Even before the release of Avatar: The Way of Water, producer Jon Landau reveals how far along the filming schedule for Avatar 4 is.
Producer Jon Landau recently revealed that the filming of Avatar 4 is surprisingly far. The original Avatar was released in 2009, the science-fiction adventure wowed audiences with its striking visuals and epic stories that resonated with moviegoers around the world. After an impressive run in theaters, the film collected more than $2.8 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of all time. After 13 years, director James Cameron is finally bringing the beautiful planet Pandora back to the big screen with four sequels, the first being Avatar: The way of the water which hits theaters on December 16.
although Avatar 4 will hit theaters in December 2026, filming began in 2017 along with the rest of the sequels. The film is written by James Cameron and Armageddon co-writer, Shane Salerno. Avatar 4 will see the return of Sam Worthington as Jake Sulley, Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri and Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch. Sigourney Weaver has also returned to the franchise, but in a new role as a young child.
Per VarietyLandau revealed that Avatar 4 has already filmed a significant portion of the movie. The producer told Cameron and his crew that almost the entire first act of Avatar 4 with much of the remaining film”designed.” This suggests that Avatar 4 is filmed almost in chronological order, which is not typical of film productions. Read what Landau said below:
“We completed most of the first act of ‘Avatar 4’ and there were logistical reasons why we had to do it. We designed most of the entire movie for ‘Avatar 4’, but we didn’t film everything – just the first act.”
Will Avatar 4 be ready on time?
Much of the first act of having Avatar 4 completed, a movie set to come out in four years is surprising, even if it was previously announced that all Avatar sequels would begin production at the same time. Now that Cameron has been writing and planning these movies for so long, it’s understandable that he would get as much done as quickly as possible. It’s also likely that due to the fact that these movies have a lot of visual effects, Cameron takes the time to complete scenes that are incredibly complex.
With all Avatar With sequel release dates revealed, Cameron is under a lot of pressure to deliver his films on time. Visual effects companies are pushed to their limits, causing significant delays for big budget movies, such as: Black Adam, Cameron would need as much time as possible to complete Avatar’s computer graphics-intensive scenes. Of Avatar 4 years away and production begins years earlier, it’s likely the film will hit its intended release.
Source: Variety
