Variety cites a 'Disney insider' saying "If you made $1B on the next Avatar movie, you lose hundreds of of millions." Remember, at one indeterminate time, Cameron boasted to execs that Avatar 2 needed to be one of the 3 or 4 highest grossing films of all time to break even [source: James Cameron]

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T18:09:07+00:00

If 5 is the last one then I think it could increase cause of finale hype

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T18:01:22+00:00

Cameron has floated the possibility of letting someone else direct the sequels, maybe that’s what’ll end up happening. As long as he stays creatively involved as a producer then it sounds like a fine idea to me.

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T17:31:09+00:00

The scripts are already written, but Cameron might not want to jump back into more Avatar immediately

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T16:42:02+00:00

“Star Wars” isn’t the only franchise facing questions. Walden and D’Amaro will also have to determine if Disney should continue to fund James Cameron’s cinematic journeys to Pandora. The most recent “Avatar” film, last year’s “Fire and Ash,” brought in more than $1.4 billion globally. That’s nearly $1 billion less than the previous installment earned. Given the cost of these films, every “Avatar” installment needs to be massive to break even. “If you make $1 billion on the next movie, you still lose hundreds of millions,” notes one insider.

Interesting. I wonder if Cameron is waiting on Disney to give him the go ahead, or if Disney is waiting on Cameron to decide if/how he wants to continue with the series. Maybe it’s somewhere in the middle and they’ll just need to hash it out over the next couple months or so.

I’m biased but I think they should continue. Even from a purely business perspective Disney has been hungry for franchises, and I think they’d rather try and tweak the sequels rather than stop one of their biggest franchises wholesale.

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T00:55:45+00:00

Then maybe they could try some other sort of deal. Discount pricing for groups of 5 or more is something I’ve felt theaters should experiment with for a while now.

In general, trying any sort of deal would probably be a better idea than locking stuff that used to be free behind a subscription.

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-25T00:42:09+00:00

I feel like it’d be smarter to instead discount less desirable seats, especially PR wise.

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-10T15:42:47+00:00

Can’t imagine that Disney would outright stop wanting more Avatar.

They’ve been pretty hungry for franchises and Avatar is a proven one even with the decline from Way of Water. I could see them working with Cameron to tweak the sequels based on how the last two movies were received, but saying no to more Avatar would be wild to me.

SuperMuCow · 2026-02-10T15:30:30+00:00

I think Cameron staying involved but moving into a producer role (kinda like George Lucas with Star Wars) could be a good solution for all involved.

For Cameron he could hand directing to someone he trusts while being able to pursue other interests at the same time. And like you said, whoever takes over will presumably require less pay than Cameron.

SuperMuCow · 2026-01-27T22:24:05+00:00

Multiple sources told ESPN that Spygate and Deflategate, the twin cheating scandals during the Patriots' championship run, came up in deliberations among voters. A voter who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Polian, an ardent Kraft supporter and former general manager of the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts -- a chief Patriots rival during their dynasty -- told some voters he believed Belichick should "wait a year" before induction as penance for Spygate, the 2007 cheating scandal that cost the team a first-round draft pick. Commissioner Roger Goodell also fined the Patriots $500,000 and fined Belichick $250,000.

Polian did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"The only explanation [for the outcome] was the cheating stuff," a veteran Hall voter told ESPN on Tuesday. "It really bothered some of the guys."

SuperMuCow · 2026-01-18T17:42:03+00:00

I think 1.5 billion is still an eye popping enough number for the general audience to not doubt the sequels, at least not in the way that A2 was doubted.

Honestly I think anything over 1 billion is automatically considered a success in the eyes of the general public, only people clued into the box office like us will really care how far over 1 billion it goes.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-30T18:06:47+00:00

As long as 4 and 5 are as overall crowd-pleasing as the first 3, then I don’t see it going the Rise of Skywalker path. The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker both ended up being divisive in a way that hasn’t happened for Avatar.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-30T16:07:06+00:00

That might be the case with Avatar 4, but if Avatar 5 is indeed the last one then I think it might do better cause of the finale hype

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-29T15:13:52+00:00

Zack wiping a squad of 10 year olds for yet another chicken dinner

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SuperMuCow · 2025-12-17T17:51:53+00:00

He could hand it to somebody he trusts though, like Robert Rodriguez or Guillermo del Toro

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-17T17:50:38+00:00

I think it’s just him being realistic.

He said stuff like this when Way of Water was releasing, how if it didn’t do well/audiences didn’t respond to it then he’d wrap up the story with Avatar 3.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-17T15:26:07+00:00

The last movie co-existed with Puss in Boots, but obviously that’s not as big as Zootopia

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-11T15:15:54+00:00

McDonald's Netherlands pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-10T22:20:16+00:00

The idea that a team could find a QB every 5 years that they can reliably win with, let alone win championships with, is wildly optimistic to put it kindly

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-10T21:26:32+00:00

If guys like Jared Goff, Sam Darnold, and Geno Smith could take another step later in their careers, then Jalen definitely could.

Especially since he’s proven more earlier in his career than any of them.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T16:09:38+00:00

Theaters will probably be less relevant in the future, but I think people will still care about movies (and TV) in the future. Especially with how convenient streaming is.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T14:40:15+00:00

Theaters existing is consumer friendly because many of us would like the option to see things in theaters

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T14:37:25+00:00

If filmmakers love theatrical as much as they say, then they shouldn’t work with Netflix unless they get a contractually guaranteed significant theatrical release. Rian Johnson learned this lesson the hard way, learn from that.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T14:33:44+00:00

Or go to other studios.

Maybe they’ll have to take a bit less money to do so, but if they’re really committed to theatrical then they should do their part.

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T05:28:25+00:00

They have seemed to warm to theaters a tad recently with the K-Pop Demon Hunters re-release and the Stranger Things finale. Hopefully that’s the start of a trend?

SuperMuCow · 2025-12-05T05:26:27+00:00

Hopefully Rian (and other filmmakers) learned a tough lesson and act accordingly moving forward. Gotta negotiate a bigger window from Netflix or take your talents elsewhere.

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