With Avatar's Future Still Uncertain, James Cameron Now Says He Wants to Prioritize 'Other Stories' For the 'Last Act' of His Career
Cameron said he is weighing other films as Disney keeps Avatar 4 and 5 on placeholder release dates without approving production.
- After working on the Avatar series for 21 years, filmmaker James Cameron signaled he may move on from the franchise, questioning whether he should direct or produce future installments.
- The 71-year-old filmmaker described himself in a 'liminal state' regarding his career's 'last act,' noting that Avatar films are 'hideously expensive and take a long time' to produce.
- While 2025's Avatar: Fire and Ash earned $1.4 billion, returns waned compared to the first Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water .
- Alternative projects Cameron has discussed include adaptations of Ghosts of Hiroshima and The Devils, plus Terminator or Alita: Battle Angel sequels and a Fantastic Voyage remake.
- Although Disney has tentative release dates scheduled for Avatar 4 and Avatar 5, Cameron is prioritizing projects that 'improve our condition' rather than committing to those sequels.
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Avatar 4 and 5 are scheduled for 2029 and 2031 respectively, while part of the fourth film has already been filmed.
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