In case you thought Avatar and its sequel The Method Of Water had been lengthy, prepare for Fireplace and Ash.
In response to franchise creator and director James Cameron, Fireplace and Ash would be the longest movie within the Avatar trilogy thus far, however there’s a superb purpose why. For context, the unique 2009 Avatar movie ran for 2 hours and 42 minutes, whereas 2022’s The Method Of Water ran for 3 hours and 12 minutes.
Chatting with Empire Journal just lately, Cameron shared that The Method Of Water had “too many nice concepts” that had been launched that required being cut up into two movies.
Cameron defined: “In a nutshell, we had too many nice concepts packed into act considered one of [The Way Of Water]. The Method of Water, looking back, was shifting like a bullet prepare, and we weren’t drilling down sufficient on character. So I stated, ‘Guys, we’ve bought to separate it.’ [Fire and Ash] will truly be just a little bit longer than [The Way Of Water].”
Amanda Silver, a co-writer on each The Method of Water and Fireplace And Ash added that the movies characters will solely profit from having their character arcs develop over two movies: “The characters wanted to breath. These films are much more than simply propulsive plot and lovely spectacle. I imply, these are actual characters.”
Avatar: Fireplace and Ash is ready for launch on December 19.
Final month, Cameron seemingly confirmed that the upcoming movie will open with an anti-AI disclaimer: “No generative AI was used within the making of this film”. James Cameron’s aversion to AI shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock, because the filmmaker in July 2023 spoke out in opposition to the expertise, referencing his sci-fi traditional Terminator when requested what he considered AI’s rise within the leisure business: “I warned you guys in 1984, and also you didn’t hear.”
Cameron added that he doesn’t imagine the expertise behind AI will be capable to exchange writers, saying: “It’s by no means a difficulty of who wrote it, it’s a query of, is it a superb story?”
Elsewhere, James Cameron just lately confirmed that Michelle Yeoh will not be starring within the film however she is going to characteristic in its sequel. Yeoh was first introduced to hitch the Avatar franchise in 2019. Cameron beforehand revealed he shot scenes for the third and fourth movies within the franchise upfront to keep away from Stranger Issues-style ageing points with the youthful solid members. He additionally beforehand revealed that he was ready to finish the franchise after the third movie if The Method Of Water wasn’t a field workplace success.
In a four-star overview of Avatar: The Method Of Water for NME, Ali Shutler wrote: “Greater, bolder and undoubtedly higher than the unique, Avatar: The Method Of Water pushes the technical boundaries of cinema with out feeling like a science experiment. It actually does must be seen on the largest display attainable via a pair of awkward 3D glasses. In contrast to its predecessor although, you received’t overlook this expertise in a rush.”
