James Cameron's 'Avatar' sequels get release dates
'Avatar' fans, Rejoice! The Na'vi inhabited Pandora is 'officially' returning to the big screen. Director James Cameron took to the movie's Facebook page and shared the official release dates of the highly-anticipated 'Avatar' sequels.
The first follow up to the 2009 sci-fi film will come out in December 2020, while the rest will release between 2021 and 2025.
The 62-year-old-director, shared a photo of himself standing with the crew of the film and wrote, 'Great to be working with the best team in the business! Avatar takes flight as we begin concurrent production on four sequels. The journey continues December 18, 2020, December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024, and December 19, 2025!
The first, currently untitled sequel, will hit theaters on December 18, 2020, while the rest will be released on December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024, and December 19, 2025. Each of the four sequels will be stand alone movies, but will together create a saga.
Recently, Sigourney Weaver who played Grace Augustine in the original movie said that "scripts are so amazing" and assured the fans that their patience will be rewarded in time.
2009 epic ' Avatar' was a huge success at the box-office, earning 2.8 billion USD worldwide and became the highest-grossing movie of all time at the global box office.
-ANI
First published: 23 April 2017, 10:18 IST