Are any Avatar diehards out there craving an update on the upcoming third entry? James Cameron is delivering some delightful news. While appearing at the Saturn Awards, Cameron spoke with Screen Rant about the production, revealing that things are almost done for Avatar 3.
Cameron reveals, “[Avatar 3] is pretty much in the can. We’re shooting pick-ups on 3, which is just filling in the last 2 or 3%, and we’ve also got live-action pick-ups in June, that’s another couple percent.
“We’ve got about a quarter of Movie 4 in the can,” he added. “We’re post [production] on 3 and now doing the VFX, which is an enormous job. I’ll need every second between now and then to get it done. The tech has reached the point right now where it’s really what we need. We make little improvements as we go along, but we’re there. The whole point is we jumped back; that’s why we spent seven years building to it and four years shooting the two films together.”
As usual for the filmmaker, he praises the tech that makes it all possible: “It’s not about the technology but about the minds and eyes of the computer artists. It’s a very, very creative process – it’s artistry. Thousands of people are involved and conducting the orchestra to get it all pitch perfect right now.”
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Recently, Cameron updated another Avatar sequel, revealing that Avatar 4 will feature a time jump. It was also revealed that filming on 4 and 5 would begin after post-production wrapped on the first two sequels.
The release date for Avatar 3 has been subject to nine delays. At the time of writing, it is scheduled for release on December 19, 2025.
