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The long parade of Avatar delays isn’t over yet as the release dates of its upcoming sequels have been pushed further.
The last instalment (5th part) of the franchise is now set to release 22 years after the original.
According to a report, Disney – the production banner of James Cameron‘s Avatar franchise – has announced its reshuffled release slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars movies and the Avatar franchise.
As per their announcement, the release dates of Avatar instalments have been delayed by a year. For the unversed, Avatar 3 was previously scheduled to hit theatres in 2024.
“Avatar 3 has shifted to December 19, 2025. Avatar 4 will get released on December 21, 2029, and Avatar 5 has been postponed to December 19, 2031. Based on this timeline, the final Avatar movie might hit the theatres exactly 22 years after the original 2009 blockbuster was released.”
– the report suggests.
Reason Behind The Delay In Avatar Franchise Release:
As the report further suggests, the ongoing WGA strike and production delays are the major reasons behind the delayed release dates of Disney’s productions.
However, the upcoming Avatar instalments are getting delayed because the space between the sequels will apparently let the post-production and visual effect department to expand and grow.
Jon Landau, one of the producers of Avatar, took to Twitter and confirmed the delay. He wrote,
“Each Avatar film is an exciting but epic undertaking that takes time to bring to the quality level we as filmmakers strive for and audiences have come to expect. The team is hard at work and can’t wait to bring audiences back to Pandora in December 2025.”
The 2nd part of the Avatar franchise – Avatar: The Way of Water– starred Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet, Sam Wrthington among others dropped in December 2022.
Avatar 3, 4 & 5 New Release Dates:
Avatar 3 – 19 December 2025
Avatar 4 – 21 December 2029
Avatar 5 – 19 December 2031
