comment but have yet to hear back.
There are several ways to look at this news. The most obvious is the literal one, thatAvatar 2won’t be out until 2016, four years from now. However, Landau could have also meant 2015 because, if it was released in December 2015, it would still be in theaters January 2016 which is “four years away” from right now. Either way, if that’s the case, it wouldn’t be the first time. Cameron has never been one to hold fast to a release date.Titanicwas famously delayed a bunch of times and the last thing he would ever do is rush something out before it was ready and good enough.
Then again, in the heat of the moment, Landau could have simply misspoken. We’ve just begun 2012 and I know it took me several months to get used to being in 2011. Maybe it was just a slip of the tounge or a simple math problem.
WheneverAvatar 2does come out, though, that’ll be the one to pace the third film asCameron has statedhe’ll shoot both films back to back. Last we heard, he was still writing them and several of the main actors – like Sam Worthington – were just getting around to meeting with the director to discuss specifics.
For more on what to expect inAvatar 2, check out some ofour earlier coverage.
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