Avatar 2, 3 and 4 or how James Cameron stopped worrying and pulled The Hobbit on us

[leeallen01 2,133]

I wonder how the production of the 3rd film specifically is going. There are strikes yes, but would Cameron participate as a writer now living in New Zealand? The entire 3rd and 4th film are written in full scripts and are mostly filmed. I believe all of 3 and 80% of 4. So surely WETA are working right now on finished shots. 

 

I don't see how the situation in Hollywood can stop the production of the 3rd film specifically. 

[JNHFan2000 2,944]

Not sure where to put this, so I'll post it here

 

Music by Pinar Toprak

 

 

[Tydirium 1,166]

I forgot all about this! The part starting at 4:31 sounds really cool; I hope they release a soundtrack album! Sounds like this may fit nicely in the Horner/Franglen canon.

[midgemania 54]

3 hours ago, Tydirium said:

I forgot all about this! The part starting at 4:31 sounds really cool; I hope they release a soundtrack album! Sounds like this may fit nicely in the Horner/Franglen canon.

Respectfully, I disagree based on this small snippet. It doesn’t sound like it fits the textural soundscape or harmonic language of the Avatar movies to my ear at all. It’s like they wrote a checklist of what they think “Avatar” is - ethnic flutes, brash female vocals and hand percussion - but did it in a very predictable way. And I say this as someone who is a fan of Pinar Toprak, I think she’s very talented. 
 

I’ll reserve judgement until I hear the whole score - only time and a full listen will tell whether it enhances and enriches the Avatar canon. 

[Tydirium 1,166]

45 minutes ago, midgemania said:

Respectfully, I disagree based on this small snippet. It doesn’t sound like it fits the textural soundscape or harmonic language of the Avatar movies to my ear at all. It’s like they wrote a checklist of what they think “Avatar” is - ethnic flutes, brash female vocals and hand percussion - but did it in a very predictable way. And I say this as someone who is a fan of Pinar Toprak, I think she’s very talented. 
 

I’ll reserve judgement until I hear the whole score - only time and a full listen will tell whether it enhances and enriches the Avatar canon. 

I see where you’re coming from; I admit it’s entirely possible that my expectations for these sorts of things have been so lowered in recent years, that part of me didn’t even expect them to check off the boxes of that checklist.

[Yavar Moradi 2,590]

I'm optimistic about this, even if it doesn't totally match the soundworld of the Horner/Franglen scores. Oftentimes game scores don't share thematic material with the films they are based on.

 

Yavar

[Edmilson 7,392]

Sam Worthington Says Avatar Starts to Shoot Again in 1 Month: ‘It's Bigger Than You Can Imagine’ (Exclusive)

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

They got the biggest blue-screens they could find.

[Tom 4,639]

1 hour ago, Edmilson said:

Sam Worthington Says Avatar Starts to Shoot Again in 1 Month: ‘It's Bigger Than You Can Imagine’ (Exclusive)

 

[JNHFan2000 2,944]

The title of the thread can be changed

 

 

[LSH 968]

Yes, Cameron, move onto something else… please!

[Edmilson 7,392]

16 minutes ago, LSH said:

Yes, Cameron, move onto something else… please!

Titanic 2: A New Boat? True Lies 2? Or what about another version of Terminator 3, that once again will ignore everything that came after T2? 

[Richard Penna 3,670]

Google's wisdom about Avatar 5... oh boy.

 

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The next installment in the "Avatar" franchise.

Initial release: 19 December 2031

 

The man's nearly 70. I say let him continue doing them considering they're providing a good music canvas. Better than another shitty Terminator sequel.

[Smeltington 1,436]

If we get 5 Cameron movies, I doubt anyone else will be able to find a compelling way to create even more Avatar films, even based on his story ideas. These films rely too heavily on his unique brand of movie magic. I hope we get a good conclusion at the end of Cameron's series, so any followups can be safely ignored.