While two additional sequels are planned, their release is dependent on the success of the second and third films.Ī fourth film is planned for December 18, 2026, with Shane Salerno co-writing it. Interviews in mid 2010 suggested that the third film would explore more of the Alpha Centauri system, but the script was not completed until late 2015 so this may have changed.

Rick Jaffa, James Cameron and Amanda Silver Ī third film will follow the second, planned for December 20, 2024. The Avatar franchise is one of the most expensive franchises and one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with the combined budget of the first film and its four sequels estimated $1 billion. James Cameron described the sequels as 'a natural extension of all the themes, and the characters, and the spiritual undercurrents' of the first film. The four films have an overarching meta-narrative that connects them to create a large interconnected saga. Like the original film, the four planned sequels have 'fully encapsulated' standalone plots that 'come to their own conclusions'. 20th Century Fox has confirmed the series on January 15, 2010. The planned series was announced by 20th Century Fox on December 11, 2009, one week before Avatar was released to theaters. The first installment, Avatar, was released on Decemand was the highest grossing film of all-time for almost ten years after its release.

James Cameron's Avatar franchise is a planned series of science fiction films produced by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios, as well as associated computer games and theme park rides.

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