Instead, he says, the delays came because the filmmaking team was determined to get the scripts for all four planned Avatar sequels written and finalized before shooting on Avatar 2 even started. “We felt that this project was about getting the story right,” he said.
The writers had to invent different biomes for the new areas of Pandora, customs for its people, and wardrobes for the characters—visual elements that took another five years to create.
So there you have it, three separate answers on how long it took to make Avatar 2: The Way of Water. If you want to view it from announcement to release, then it took around 13 years to make. If you want to view it from when filming began to when the film was released, then it took around five years to make.
To cut a long story short, Avatar 2 is finally going to be released on December 16, 2022, having been pushed back from December 2021 due to the ongoing global health crisis.
The main reason behind the massive success of the original Avatar movie was its stunning visuals. It took time to create the spectacular city of Pandora and the Na'vi people.
Guinness World Records says the longest film ever made is "The Cure for Insomnia" released in 1987. The 85-hour experimental film was directed by John Henry Timmis IV.
Now, it may not beat the current box office gross of its prequel (more than $2.9 billion, including rerelease receipts), considering the uninterrupted reign it has in our theatres until the end of January, at the least, it does look, yes, like it will beat 'Avengers: Endgame'.
The Other Side of the Wind holds the record for a movie to be in production for the longest time: it was in production stage for 48 years (1970–2018). Shooting began in summer 2004. Numerous versions of the film have been screened over the years, including a rough cut at Star Wars Celebration IV.
James Cameron's Avatar 2 is enjoying a splendid run at the Indian box office. Recently, it became the only Hollywood film to hit the 300 crore mark in India after Avengers: Endgame.
Jake and Neytiri have two sons, Neteyam and Lo'ak, and one daughter, Tuktirey, or Tuk for short. Simple enough so far. But they also have an adopted daughter, Kiri, born from the Avatar body of the late, great Dr. Grace Augustine.
The upcoming film picks up a decade from where the original left off, with the story of the Sully clan training as warriors as they start a family — and Cameron chose to have Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) be pregnant.
Miles "Spider" Socorro is a sixteen-year-old boy who was born in Hell's Gate as the child of Miles Quaritch and Paz Socorro. Although he was initially adopted by Nash McCosker and Mary after the Pandoran War, he was enamored by Jake Sully's family and eventually joined them.
Only two shots in the entire film contain no visual effects. Despite all those long skin-pruning sessions in the tank and the vast quantities of water in the sequel, nearly all of the water in the film is computer-generated. Of the 3,240 visual effects shots Weta worked on, 2,225 involved water.
James Cameron Needed To Perfect Underwater CGI
Plainly, the major reason behind the 13-year wait for the Avatar sequels is their long pre-production state, a result of Cameron's commitment to the special effects that set Avatar apart from other films of its time to begin with.
In September 2020, Cameron announced that 95% of Avatar 3 had been completed. Filming wrapped in December 2020.
Visual effects can only go so far in Hollywood. James Cameron says he filmed Avatar sequel The Way of Water at the same time as the forthcoming third and fourth films to avoid what he called "the Stranger Things effect," coining a new phrase to describe the inevitable growth spurt of child actors on multiyear projects.
The film eventually opened on December 16, 2022, and it will be followed by sequels 3, 4, and 5 in December 2024, December 2026, and December 2028, respectively.
Big Number. $2.92 billion. That is the total worldwide box office earnings for the original Avatar, which was released in 2009, making it the highest-grossing film of all time according to Box Office Mojo.
Avatar 2 ('Avatar: The Way of Water') box office collection is breaking all the records. The movie gained 131 crore to 133 crore in just three days in India. Avatar 2 box office collection continues to break all records.
With a running time of 100 seconds it is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar when the film was nominated in 2013 for 'Best Animated Short Film'. Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 American animated short film written and directed by PES (Adam Pesapane) run time 2 min.
1991 – Year that Disney and Pixar signed a three-picture deal, the first of which was Toy Story. The deal awarded 10% of Toy Story’s profits to Pixar. 77 – Runtime in minutes, making this the shortest Pixar movie by more than 10 minutes. 11/19/1993 – The day the movie nearly fell apart.
Declining a mere 33% this weekend, Avatar 2 looks increasingly likely to reach the $2 billion threshold despite initial doubts it would have the momentum to carry it to such a dizzying figure.
“Four forthcoming Avatar films, expanding the vibrant world of Pandora, will release on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2021,” Disney says. We're getting the sequel on December 17, 2021; Avatar 3 on December 22, 2023; Avatar 4 on December 19, 2025; and Avatar 5 on December 17, 2027.
It will star Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña, among others from the original cast, reprising their roles. The screenplay is written by James Cameron and Josh Friedman. The film is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2026, by 20th Century Studios and is planned to be followed by a sequel, Avatar 5, in 2028.