One of the most awaited movies of all time, the Avatar 2 release date was announced on Thursday. Avatar 2 release date announcement was made at CinemaCon 2022, the largest gathering of movie theatre owners that took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. After a long wait, director James Cameron is finally ready to show audiences his otherworldly, underwater vision for the sequel of 'Avatar'. It's 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. CinemaCon attendees were given 3D glasses to watch the minutes-long trailer, which contained almost no dialogue. Instead, exhibitors were immersed into different regions across the dazzling world of Pandora through sweeping visuals of the planet's crystal blue oceans and lakes.
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During the CinemaCon 2022 event, it was announced that Avatar 2 which has been given the title of Avatar: The Way of Water. Avatar 2 will be released on December 16, 2022. The Way of the Water follows the events of Avatar and focuses on the Sully family. Cameron, who is still in New Zealand putting the final touches on 'Avatar 2', appeared in a pre-recorded 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 do". Producer 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 follow-up 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 can't get anywhere else, and that needs to be exclusively in theaters," Landau said.
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Along with Cameron, Worthington and Saldana, the $250 million-budgeted '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. Avatar' premiered in December 2009, a time when ticket sales were significantly less expensive than they are these days.
However, 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 3D.