Although James Cameron first announced his intention to extend the Avatar franchise back in 2010, his plans have been pushed back several times as the sequels expanded from two, to three, and then finally four.
At present, the first sequel is slated to arrive in December 2020, meaning we’ll have an eleven year gap between the first movie and Avatar 2. However, that doesn’t seem to be a concern to Cameron, who has revealed to CNN that he’s confident that the long wait won’t be an issue once the films are finally here.
“It was a seven-year gap between The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, seven year gap between Alien and Aliens,” said Cameron. “It’s gonna be obviously more like a ten year gap between Avatar and Avatar 2. But Avatar 2 you are going to with not the promise, but the certainty of three more films beyond that, and that’s a very different concept with the audience. And a lot of the delay has been around creating that overall vision.”
Cameron is finally gearing up to go into production on the sequels, in what will no doubt prove to be an enormous undertaking. Assuming there are no further delays, 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.
Originally published May 30, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
