WHY IT MATTERS TO YOUFans have been waiting almost a decade for James Cameron to begin production on the sequel to Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide, and now cameras have begun rolling.
It’s been almost a decade since James Cameron’s Avatar hit theaters, and now cameras have finally begun rolling on Avatar 2, the long-awaited sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment 20th Century Fox announced this week that principle photography and motion-capture filming has kicked off on the first of four sequels the director has planned. All four sequels are expected to be filmed back-to-back, then released across a six-year span, from 2020 to 2025.
The majority of the 2009 film’s cast memberts are expected to return for the sequels, with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald, and Sigourney Weaver all reprising their roles. Lang was confirmed to return as Colonel Miles Quaritch last month, with Cameron indicating that he will be the villain of all four sequels.
Newcomers to the franchise include Sunshine and The Dark Horse actor Cliff Curtis and Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin.
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