James Cameron, the mastermind behind 2009's Avatar, reveals he spent an entire year writing a script for Avatar2, only to toss it out in the end: 'Boom. Start over.'
James Cameron worked for a year on an Avatar: The Way of Water script, which he ended up throwing away. With an impressive slate of films behind him including Titanic, The Terminator, Aliens, and Avatar, Cameron has four sequels to Avatar in the works. The Oscar-winning director created the highest-grossing movie of all time with 2009's Avatar, so the hype for his sequels is high.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY With a massively successful first installment, there is understandably a lot of pressure on Cameron and the crew to deliver a sequel that honors the original while revitalizing the Avatar franchise with a fresh story. Previously, he spoke about the writing process for Avatar 2, indicating that the writers were eager to contribute new ideas that expanded the franchise.
“All films work on different levels. The first is surface, which is character, problem and resolution. The second is thematic. What is the movie trying to say? But ‘Avatar’ also works on a third level, the subconscious. I wrote an entire script for the sequel, read it and realized that it did not get to level three. Boom. Start over. That took a year.”
Cameron's comments prove his determination to get Avatar 2 right at all costs, as well as his confidence in the film. The director is so certain about the direction of the franchise that he was prepared to throw away a year of work and start from scratch, which bodes well for the final product. After 12 years, it makes sense that Cameron wanted to ensure that the film perfectly encapsulates everything that Avatar is about.
Cameron's passion for the Avatar franchise is palpable, and encouraging for fans looking forward to returning to Avatar after more than a decade. The filmmaker has previously said that Avatar: The Way of Water will be unpredictable and move in unexpected directions, which will hopefully go a long way in renewing the public's enthusiasm when the film is released.
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