Although “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” has been officially announced to be released in North America on December 16 this year, as the famous “Bouncer King”, fans still can’t believe that the film can really be released on December 16 ? So much so that the film side repeatedly stressed: This time there will be no more bounces!
The first pilot trailer of “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” (hereinafter referred to as “Avatar 2”) will be added to the theater patch on May 6, and the wonderful trailer can be viewed online on May 13. And “Avatar” will also be re-screened again. In September this year, the sound and picture remake will land in theaters around the world. The release time in North America is September 23.
Bounce history
The audience has experienced “Avatar is Coming” many times
Since the release of “Avatar” in 2009 to break the film history record, the audience has been looking forward to the release of “Avatar 2”, but they did not expect that the first wait would be 13 years, and bounced tickets have become the practice of “Avatar” sequels.
In 2009, after the success of “Avatar”, Cameron announced that the film would be made into a series and that it would take three years to shoot a sequel. In 2012, Cameron said that “Avatar 2” will be released in December 2014, and “Avatar 3” will be released in December 2015. In 2015, he said in an interview: “The Christmas release in 2017 is the goal, at least that’s what we announced now… The script is still being written, but it is almost finished. The technical problems have been solved, the stage, the foundation The facilities are all set up. So, we’re really ready to start shooting at the beginning of next year.”
In 2017, Cameron also said that it would not be released in 2018 because the filming and production cycle was too long. The film party later said that “Avatar 2” would be released in 2020, but after Disney acquired Fox, it adjusted the release date of the “Avatar” sequel: “Avatar 2” originally scheduled to be released in North America on December 18, 2020 was changed to 2021 Released in North America on December 17th.
Until recently, 20th Century Films president Steve Asbell promised that Avatar 2 would be released on December 16, 2023, and Avatar 4 on December 18, 2026. Released today, Avatar 5 will be released on December 22, 2028. However, after experiencing “Avatar is coming” many times, the audience can’t believe whether the sequel of Avatar can really come as promised.
new challenge
The world‘s first naked-eye 3D movie
There are many reasons for the frequent bounces of “Avatar 2”, such as the script being too complicated and delayed, and later the merger of Fox into Disney, and the new crown epidemic. Among the many reasons, the most important thing is the soul of the movie. Cameron.
As we all know, Kashen’s enthusiasm for film technology, his “Terminator”, “Alien 2”, “Terminator 2”, “Titanic” and so on correspond to the great progress of the film industry.
And how “Avatar 2” has a technical breakthrough is a problem that Cameron has been thinking about. It is reported that “Avatar 2” will be the world‘s first naked-eye 3D movie. Kashen has cooperated with Christie Digital to develop it, using an RGB laser projection system to provide bright images at high frame rates, which will enable viewing without 3D glasses. 3D film, the sequel will utilize state-of-the-art technology and VFX to capture the underwater world.
In addition, there is news that “Avatar 2” will focus on strengthening the performance of 4K+HDR. Although it is no longer a new technology in the field of TVs and monitors, 4K+HDR is still a very cutting-edge technical specification for movie theaters, and there are not many more movie theaters that can provide this experience than IMAX theaters in 2009.
“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” tells the story of Jack Sally, a former disabled soldier on Earth, who became the patriarch of the Na’vi tribe on the planet Pandora, and has a pair of lovely children with his beloved wife Natalie. And a fulfilling story.
In “Avatar 2: The Way of Water”, in addition to the return of Sam Worthington, who played the male protagonist Jack Sully in “Avatar”, and Sigourney Weaver who played Dr. Grace, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang Hui, Joe David Moore, and Giovanni Ribisi have all returned to play their roles in the first film one after another. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, action star Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel, and Cliff Curtis are all new members.
It is worth mentioning that the cast of “Avatar 2” are all trained and certified diving, and they are even able to hold their breath for a few minutes each time they shoot an underwater scene. Kate Winslet once said in an interview: “The longest time I held my breath was 7 minutes and 14 seconds, and that was crazy.”
Cameron said, “We don’t use any scuba (SCUBA) for the shooting, so the footage captured is quite beautiful, and the motion capture points are also perfect.”
The live-action shooting of “Avatar 2” moved the planet Pandora to a depth of about 7 miles (about 11,000 meters) under the sea, which is also the deepest place on Earth – Mariana at 11°20’N, 142°11.5’E Trench. During the filming, the crew spent a lot of money to build a special deep-sea submarine worth 5 million dollars to dive into the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on earth, to do a field investigation for the design of the submarine landscape in the sequel. Cameron hopes to use “Avatar 2” to show the audience. Show the underwater world of Pandora for scientific research, and avoid tragedies like the Indian Ocean tsunami and the Japanese tsunami in the future.
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‘Avatar’ will be re-released
In 2009, “Avatar” was born, setting off a new revolution in 3D film technology. So far, “Avatar” is still the global box office champion. With the upcoming release of “Avatar 2”, “Avatar” will be released in theaters worldwide with a sound and picture remake in September this year. Among them, the North American release time is September 23.
It is reported that “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” and “Avatar 3: The Seed Bearer” were filmed at the same time. Both films were shot in 3D 4K at 48 frames per second, and the high dynamic range and high frame rate shoot. “Avatar 3: The Seed Bearer” is expected to be released in 2024.
“Avatar 4: Zugu Knight” and “Avatar 5: Chasing Eva” will also be released in 2026 and 2028, respectively, but the two films have not yet started filming, and are expected to start preparations after the second film is released. Each film in the Avatar franchise will be a separate story, but they will all be connected to each other to tell a larger story.
Xiao Yang
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