If this is true I will officially be boycotting Avatar. But seriously, why is it that Narnia can't just be left alone? It almost feels like people are trying to make it do poorly, although I'm sure that's not the case. If this "Avatar Part Two" nonsense proves to be true, I think it would be best to push VDT to 2011. It just wouldn't be worth releasing at the same time as the part two to the (currently) second highest grossing movie of all time.

This is seriously frustrating.

I'll always be a,
NL101

I did some more research, and while Avatar 2 is definitely in the works, there is just no way it could possibly be released in 2010 without being a really shoddy piece of work. I did find that James Cameron has the story in his head (guess it's gonna be a trilogy) but he has NOT STARTED WRITING it yet. That's of Jan. 8.
I don't know where CNN got the 2010 release date from, but it's gotta be a mistake.

I sincerely hope you're right. Voyage of the Dawn Treader has about the perfect release date; I'd hate for it to be ruined.

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NL101

I'm not sure where CNN is getting their information. I don't think we will see an Avatar 2 until at least 2012. It took 4 and a half years from the time Avatar was pitched for it to be released, due largely to the time it took to render all of the special effects. Also, according to Cameron himself, although he does intend to make a sequel, he has yet to start on a script.

""Actually, when I pitched this to 20th Century Fox four-and-a-half years ago, I said, 'You know, we're going to spend a lot of money and time and energy creating not only a process but the assets, the CG assets, we call them ... huge, millions and millions of dollars. So it really makes sense to think of it as the potential start of a franchise, if you will, or a saga that plays out over several acts, each movie being an act of that saga. And I have it mapped out, but I haven't written the scripts yet.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61585

The director also told MTV that it takes up to almost a year to create the Na'vi, since the effects team has to essentially recreate the actors' faces and body movements in CGI:
"Part of what we set out to do is create a world and create these characters. From the time we capture and finish the capture, it’s literally nine to 10 months to get the CG characters working, to get their facial musculature working. … So now we have Jake, we have Neytiri. Sam can step right back into it, the characters will fit them like a glove, and we’ll just go on. So a lot of the start-up torque that had to be done for one movie really makes more sense if you play it out across several films."
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles ... tory.jhtml

Cameron also has several other projects he is considering, which he may decide to direct before returning to the world of Avatar, including another 3D epic titled Battle Angel, and a film called The Last Train to Hiroshima, based on the bombing of Hiroshima during WWII.

Finally, as most of you are aware, it takes several months to even shoot a film of this proportion, and the scriptwriting process can take up a good amount of time as well. With all of this in mind, it is virtually impossible for Avatar 2 to see the light of day this year.

Very good explanations that it is not something we should fret about.

I wont forget the positive buzz surrounding Peter Jackson's version of King Kong in December 2005. Great director. Great movie idea. Great talent. All great things going for it to snag away box office attention from LWW. Yet it was a bit of a dud. It happens.

Overall, I am more concerned about VDT being a dud than any of the competition over the Christmas season of 2010.

Yes, good explanations. And besides, 2010 can't be right anyways. If they did finish Avatar 2 that fast, it would be terrible (which would therefore ruin Avatar, and they wouldn't make as much money, so they wouldn't do that). So, I think it almost a guarantee that it will be pushed back. 2012 sounds about right.

if Avatar 2 comes out and ruins VotDT, I will be SO mad!

I agree with narnia365 about the fact that if Avatar 2 comes out that quickly after the first one, it would be horrible! and Avatar 1 is still in theaters!

oh well.....

You're all forgetting who distributed "Avatar" - Fox. They aren't likely to release two films at once and risk one eating into the other's business. And that's only if Avatar 2 would drop at the end of the year - which will not be the case.

spartan5 makes a good point about Fox likely being unwilling to release two fantasy-type potential blockbusters too close to each other.

I poked around the links on the Avatar 2 entry on the Avatar wiki and found uncertainty about a possible release date, with 2011 mentioned as a prospect.

(It was noted that this movie could be produced much more quickly than the first one since so much of the ground-breaking technical work on sets, CGI, etc, is now complete. But given that Cameron has ideas in mind but the script isn't written yet, 2011 seems a more likely release date).

edit: another possibility comes to mind, from one of the comments to the article fantasia_kitty originally linked: the writer may be confused by the title similarity between Cameron's Avatar and The Last Airbender (the original series name was Avatar: The Last Airbender). That movie is currently set to release July 2 so it shouldn't be a concern for Narnia fans and VDT.

I think this is yet another case of people writing articles based on hearsay and sloppy research and editors totally unmotivated to make sure their reporters have their facts straight. Nothing to worry about.

sloppy research is almost never correct.....yeah, this could all just be a rumor......I hope!

They can't rash that avatar it won't make it will have to be at least march 2011 before it comes out.

I edited my original post as well, but CNN's article has completely removed that particular paragraph from their story. So, moving on to other movies to discuss. At this point in time, the only one that has me a little concerned is Tron: Legacy. The nice thing about this movie is that it's not at all in the same demographic as VDT (at least, it shouldn't be). I'll be curious to see in the future what other movies fill-in the week prior to VDT's release. At the moment, there's nothing.

I dont know about you guys but im actually more worried about Disney's Rapunzel..although I am relieved that it wont be debuting on Dec 25... now that would be horrible.