James Cameron Says the 'Avatar' Saga is Family-Focused
James Cameron's Avatar films are still on their way. And I feel like that's something that needs to be reported every few months just to keep it alive for those who adored the first film enough to wait this long.
With the sequels beginning to roll out starting late 2018, Cameron has spoken in New York at the premiere of Toruk, a film inspired by Avatar, with an update on the franchise, via Variety.
“I love some of the costumes and hairstyles, so we might create a resonance there where you actually see some of the things that you see in ‘Toruk’ come into the design of the films. We’ve got most of the sequel stuff already designed, but I like this idea of weaving back and forth between the two worlds, the live world and the film world."
On the actual story: “The storyline in the sequels really follows Jake and Neytiri and their children. It’s more of a family saga about the struggle with the humans. But thematically, ‘Toruk’ manages to land very very closely to the feeling of where the sequel stories are going.”
As for the Christmas 2018 target, “we haven’t moved that target yet, but we will if we need to. The important thing for me is not when the first one comes out but the cadence of the release pattern."
"I want them to be released as close together as possible. If it’s an annual appointment to show up at Christmas, I want to make sure that we’re able to fulfill on that promise.”
Source: Collider
