{"id":11279,"date":"2022-07-04T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:37:56","slug":"james-cameron-may-not-direct-fourth-and-fifth-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=11279","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron May Not Direct Fourth and Fifth Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>With <em><strong>Avatar: The Way of Water<\/strong><\/em> set for debut on December 16, James Cameron has indicated he may want to bestow the directorial mantle on to another shoulder for the fourth and fifth installments in the blockbuster series.<\/p>\r\n<p>In an interview with <em>Empire<\/em> magazine, the Canadian-American filmmaker said that \u201cThe <em><strong>Avatar<\/strong> <\/em>films themselves are kind of all-consuming\u201d while noting he\u2019s also in the process of developing some other projects.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI think eventually over time \u2013 I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s after three or after four \u2014 I\u2019ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I\u2019m also interested in,\u201d he added.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/n-bagshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fildena.html\">fildena<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> \u201cOr maybe not. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Cameron was not at all trying to suggest the Avatar projects have not been rewarding for him: \u201cEverything I need to say about family, about sustainability, about climate, about the natural world, the themes that are important to me in real life and in my cinematic life, I can say on this canvas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n<p>And, despite his plans to move forward, he still waxes enthusiastic about the yet-unmade <em><strong>Avatar<\/strong> <\/em>films. \u201cMovie four is a corker. It\u2019s a motherfucker,\u201d he declared.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/n-bagshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fluoxetine.html\">fluoxetine<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> \u201cI actually hope I get to make it. But it depends on market forces. Three is in the can so it\u2019s coming out regardless. I really hope that we get to make four and five because it\u2019s one big story, ultimately.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Released in 2009, Cameron\u2019s first <strong><em>Avatar<\/em> <\/strong>movie about life on planet Pandora became the highest-grossing film of all time. It garnered nine Oscar nominations and received three, for Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/n-bagshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/advair.html\">advair<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Cameron wrote, directed, produced, and co-edited that film, which has been termed a \u201cvisual masterpiece\u201d by critics. 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