James Cameron Wants To "Pass The Baton" To Someone Else To Direct Avatar 4 and 5

James Cameron may not direct Avatar 4 and 5.

Cameron, 67, has completed filming Avatar: The Way of Water and the yet-to-be-titled Avatar 3, but is considering having someone else helm the remaining two chapters in the franchise. 

He told Empire magazine: “The Avatar films themselves are kind of all-consuming.

"I’ve got some other things I’m developing as well that are exciting. I think eventually over time — I don’t know if that’s after three or after four — I’ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I’m also interested in. Or maybe not. I don’t know.”

Cameron is very excited about the overall messaging in the film series, and is particularly excited for fans to see the planned fourth movie.

He said: “Everything 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.

“I got more excited as I went along. Movie four is a corker. It’s a motherf*****. I actually hope I get to make it. But it depends on market forces.

"Three is in the can so it’s coming out regardless. I really hope that we get to make four and five because it’s one big story, ultimately.”

Avatar: The Way of Water is set over a decade after the original 2009 movie and features a cast including Kate Winslet, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver.

Avatar: The Way of Water opens in Singapore cinemas on Dec 15. The subsequent sequels are slated to drop in 2024, 2026, and 2028.— BANG SHOWBIZ

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