Avatar sequel delayed again

Los Angeles March 11 (IANS) Avatar sequels have been put on hold again says director James Cameron.

Well 2018 is not happening... We haven t announced a firm release date Cameron said in an interview to The Toronto Star.

On why he needs more time for the movie s filming he said: What people have to understand is that this is a cadence of releases. So we re not making Avatar 2 we re making Avatar 2 3 4 and 5. It s an epic undertaking. It s not unlike building the Three Gorges dam.

A new video game based on the 2009 sci-fi epic is being developed by Ubisoft a company which creates video game in collaboration with Cameron s studio.

It is expected to continue to expand and deepen in the Avatar universe in exciting and innovative ways along with the films.

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