James Cameron's Avatar 4 And 5 May Get Canceled If 'The Way Of Water' Sequel Underperforms

Los Angeles, November 8 - The long-awaited sequel to "Avatar", Avatar: The Way of Water is finally hitting theaters this December, and the upcoming movie could decide how far the "Avatar" franchise would go.

"The Way of Water" has been anticipated to go bonkers at the box office and its sequel, which arrives in 2024, may also get huge help from its predecessor's success. There are two more "Avatar" films slated to release in 2026 and 2028, however, the future of those two films depends on how "Avatar 2 and 3" perform at the box office.



James Cameron, in a recent interview with Total Films, told that he may cancel "Avatar 4 and 5" if the sequel to "The Way of Water" underperforms at the box office. "The market could be telling us we're done in three months, or we might be semi-done, meaning: 'OK, let's complete the story within movie three, and not go on endlessly' if it's just not profitable", he said.

The first "Avatar" movie was released in 2009 but Cameron said that a lot has changed ever since, especially in the post-covid-19 era where the audiences' taste has changed. "We're in a different world now than we were when I wrote this stuff", Cameron said.

"It's the one-two punch – the pandemic and streaming. Or, conversely, maybe we'll remind people what going to the theatre is all about. This film definitely does that. The question is: how many people give a shit now?", he added.

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is slated to hit theaters on December 16, and in India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages in multiple formats.

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