The highly anticipated "Avatar 2" will be released in North America on December 16 this year. Recently, "Empire" magazine released a wave of stills from the film and an interview with the director. In the interview, Cameron revealed that he may not personally Directing "Avatar" P

The highly anticipated "Avatar 2" will be released in North America on December 16 this year. Recently, "Empire" magazine released a wave of stills from the film and an exclusive interview with the director. Cameron revealed in the interview that he may He will not direct the 4th and 5th parts of "Avatar" himself. "I want to hand the baton to a trustworthy director so that I can do some other projects that I am interested in. Or maybe not, I can't tell." . "

The release of "Avatar 2" has been "delayed" frequently, and now it is finally scheduled for the end of this year. It is a long time coming. In this regard, Cameron admitted that shooting a large-scale movie like the "Avatar" series is indeed very time-consuming. He revealed that he had been thinking about whether to make a sequel for two years. "Expanding "Avatar" into such a large world is a very difficult decision, because the first part has achieved great success and you really want to do it again. Once? … It was a lot of pressure. Do I want to do Avatar? I thought about it long and hard for two years before I finally signed on. Next, I want to tell a bigger story. Imagine there is a series of novels like "The Lord of the Rings", and it is adapted by us. The ideal is beautiful, but it means I have to write this first. "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3" have already been filmed together. Cameron said that the "Avatar" series is a consumable product, and filming a fourth one will be a big challenge for him. , "Besides "Avatar", I am also developing some other film projects, so I don't know if I will hand over the baton to a director I trust to make " Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5". Of course, Maybe I won’t, and I can’t tell now.”

According to the latest release date, “Avatar 2” is scheduled to be released in North America on December 16, and “Avatar 3” will be filmed together on December 10, 2024. Released. "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5" are expected to be released on December 18, 2026 and December 22, 2028 respectively. However, seeing as Cameron has not yet decided whether to direct it himself, it is hard to say whether "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5" will be released as scheduled.

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang