James Cameron Says Avatar 3’ Could Be Last Film In Saga If The Way Of Water’ Sequel Underperforms

The sequel to Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water is finally hitting theatres in December and director James Cameron will be paying close attention to the box office results. Cameron said that depending on the performance of the next movie, will dictate the longevity of the film series.

“The market could be telling us we’re done in three months, or we might be semi-done, meaning: ‘OK, let’s complete the story within movie three, and not go on endlessly’, if it’s just not profitable,” he told Total Film in an interview.

Fans of the original Avatar had to wait thirteen years for its sequel and Cameron said that a lot may have changed ever since. Although there’s a story to tell across three other sequels, if the franchise doesn’t spark interest everything could be truncated.

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“We’re in a different world now than we were when I wrote this stuff, even,” Cameron added. “It’s the one-two punch – the pandemic and streaming. Or, conversely, maybe we’ll remind people what going to the theatre is all about. This film definitely does that. The question is: how many people give a shit now?”

Earlier this year, Cameron expressed doubt into directing the fourth and fifth installment as he has other projects he’s also interested in partaking in.

“The Avatar films themselves are kind of all-consuming,” Cameron told Empire. “I’ve got some other things I’m developing as well that are exciting. I think eventually over time – I don’t know if that’s after three or after four – I’ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I’m also interested in. Or maybe not. I don’t know.”

However, he did say that the fourth movie “is a corker” and “it’s a motherf***er” and hoped to get to make it “but it depends on market forces.”

Avatar: The Way of Water premieres in theaters on December 16.

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