It's been a lifetime – 12 years to be more precise – since the first Avatar movie was released, but we now finally know a bit more about the plot of its long-awaited sequel.
James Cameron's Avatar 2 will see a host stars return to the fold, including Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, as we re-enter the world of Pandora.
According to producer Jon Landau, as much time has passed in the movie world as the real one, with the second movie seeing Jake Sully, Neytiri and their children's lives upended as the RDA mining operation returns to the planet.
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When they turn up, Jake takes the family to "what is perceived as a safe harbor" at the reef, the producer revealing to Total Film: "When you get to the reef, there's a clan we call the Metkayina.
"The Sullys are no longer in the environment that they know, the rainforest. They become the fish out of water. They become the fish out of water both culturally and just environmentally."
Landau added: "I think the story of Avatar 2, and the strength of the story, is what Jim [Cameron] always does in any of his movies: he writes in universal themes that are bigger than any one genre.
"And if you think about this, there's really no more universal theme than family. At the center of each of our sequels is the Sully family. What are the dynamics that parents go through to protect their family?"
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Speaking further of the four sequels on the way, Landau went on to explain: "The scripts are the blueprint from which we work.
"So a large portion of our time was writing... with the challenge that each of those four scripts had to individually resolve itself in a story that concludes with a big emotional resolution – but when you look at them as a whole, the connected story arc of all four movies creates an even larger epic saga."
Avatar 2 is set for release on December 16, 2022, whilst its three sequels will arrive on December 20, 2024, December 18, 2026 and December 22, 2028.
Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.
