{"id":165369,"date":"2025-12-03T03:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165369\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:21:08","slug":"fire-and-ash-is-the-culmination-of-the-first-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165369\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire and Ash is the culmination of the first saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re a little over two weeks out from the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, and while the sequel is already shaping up for a strong opening<\/a>, James Cameron seems to be okay if this is the end of the road for the franchise. In fact, he told io9<\/a> that he views the first three Avatar movies as one saga, with Avatar 4 & 5 forming another.<\/p>\n

What James Cameron Said About the First Avatar Saga<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve got a little bit of experience with sequels and how you have to deliver beyond the audience\u2019s expectation, take them from the familiar to the new each time,\u201d Cameron explained. \u201cI don\u2019t think of Fire and Ash as a sequel. I think it was a culmination of a saga. I like \u2018saga\u2019 better than \u2018sequel\u2019 because a lot of where we were going with the story was in the original architecture of the story. So if you think of this as the third act, I think that\u2019s healthier. As opposed to a typical Hollywood sequel, where they make a bunch of money with a movie and then they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, crap. We\u2019ve got to scramble around and get a new script. Maybe it\u2019s not so good, but let\u2019s just shoot it and get it out there.\u2019 That\u2019s not what we\u2019re doing here at all. It\u2019s a long game. And I went into it knowing that we\u2019d be playing a long game and betting that the audience would come along with us and care about these people. Because they may be 10 feet tall and blue, but they\u2019re people.\u201c<\/p>\n

Avatar 4 is slated to hit theaters in 2029, followed by Avatar 5 in 2031. However, Cameron is ready to call it quits if needed. \u201cI have no doubt in my mind that this movie will make money,\u201d he said. \u201cThe question is, does it make enough money to justify doing it again?\u201d If not, Cameron is \u201cabsolutely\u201d ready to set the franchise aside<\/a> if there\u2019s no more demand for sequels.<\/p>\n

Cameron told io9 that films four and five are \u201cIt\u2019s own saga. It\u2019s got a beginning and a middle and an end that plays out across these two films. They\u2019re vaporware right now.\u201c<\/p>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash First Reactions Have Begun Pouring In<\/p>\n

The first reactions<\/a> to the new film began to drop earlier today, and they have been mainly positive. Our own Chris Bumbray said, \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash is obviously a must see in IMAX 3D. Like The Way of Water, it\u2019s unbelievably immersive. I think it\u2019s a minor step down from the last one, but the 3 hour plus running time whizzes by and I\u2019m definitely always down for another trip to Pandora.\u201d Few could deny the visual spectacle on display, but some of the more critical reactions slammed the film as being more of the same and overly long.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been enjoying these movies as much as the next fan, but I would love to see Cameron tackle something new. It\u2019s wild to think that the last non-Avatar movie Cameron directed was Titanic\u2026 which came out almost thirty years ago. Avatar: Fire and Ash will hit theaters on December 19.<\/p>\n

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