On January 18, 2016, it was announced via the Toruk Facebook page that filming for a DVD release had been completed and was undergoing editing.
Audience members could download an app in order to participate in show effects. Inspired by Avatar, the story is set in Pandora's past, involving a prophecy concerning a threat to the Tree of Souls and a quest for totems from different tribes. Toruk – The First Flight is an original stage production by the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil which ran between December 2015 and June 2019.
Īvatar: Pandora Rising was announced for iOS and Android from Scopely in 2019. In January 2022, a mobile MMO RPG shooter called Avatar: Reckoning for iOS and Android was announced by Disney and Tencent. In June 2021, a new video game was announced to be based on the film franchise, titled Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, with a targeted released in 2022 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. A yet untitled sequel was reported to be in production. The casting and voice production for Avatar: The Game was handled by Blindlight. James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is a 2009 third-person action, which acts as a prequel to the film, features Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Giovanni Ribisi reprise their roles from the film. On January 22, 2022, the official twitter account of Avatar announced that a new book exploring the world and lore of Pandora called The World of Avatar: A Visual Exploration will be released Appublished by DK Books. The Art of Avatar is a film production art book released on November 30, 2009, by Abrams Books. The film was well received critically and received many awards.Ĭritical and public response Film The film also spawned numerous related merchandise, including a series of video games, guidebooks and other collectibles. However, the film is currently the highest grossing film in history, taking $2,847,246,203 worldwide.
As of December 27, 2009, the film has officially budgeted at $237 million and an estimated $150 million for marketing. The first film was released theatrically starting on December 18, 2009. James Cameron, John Refoua, David Brenner and Stephen E. James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen E. Note: A gray cell indicates character did not appear in that medium. Jon Landau said that a third of Avatar 4 has already been filmed.Ī fifth film has been announced and is scheduled for December 22, 2028. While two additional sequels are planned, their release is dependent on the success of the second and third films.Ī fourth film is planned for December 18, 2026, with Shane Salerno co-writing it.
Interviews in mid 2010 suggested that the third film would explore more of the Alpha Centauri system, but the script was not completed until late 2015 so this may have changed. Rick Jaffa, James Cameron and Amanda Silver Ī third film will follow the second, planned for December 20, 2024. The Avatar franchise is one of the most expensive franchises and one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with the combined budget of the first film and its four sequels estimated $1 billion. James Cameron described the sequels as "a natural extension of all the themes, and the characters, and the spiritual undercurrents" of the first film. The four films have an overarching meta-narrative that connects them to create a large interconnected saga. Like the original film, the four planned sequels have "fully encapsulated" standalone plots that "come to their own conclusions". Note that the sequels only have working titles as of yet and they will most likely be given different names closer to the release. 20th Century Fox has confirmed the series on January 15, 2010. The planned series was announced by 20th Century Fox on December 11, 2009, one week before Avatar was released to theaters. The first installment, Avatar, was released on Decemand was the highest grossing film of all-time for almost ten years after its release. James Cameron's Avatar franchise is a planned series of science fiction films produced by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios, as well as associated computer games and theme park rides.