'Avatar: The Way of Water': Here's why James Cameron was hesitant to make 'Avatar' sequels

'Avatar: The Way of Water': Fans predict sequel will be 'biggest movie of the year'

Apart from being the highest-grossing movie of all time, ‘Avatar’ also won three Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.

Speaking on the sequel titled ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, Cameron told Empire Magazine that he took a lot of time to think about making another ‘Avatar’ film and one of the reasons for being so hesitant about directing another movie in the same universe was related to the first film’s record-breaking success. He added, “I had to think long and hard whether I even wanted to make another ‘Avatar’ film because it was kind of ours to lose.”

The legendary filmmaker also stated that there was a lot of “pressure” on him and took almost “two years” before making a deal with 20th Century Studios. “When you’ve done something that’s been that transcendent in terms of success, do you really want to go try and do that again? There’s a lot of pressure on it. I thought about it for a good two years before we finally made a deal,” Cameron said.

The trailer for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ was released in May 2022 and received a rousing reception. The trailer amassed 148 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release and was praised for the magnificent VFX and setting.

Sam Worthington will be seen reprising the role of Jake Sully and Zoe Saldana will be portraying the character of Neytiri. Original cast members like Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, and Matt Gerald will also be reprising their roles from the first movie. On the other hand, new cast members include the likes of Kate Winslet, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jermaine Clement, and Vin Diesel.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is scheduled to hit theatres on December 16, 2022.