James Cameron, director of “Avatar: The Way of the Water” at CinemaCon. Photo: AFP
The sequel of the hit Avatarwhich to date remains the highest -grossing film in history, will be released in December of this year titled Avatar: The Water Way and will change to the first of four sequels planned by James Cameron for his sci-fi epic.
According to expert site Indie Wire, this is the same Canadian filmmaker that is revealed the name of the film and some scenes at the 2022 edition of CinemaCon, the annual convention that brings together cinema owners in the United States.
Neytiri, the character played by Zoe Saldana, in the first “Avatar.” Photo: AP
cameron spoke
In his appearance at the event, Cameron also commented that the final touches are being made on the film, which he hopes will cause him to “forcefully go to the movies”, with a clear promise of returning to the big screen for the consequences of coronavirus pandemic in the industry.
James Cameron at the CinemaCon 2022 convention at the Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP
“I know the last two years have been very difficult for the exhibitor community, and I want you to know from me that we are both Jon Landau, the film producer, and I am here to work with you, because you are our partners, and the best The way we can do that is by offering content that should be seen, ”the director added.
What was seen in the preview
In the previews watched at CinemaCon, the world -famous Pandora, the main stage of the original film, appeared, with the oceans being the main atmosphere of this installment.
For the shoot, Cameron and his team developed new technologies -a unique mark of their career- that allowed them to film underwater scenes using the motion capture technique, which allows images to be digitally modified in post-production, a resource who in 2009 captured millions with flesh characters and bone transformed into aliens in Avatar.
The new “Avatar” is coming in December.
In this regard, the sequel will also feature the return of performers from the original such as Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña, who will be joined by Michelle Yeoh and Kate Winslet, in what will be her second collaboration with Cameron after her leadership. paper in titanica.
a new franchise
The Water Way will begin the planned franchise of Avatar that Cameron has agreed with 20th Century Fox, and it already has a third sequel with a release date scheduled for December 2023 and two more projects that will begin production later.
The first Avatar became a popular phenomenon thanks to its advanced visual proposal, and broke several box office records by becoming the highest -grossing film in history, surpassing titanicato hold that record for 12 years.
The film continued to occupy the first position in that ranking for a decade until the arrival of the Marvel tank. Avengers: Endgame (2019), which briefly snatched the spot from it, as a re -release in China in March 2021 returned it to the top.
Besides, Avatar He was nominated in nine categories at the 2010 Oscars, when the Academy recognized him with three awards in the categories of art direction, photography and visual effects.
The plot
Avatar took place in the mid-22nd century and follows the story of Jake Sully (Worthington), a hemiplegic former soldier called by the armed forces to cooperate in the colonization of Pandora, a giant gaseous moon which is meant to extract a sought-after mineral .
However, conflict erupted when indigenous tribes, known as the Na’vi, began to respond to the threat of people to their lands and resources, prompting Sully and other comrades to use avatar technology to contact them. They have to decide whether to help them defend themselves.
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