{"id":435088,"date":"2025-12-09T07:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435088\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:22:15","slug":"james-cameron-got-studio-pushback-for-wanting-to-make-avatar-3-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435088\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron Got Studio Pushback for Wanting To Make Avatar 3 – Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Cameron<\/a><\/strong> says the road to making Avatar 3<\/a> <\/strong>wasn\u2019t as smooth as fans might assume. The filmmaker revealed that the studio pushed back when he chose to split the original follow-up into two films, ultimately reshaping the entire franchise and adding a third one earlier than planned.<\/p>\n

James Cameron received pushback from studio after deciding to split Avatar 2 and 3<\/p>\n

James Cameron told Discussing Film<\/a> that the expansion from three planned sequels to four didn\u2019t initially sit well with the studio. After the historic success of Avatar in 2009, he gathered a writer\u2019s room to build out the story across three films. But as development went on, the structure shifted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were working on three scripts, and then it turned into four\u2026 Two got split into two and three,\u201d he explained, sharing that the original script for Avatar: The Way of Water eventually became both The Way of Water and an upcoming third movie, Fire and Ash<\/a>. The adjustment pushed what was supposed to be the third film into fourth position, expanding the franchise to five entries overall.<\/p>\n

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Shane Salerno, who co-wrote AVATAR 5 (the final film in the franchise which isn\u2019t dated until 2031), recently told me a funny story from the Avatar writers\u2019 room.
So, naturally, I had to ask James Cameron if it was true. pic.twitter.com\/YjPqZhFZYK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Cameron, not everyone was enthusiastic about that change. \u201cI actually got a fair bit of pushback from the studio,\u201d he said. But he didn\u2019t hesitate to counter, stating, \u201cMy counterargument was, \u2018Wait a minute. What part of you getting another chance to make $2 billion is in question here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

His confidence wasn\u2019t unfounded. The first Avatar still holds the record as the highest-grossing film in history with $2.9 billion, and The Way of Water<\/a> in 2022 went on to earn $2.3 billion worldwide. With that track record, Avatar 3 now faces the challenge of crossing the $2 billion mark<\/a> when it opens later this month.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Cameron has already filmed scenes for Avatar 4, but whether he finishes that sequel and moves ahead to Avatar 5 depends on the performance of Avatar 3, which is releasing in theaters on December 19.<\/p>\n