James Cameron is making 4 Avatar sequels

James Cameron is making 4 Avatar sequels.
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Director James Cameron has announced that it is entirely necessary to make four Avatar sequels, Variety reported Thursday, the first of which is set to hit theaters in December 2018 — nearly a decade after the release of the original record-grossing blockbuster. The other three films will follow in 2020, 2022, and 2023, Cameron told theater owners at CinemaCon.

"The next time I see you will be on Pandora," Cameron joked at his appearance, referencing the fictional planet that houses the blue Na'vi characters central to the story.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.