James Cameron Taking a Break From Avatar as He Tackles 'New Challenge'
- James Cameron, a 70-year-old director, is finishing Avatar: Fire and Ash, scheduled for worldwide release on December 19, 2025.
- After completing this third Avatar film, Cameron plans to co-write and direct a new adaptation of Joe Abercrombie's fantasy-horror novel The Devils, following the series' sequels.
- The Devils features a team of monsters tasked to battle flesh-eating elves and will reunite Cameron with Abercrombie for the screenplay, reflecting Cameron's enthusiasm for the project's cinematic potential.
- Cameron expressed his eagerness to begin working on the project as he concludes his work on Avatar: Fire and Ash, complimenting Abercrombie's writing style for its vivid, scene-like quality and cinematic flow.
- This shift shows Cameron balancing his ongoing Avatar sequels, with Avatar 4 slated for 2029 and the franchise ending in 2031, while embracing this new creative challenge in his career.
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James Cameron taking a break from Avatar as he tackles 'new challenge'
James Cameron is pausing his focus on Avatar for now (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Director James Cameron is putting the behemoth that is the Avatar franchise to one side as he takes on a new job. Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment, is ‘winding down’ production with a trailer expected soon as the film is due out later this year. Instead of starting on the fourth film – due out in 2029 – Cameron has revealed he’s going to be a…
Los Angeles (USA), 2 Jun (EFE).- James Cameron announced this Monday that he will adapt to the big screen the dark fantasy novel ‘The Devils’, the latest work written by the British Joe Abercrombie. Producer Lightstorm, owned by the Canadian director, acquired “Joe Abercrombie’s latest book,” with whom he will co-write the script to take this story to the movies, the filmmaker said in a writing. After its publication on May 6, the novel instantl…
For almost 20 years, James Cameron has been deeply involved in the creation of the Avatar films. He also has time for a horror film. (Films & Series, Film)
After the sci-fi sequel Avatar 3, James Cameron wants to bring a gloomy fantasy epic about monsters and carnivorous elves to the cinema, whose template has just appeared.
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