Article: The Biggest Box Office Hit Ever: Avatar Going for Round Two?

The Biggest Box Office Hit Ever: Avatar Going for Round Two?

            by Zachary Chin

April 15th, 2010

            James Cameron’s Avatar was the highest grossing film to ever appear on the silver screen, and at the start of the New Year, Avatar’s facebook page and bloggers on MTV’s website quoted a very interesting statement from Cameron about a possible sequel, adding what many believe would be another heavy-hitter for the box office.

            Cameron said to MTV that he has a “larger story in mind” for Jake and Neytiri, the movie’s in-focus characters. The first film chronicled Jake’s journey from cultural ignorance to complete assimilation with the Navii of Pandora. It came off as a sort of Pocahontas tale with Neytiri as the native princess, teaching the naïve Jake the many customs necessary to survive in her world.

Bloggers believe Jake and Neytiri, pictured here sharing
a close moment over archery, will be having children in
the Avatar sequel.

            Bloggers on MTV made it very clear that they would welcome a sequel and want to learn a little bit more about “what the Navii heritage was and the history of the various landmarks such as Hometree.” Facebook contributors to the Avatar page made clear that they want to focus on the central storyline, continuing the progression from the end of the first film. One commenter claimed that a good portion of the film’s success will come from “Jake and Neytiri having children.”

            Since Cameron’s first installment of Avatar took over a decade to complete, it stands to reason that viewers can expect a sequel no earlier than 2014 or 2015. Despite the length of time, excitement about the continuation of the Avatar franchise has been substantial. Though other projects stand between Cameron and his labor on the new movie, he has been forthcoming about his intentions to continue the story.

 The director himself expressed his interest in exploring more of the life on Pandora, particularly the oceans. Movie-goers can expect an exciting addition to the Avatar saga that will take the famous story to the depths of the seas.