It’s fair to say though Avatar it quickly became the greatest movie of all time when it was released in 2009, news that not one, not two, but four The sequels would be on the way, he met a surprise. While the old adage says you never I bet James Cameron, did the director bite more than he could chew by releasing so many sequels to the story of Jake Sully and the people of Pandora? What kind of storytelling, exactly, might four-film storytelling require? It’s an unprecedented feat: decades ago, when JRR Tolkien made his debut The Hobbit and started posting The Lord of the Rings books 17 years later, perhaps his plans seemed just as bold. And make no mistake: this is the kind of scale Cameron is working on here.
talk to Empire in the next, world exclusive Avatar: The way of water subject, the director talked about the plans that had been simmering for more than a decade. “What I said to the Fox regime at the time was, ‘I will, but we have a bigger game to play here. I don’t just want to make a movie, make a movie and make a movie. I want to tell a bigger story.” , he explains. It meant a confrontation with a certain literary saga. “I told him: ‘Imagine a series of novels as The Lord of the Rings they existed and we adapt them. In theory it was great, but then I had to create those damn novels to adapt it.
And creating did. the path of wateravailable in December and still untitled Avatar 3scheduled for 2024, shot consecutively, and that is the plan Avatar 4 Yes Avatar 5 They will shoot together later. Although Cameron has a characteristic faith in his vision, go big Avatar It wasn’t an easy phone call. “I had to think long and hard if I wanted to do another one Avatar movie, because for us it was something to lose, “he explains.” When you’ve done something so important in terms of success, do you really want to try again? There’s a lot of pressure there. I thought about it for two good years before finally making a deal However, if there is a director who can withstand the pressure of an ocean, it’s James Cameron the path of water.
Empirethis is Avatar: The way of water The edition hits newsstands Thursday 7 July, with unrivaled access to the film, cast and crew: head to Cameron’s Lightstorm headquarters and chat with the director himself, as well as producer Jon Landau, with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña , Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis and many more. Plus, it’s packed with unreleased footage, opening up the world of Pandora like never before.
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