Director James Cameron is responsible for bringing us the first two films in the highly lucrative and popular Avatar franchise, and he is working hard to bring us the third, fourth and fifth films to round out the story he set out to tell, beginning in 2009 with the first movie. After a 13 year hiatus, the second movie hit screens in 2022, and Cameron made it clear that the third through fifth movies wouldn’t be as far behind as the second film had been. With the next films scheduled to release in 2025, 2029, and 2031, the director will be 76 when that final film hits screens, and it seems like a good stopping point. But according to Cameron, we may see the franchise continue on with another two films.
In a recent interview with People, the director explained:
“We’re fully written through movie five, and I’ve got ideas for six and seven, although I’ll probably be handing the baton on at that point. I mean, mortality catches up. But I mean, we’re enjoying what we’re doing. We’re loving it. We get to work with great people.”
I don’t think it’s completely out of the question that Cameron could return to direct these movies. Martin Scorsese is 81, and he just made another Oscar-nominated film! I think if Cameron keeps up the momentum, it would be silly to bring in another director. He may as well just see his stories through.
As of now, Avatar 3 is set to be released on December 19, 2025. Avatar 4 has a release date of December 21, 2029, and Avatar 5 will be released on December 19, 2031. We will just have to wait and see if Avatar 6 and 7 come to fruition.
