Why James Cameron’s Avatar Sequels Have Been Delayed Multiple Times Detailed By Producer

With the first follow-up arriving nearly a decade after its original plan, producer Jon Landau explains why the Avatar sequels have been delayed multiple times. Following the massive box office success of the 2009 sci-fi movie, writer/director James Cameron forged ahead with a plan for multiple sequels, with 20th Century Fox greenlighting up to Avatar 5 with the plan to shoot them consecutively and release one per year beginning in 2014. Following Disney’s acquisition of the studio and years of development and delay, the first finally released in late 2022 with Avatar: The Way of Water, which nearly matched its predecessor’s financial success.