James Cameron has had quite a career as a filmmaker. Not only has he made a slew of awesome movies, he has also helmed two of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Yet, people still doubt him when it comes to Avatar: The Way of Water.
Cameron is 68 years old and he’s starting to think about winding down his career. He’s spent a huge amount of time developing the films in the Avatar franchise and he will continue to do so. In a recent interview with THR, Cameron discusses his plans for the upcoming sequels, which are set to arrive every two years through 2028.
“We’ll probably finish movie three regardless because it’s all shot. We’d have to really crater for it not to seem like it was worth the additional investment. We’d have to leave a smoking hole in the ground. Now, hopefully, we get to tell the whole thing because five’s better than four, four’s better than three, and three’s better than two.”
He goes on to confirm that if the audience demand is still there, he’s already planning Avatar 6 and 7, but he’ll have to pass those off to another filmmaker:
“I’d be 89 by then, [but] obviously, I’m not going to be able to make Avatar movies indefinitely, [with] the amount of energy required. I would have to train somebody how to do this because, I don’t care how smart you are as a director, you don’t know how to do this.”
He went on to say that he would at least want to direct three more Avatar films before he handed the franchise to someone else, and including those, he says that he only has “five or six more movies in him.”
So, we will only get to see Cameron make 2 or 3 more films outside of Avatar. While I’m excited about the future of Avatar, I’m more excited about what those other film projects will be! What other stories has he got in his brain that he wants to make?! That’s what I want to know!
What other film genres would you like to see James Cameron play in with the non-Avatar films that he wants to make?