Some directors struggle to get the right amount of money to bring their cinematic vision to life, and then there are directors who have no problem accessing funding. James Cameron falls into the latter camp, as evidenced by the way he spent $ 200 million to make 1997. Titanicfollowed by approximately $ 237 million invested Avatar. Cameron’s work will soon feature in the upcoming film. Avatar: The way of waterAnd when it comes to those shows with an offering budget, the director admitted that he is not shy about throwing in an extra “$ 5 million” here and there if the situation calls for it.
In an interview with The Times (opens in a new tab)James Cameron was asked about the secret of his success and the director said he doesn’t let money be an obstacle when it comes to making the best film possible, saying:
I do not know. I don’t make any decisions about a movie thinking, “It’s going to be worth another $ 5 million.” Follow your nose like a storyteller, you can’t deconstruct the gross.
You know you made it in Hollywood when you can spend an extra $ 5 million on a movie and the studio doesn’t hold back. This sum of money would be enough to make a small feature film, but for such a blockbuster Avatar: The way of water, this is only a small part of the resources needed to assemble the final product. However, considering all the stellar films James Cameron has produced over the years, including the first two terminator film and aliensalso, as well Avatar taking back the title of the highest-grossing film of all time, it makes sense that Disney / 20th Century Studios agree to add $ 5 million, if not more, to the Avatar 2 production budget if that means increasing the sequel’s chances of succeeding at the box office.
In 2020 it was reported that the collective budget of the four Avatar the sequels amount to $ 1 billion, which means that each film’s budget would cost around $ 250 million. It’s not at the blockbuster level. Pirates of the Caribbean: Fountain of Youth and the last three Avengers movie, but it’s still nothing to sneeze at. Also, given James Cameron’s latest comment and how long it took Avatar: The way of water to join, I wouldn’t be surprised if that number has increased over the past couple of years. You can get an idea of what that money was used for by looking at the Avatar 2 trailer below:
They occur more than a decade after the events of Avatar (returning to theaters this weekend), Avatar: The way of water sees Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully, Zoe Saldana’s Neytiri and their children grappling with the return of Stephen Lang’s Miles Quaritch, who was killed in the first film but resurrected, in a sense, as a splicer, a Na ‘ho seen Avatar embedded with memories of a soldier The Avatar 2 The cast also includes Sigourney Weaver as one of Jake and Neytiri’s daughters, CCH Pounder, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Yeoh and Vin Diesel, among many others.
Avatar: The way of water will be released in theaters on December 16, and the next three sequels are dated December 20, 2024, December 18, 2026, and December 22, 2028 respectively. Find out what cinematic entertainment awaits next year with our 2023 release schedule.
Source: Cinemablend
