James Cameron Says Filming Is Complete On Avatar 3

Avatar: The Way Of Water arrives in theaters in a couple of weeks, and James Cameron says the third is likely to follow as filming is complete on it. Cameron spoke with THR for a new interview promoting the December 16th release of Way of Water and noted that while the franchise’s future depends on the box office success of the film, the third will “probably” be released.

“We’ll probably finish movie three regardless because it’s all shot,” Cameron said. “We’d have to really crater for it not to seem like it was worth the additional investment. We’d have to leave a smoking hole in the ground. Now, hopefully, we get to tell the whole thing because five’s better than four, four’s better than three, and three’s better than two.”

Cameron has previously said that Avatar: The Way Of Water will need to be a box office hit before his planned fourth and fifth films will be greenlit.