James Cameron's 'Avatar 2' titled 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

After a long wait director James Cameron is finally ready to show audiences his otherworldly underwater vision for the sequel of Avatar Its newly titled as Avatar The Way of Water Disney which inherited the franchise after acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019 unveiled new footage of the highly anticipated film at CinemaCon the annual gathering of movie theater owners thats currently unfolding at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas reports VarietyCinemaCon attendees were given 3D glasses to watch the minuteslong trailer which contained almost no dialogue Instead exhibitors were immersed into different regions across the dazzling world of Pandora through sweeping visuals of the planets crystal blue oceans and lakes The footage also shows the local tribe of Navi interacting with various species resembling whales and pelicans some of which flew through the screen and into audience members faces thanks to the threedimensional technologySet more than a decade after the events of the first film Avatar The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family Jake Neytiri and their kids and the trouble that follows them the lengths they go to keep each other safe the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endureI know one thing Sam Worthingtons Jake Sully tells Zoe Saldanas Neytiri Wherever we go this family is our fortress The trailer will debut exclusively in theatres ahead of Marvels Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on May 6 Cameron who is still in New Zealand putting the final touches on Avatar 2 appeared in a prerecorded video to tell exhibitors about the film He says it is designed for the biggest screen and the most immersive 3D available adding that he set out to test the limits of what cinema can doProducer Jon Landau who flew in town from New Zealand for less than 24 hours indicated that family will be at the centre of the four sequels Each followup film will play out as a standalone movie and will come to its own conclusion We need to make sure audiences have an experience they cant get anywhere else and that needs to be exclusively in theaters Landau saidAlong with Cameron Worthington and Saldana the 250 millionbudgeted Avatar 2 brings back Giovanni Ribisi Sigourney Weaver CCH Pounder and Stephen Lang Those actors will be joined by new faces to the franchise including Kate Winslet Vin Diesel Michelle Yeoh Edie Falco Cliff Curtis and Jemaine Clement There are understandable fears that enthusiasm for all things Avatar has dwindled in the decade since its historic run in theaters But Navi Nation still appears to be loyalDuring the pandemic Camerons groundbreaking scifi epic returned to the big screen and reclaimed the title as the highestgrossing movie in history with 2802 billion globally taking the crown back from Avengers Endgame In anticipation for The Way of Water Disney plans to rerelease Avatar in theatres on September 23 Avatar premiered in December 2009 a time when ticket sales were significantly less expensive than they are these daysHowever the movie had an unparalleled life in cinemas and played on the big screen for nearly 10 months a phenomenon driven by repeat viewings and premium screenings The unmatched success of Avatar inspired theatre operators to speed up the deployment of digital cinema so their venues were equipped with the technology needed to play 3DFor the followup Cameron has again turned to new technology this time to capture scenes underwater That means Disney must convince the heaps of film exhibitors in the audience at CinemaCon that Avatar 2 will push cinematic boundaries so much so that itll be worth the expensive equipment upgrades needed to match Camerons dazzling visionBased on the audible gasps in the room exhibitors may not need much urging to pull out all the stops for The Way of Water Avatar 2 debuts on December 16 with sequels to come on December 20 2024 December 18 2026 and December 22 2028 The Way of Water footage capped off Disneys 90minute CinemaCon presentation which also showcased exclusive footage from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Lightyear Toy Story spinoff about Andys beloved toy David O Russells new film Amsterdam and Bobs BurgersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever