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James Cameronis switching things up for audiences withAvatar 3.
“For example, Lo’ak really emerged as a character that people went with,” Cameron said, as he discussed how he will use audience feedback fromAvatar: The Way of Waterto “tinker a little bit” with the series' third movie.
“So I might find ways to sort of - now, he’s already the [narrator.] Oh, I’m giving something away here,” Cameron said, as he realized he had given away an important detail forAvatar 3.
“Every one of theAvatars- but this is okay, I think it could be intriguing for people to think about what’s coming,” he continued. “Jake was our voice over narrator for movie one and for movie two, and we have a different narrator for each of the subsequent films.”
“We see it through the eyes of a different character and movie three is through Lo’ak’s eyes,” the director added.
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InThe Way of Water, audiences meet Lo’ak as the often-frustrated younger son of Jake and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), who grows into his own throughout the movie as he forges a friendship with the spiritually important sea animal Payakan and earns new respect from his father when he saves Jake’s life in the movie’s final moments.
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Cameron’s recent reveal makes for one of the few details known about the upcomingAvatar 3, expected to release in theaters on Dec. 30, 2024. On Jan. 4, the director told told France’s20 Minutesthat the franchise’s next moviewill feature “different cultures from those I have already shown,” according toTotal Film.
He continued, “In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. InAvatar 3, we will do the opposite.”
“We will also explore new worlds, while continuing the story of the main characters,” Cameron revealed. “I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal.”
In December, series producer Jon Landau also confirmed in aninterview with io9that the planned fifthAvatarmovie will feature “a section of the story where we go to Earth” along with Neytiri.
source: people.com
