In an era where cinematic ventures must rely on streaming numbers to justify their continued existence, James Cameron is braving the waters of a faltering industry centered around content to release the long-anticipated sequel to his Avatar, which, even now, remains the highest-grossing movie of all time.
The fact that the man insisted on developing several sequels concurrently, and is shooting the third film back to back with the second one, makes this even more of a predicament from a financial standpoint. Putting it lightly, there’s a lot of money riding on this movie, but even the legendary Titanic director knows that we’re “in a different world” than when he first conceived these follow-ups.