All film industries across the world have been immensely hit by the pandemic situation regardless of its financiers, distributors, actors or producers. Filmmaker James Cameron is no exception to this. With several studios coming to a halt in the US, the Titanic director has decided to push the releases of all the sequels of Avatar by a year. The official Twitter handle for the Avatar franchise confirmed this in a note written by Cameron.
“As many of you are aware, due to COVID-19, we were forced into an unexpected lengthy delay in starting the live-action filming we are currently doing in New Zealand. What most of you likely do not know is that the pandemic is still preventing us from being allowed to recommence most of our virtual production work on stages in Los Angeles. That work is just as critical to the films as the live-action work,” he said.
Reportedly, Avatar 2 was set to release in December 2021. However, owing to the impact of the pandemic, the makers feel it will no longer possible for them to release on that date. Cameron has added that the delay has left him deeply disappointed. “There is no one more disappointed about this delay than me. But I am buoyed by the incredible performances of our cast and the extraordinary work that Weta Digital is doing bringing the world of Pandora and the characters of the film to life.”
In the note, he also went onto thank Alan Horn and Alan Bergman from Disney Studios. Cameron promised that the wait for the sequels of Avatar in the theatres will be worthy for the viewers.
