Avatar (franchise)

James Cameron's Avatar franchise is a planned series of science-fiction films produced by Lightstorm Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios.

Avatar
Created byJames Cameron
Owned by20th Century Studios
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The first installment, Avatar, was released on December 18, 2009; it is the second highest grossing film of all-time. The planned series was announced by 20th Century Fox on December 11, 2009, one week before Avatar was released to theaters. 20th Century Fox has confirmed the series on January 15, 2010. Note that the sequels only have working titles as yet; they will most likely be given different names closer to the release.

Like the original film, the four planned sequels have "fully encapsulated" standalone plots that "come to their own conclusions". All four films have an overarching meta-narrative that connects them and have the Sully family at the center. James Cameron described the sequels as "a natural extension of all the themes, and the characters, and the spiritual undercurrents" of the first film.

Films
Film U.S.
release date		 Director Screenwriter(s) Producers
Avatar December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) James Cameron James Cameron James Cameron and Jon Landau
Avatar 2 December 17, 2021 James Cameron and Josh Friedman
Avatar 3 December 22, 2023 James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Avatar 4 December 19, 2025 (2025-12-19) James Cameron and Shane Salerno
Avatar 5 December 17, 2027 (2027-12-17) James Cameron

Avatar (2009)
Main article: Avatar (2009 film)

The story focuses on an epic conflict on Pandora, an inhabited Earth-sized moon of Polyphemus, one of three gas giants orbiting Alpha Centauri A. On Pandora, human colonists and the sentient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of Pandora, the Na'vi, engage in a war over the planet's resources and the latter's continued existence. The film's title refers to the remotely controlled, genetically engineered human-Na'vi bodies used by the film's human characters to interact with the natives.

Avatar 2 (2021)
Main article: Avatar 2

Little is known of the storyline of the second film, but it is known that the film will be set several years after the first and will explore the oceans of Pandora. The film was originally planned for a December 2014 release, but has been delayed several times and is currently scheduled for 17 December 2021. Production began in August 2017. It wrapped in October 2018.[1]

Avatar 3 (2023)
Main article: Avatar 3

A third film will follow the second, planned for 22 December 2023. Interviews in mid 2010 suggested that the third film would explore more of the Alpha Centauri system, but the script was not completed until late 2015 so this may have changed. While two additional sequels are planned, their release is dependent on the success of the second and third films.

Avatar 4 (2025)
Main article: Avatar (2009 film) § Sequels

A fourth film is planned for 19 December 2025, with Shane Salerno co-writing it.

Avatar 5 (2027)
Main article: Avatar (2009 film) § Sequels

A fifth film has been announced, and is scheduled for 17 December 2027.

Additional crew and production details
Film Composer Cinematographer Editors Production
company		 Distributor Running time
Avatar James Horner Mauro Fiore Stephen E. Rivkin and John Refoua and James Cameron Lightstorm Entertainment 20th Century Studios 2 hrs. 42 min. (extended: 2 hrs. 58 min.)
Avatar 2 Simon Franglen Russell Carpenter David Brenner and James Cameron and John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin TBA
Avatar 3 TBA

Main Cast
ActorAvatar
(2009)		Avatar 2
(2021)		Avatar 3
(2023)
Laz AlonsoY
Trinity BlissYY
Oona ChaplinYY
Jemaine ClementYY
Brendan CowellYY
Cliff CurtisYY
Britain DaltonYY
Edie FalcoYY
Jamie FlattersYY
Matt GeraldYYY
Stephen LangYYY
Joel David MooreYYY
CCH PounderYYY
Dileep RaoYYY
Giovanni RibisiYYY
Zoe SaldanaYYY
Wes StudiY
David ThewlisY
Sigourney WeaverYYY
Kate WinsletY
Sam WorthingtonYYY
Michelle YeohYY

Reception

The first film was released theatrically starting on December 18, 2009. As of December 27, 2009, the film has officially budgeted at $237 million and an estimated $150 million for marketing. However, the film is currently the second highest grossing film in history, taking $2,789,769,794 worldwide. The film also spawned numerous related merchandise, including a series of video games, guidebooks and other collectibles. The film was well received critically and received many awards.

Box office performance
Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget (millions) Reference
North America Other territories Worldwide All time North America All time worldwide
Avatar December 18, 2009 $760,507,625 $2,029,172,169 $2,789,679,794 #3 #2 $237 [2]
Avatar 2 December 17, 2021 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD $250 [3]
Avatar 3 December 22, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD $250 [3]
Avatar 4 December 19, 2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD $250 [3]
Avatar 5 December 17, 2027 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD $250 [3]
Total $760,507,625 $2,029,172,169 $2,789,679,794 $1,237,000,000 [4]

Critical response
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[5]
Avatar 82% (316 reviews) 83 (35 reviews) A

Accolades
Main article: List of accolades received by Avatar
Avatar film series at the Academy Awards[6]
Category
Avatar
Picture Nominated
Director Nominated
Art Direction Won
Cinematography Won
Film Editing Nominated
Original Score Nominated
Sound Editing Nominated
Sound Mixing Nominated
Visual Effects Won

    Comic Books

    On May 6, 2017, Dark Horse Comics published a Free Comic Book Day one-shot entitled FCBD 2017: James Cameron's Avatar/ Briggs Land, which included a short story set in the world of Avatar entitled "Brothers" [7] [8] . From January to August of 2019, Dark Horse published a six-issue miniseries called Avatar: Tsu'tey's Path [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]. Tsu'tey's Path was collected in trade paperback format on November 27, 2019, with "Brothers" included as supplementary material. [16]

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    1. "Zoe Saldana Has Wrapped Filming, And Other Details About Avatar 2 And 3". 13 June 2018.
    2. "Avatar". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
    3. Chris Cabin (September 30, 2017). "The 'Avatar' Sequels "Will Be the Most Expensive Movies of All Time," According to Fox". Collider. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
    4. "Franchises - Avatar at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
    5. "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
    6. "Avatar Oscar Nominations and wins". Oscars.com. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
    7. "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2017: JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR/ BRIGGS LAND". Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
    8. "AVATAR: TSU'TEY'S PATH TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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    12. "AVATAR: TSU'TEY'S PATH #4". Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
    13. "AVATAR: TSU'TEY'S PATH #5". Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
    14. "AVATAR: TSU'TEY'S PATH #6". Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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