James Cameron says that his Avatar sequels will propel the world of 3D to exciting new places.
When Avatar came out back in 2009, it changed the face of movies. Cameron’s 3D blockbuster wowed audiences with its must-see visuals and became the highest grossing movie in history.
It’s been a long wait for the film’s sequels but Cameron says that the 3D technology used in the upcoming films will give the world of 3D a much-needed boost after it has been neglected by the industry.
Speaking at a Q&A session (via vfxblog), Cameron said: “Hollywood has done 3D a disservice by embracing post-conversion,” and says that he is saddened that because of film’s reliance on post-conversion, “Native production technology has basically stalled as of about three or four years ago.
“From my own perspective, since I’m not doing television production, I’m doing Avatar sequels – four of them. They will be, to the best of my ability, the best 3D that’s possible to make. That includes collaborating with the people at Dolby Cinema, who have developed high dynamic range projection that could put 16 foot-lamberts of light on a 3D screen through the glasses, which is revolutionary. Normally, you’re looking at about three foot-lamberts. Sixteen is what you should be seeing. That’s what movies should look like.”
Cameron also discussed the eventual move away from 3D glasses: “We need to see the roll out of these laser projection systems, so that we can fully appreciate 3D through glasses in cinemas. Then, we need the roll out of autostereoscopic screens – large panel displays, where you don’t need glasses at all. You have multiple discreet viewing angles and all that sort of thing. Anybody that’s geeking out on 3D knows what I’m talking about. It’s all possible. It’s just a question of will it happen or not.”
Cameron is certainly passionate about the tech and moving 3D in the direction that he believes it should already be. It will certainly be interesting to see what he is able to come up with when Avatar 2 finally hits cinemas. Will you be watching?
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Avatar 2 will open on December 18th 2020, followed by Avatar 3 on December 17th 2021, Avatar 4 on December 20th 2024 and Avatar 5 on December 19th 2025. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Matt Gerald, Dileep Rao, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver, while new additions to the cast include Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Filip Geljo, Jamie Flatters, Bailey Bass, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion, and Duane Evans Jr.
