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For 13 long years,Avatar 2has been in the making. The director, at the time of the original film’s premiere, did not envision how huge it would become or for how long it would go on to stay at the top of the billion-dollar blockbuster club.Avatarhad become famous, or rather infamous, for its epic metaphors which James Cameron applied liberally to the script — the slow degradation of the environment, the corruption of humanity, and the selfish exploitation of all the things that lay in front of them.
Also read:“A master at the peak of his powers”: James Cameron Breathes a Sigh of Relief After Guillermo del Toro CallsAvatar 2a Masterpiece as Film Needs to Earn More Than $2B to Make Profit
But the heavy themes were balanced out in a beautifully wrapped story which delivered a hypnotizing vision on the big screen with its bigger-than-life characters and the vast expansive oasis of Pandora. As an attempt to make something as equally beautiful and as terrifying in its impact as the first movie,Avatar: The Way of Waterfinally takes shape as 2022 enters its midnight hour.
Avatar 2Aims For More Star Power as The Weeknd Steps in
The Weeknd, who contributed to such musical masterpieces asBlinding Lights,Save Your Tears, andCall Out My Name, and lent his voice to films likeThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire,Fifty Shades of Grey, andBlack Pantherhas now been ushered into the world of Pandora. On the morning of 4th November, the singer dropped theAvatar 2logo with a chorus singing in the background on his social media account, promoting the film’s release.
A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)
A few hours later, theAvatarfamily reciprocated by retweeting The Weeknd’s post from their official account, and Jon Landau personally welcomed theStarboysinger by posting a picture of them standing together while the caption read:“As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar’… Welcome to the Avatar family.”The Weeknd is yet to confirm his role in the sequel and whether he will contribute to the entire soundtrack or influence the emotional drive of the narrative like Rihanna did withBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.
James Cameron’sAvatar 2: What You Can Expect
Also read:James Cameron DefendsAvatar 2’s Obnoxiously Long Runtime: ‘Because there are more characters, more story to service’
Expectations and ambitions clash in James Cameron’s vision ofAvatar 2. In a definitive move of supremacy over Hollywood’s limitations, the director pushes beyond the boundaries of technological advancements to deliver a story that is unprecedented both in its onscreen portrayal and in its behind-the-scenes dominion. A vision that takes more than a decade of active thinking to bring alive on the screen will be expected to be nothing shorter than an indomitable masterwork of art, but the director’s ambition to explore the expansive Pandora and extend the lives encapsulated within the realm takes control over the audience’s generic demand for grandeur.
Avatar: The Way of Waterkeeps true to the chronology and is set a decade after the original film’s events. The plot primarily focuses on the Sully family as Jake and Neytiri become parents to two children, and follows their journey of love, endurance, and fight for survival. The film, with a currently prevalent budget of over $350 million has become one of the most expensive films in making with Cameron stating thatAvatar 2would need to break the charts as the third or fourth highest-grossing film of all time simply to break even.
Also read:Why James Cameron Took So Long To MakeAvatar 2
Based on the reception and success ofAvatar 2, the green-lit sequels —Avatar 4andAvatar 5— will assume priority. Meanwhile, the principal photography forAvatar 3had already begun as early as 2017. The three sequels are slated for release in 2024, 2026, and 2028.
Avatar: The Way of Waterpremieres on June 27, 2025.
Source:Instagram | The Weeknd
Diya Majumdar
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
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