{"id":2081724,"date":"2026-08-06T18:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081724"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:24:11","slug":"james-cameron-implies-hes-done-making-avatar-films-and-is-ready-to-move-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081724","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron implies he\u2019s done making \u2018Avatar\u2019 films and is ready to move on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/james_cameron.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">James Cameron implies he\u2019s done making \u2018Avatar\u2019 films and is ready to move on<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The director said after 21 years in the world of Pandora, he is now pondering the projects that would &#8220;do the most good&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-06T19:24:11+01:00\">6th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/james_cameron-696x442.jpg\" alt title><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">James Cameron attends the &#8220;Avatar: Fire And Ash&#8221; Photocall at Hotel Shangri-La on December 04, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>James Cameron\u00a0has suggested his time making\u00a0<i>Avatar<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>films may be\u00a0coming to an\u00a0end\u00a0and he is now considering \u201cother stories\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1280\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018Avatar: Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash\u2019 review: James Cameron\u2019s sci-fi epic is running out of steam<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The legendary filmmaker has directed all three entries in the fantasy\/sci-fi franchise to date, most recently last year\u2019s\u00a0<i>Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash<\/i>,\u00a0and two further\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>films have already been announced,\u00a0but in a new interview, he has hinted that he is now looking to move\u00a0onto other projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He was speaking after receiving the 2026 Governor General\u2019s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and was asked about what he sees next for his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the question of the hour for me, because\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0been a lot of momentum in the\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>universe for me, across 21 years at this point, because we started in 2005,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI took a little time off to build a submersible to dive to the deepest spot of the planet, as you do, but then I came back to\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>after that and it\u2019s been kind of an unbroken continuum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So\u00a0this is the point when\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0looking around at the landscape and thinking, what are the other stories I want to tell? How many of them do I need to direct myself, versus writing and\/or producing and working with other filmmakers?\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Cameron's Legacy Interview | L'entrevue-h\u00e9ritage de James Cameron, GGPAA-PGGAS 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KhJr1YBuAnA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He explained that he has\u00a0mapped\u00a0out potential projects, pondering the question: \u201cWhat\u00a0will do\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0good?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0started looking at all the projects\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0fond of and saying, \u2018How\u2019s that going to improve our condition?\u00a0How\u2019s\u00a0that going to make the world better for my\u00a0kids?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cAnd I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0made those decisions yet,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0still in this liminal state, mapping\u00a0out\u00a0kind of the\u00a0last act,\u00a0if you will. And I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know if that last act is a year or twenty years, but\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Avatar\u00a04\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>5\u00a0<\/i>remain scheduled for 2029 and 2031 respectively, and part of the fourth film has reportedly already been filmed, but after the release of\u00a0<i>Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash<\/i>, Cameron implied that\u00a0he\u00a0now planned to \u201cpull back from being as hands-on with every tiny aspect of the process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also said in May that\u00a0he would ideally like to\u00a0make the next two films \u201cin half the time for two thirds of the cost\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave\u00a0<i>Avatar: Fire And Ash\u00a0<\/i>three stars, noting: \u201cThe clarity, dynamism and sheer scale of the action is near enough unparalleled, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hard to argue you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0get your money\u2019s worth. Still, Cameron is going to have to think outside the (Pandora\u2019s) box and change the game for any future instalments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2009 original remains the highest grossing film of all time at over $2.9billion (\u00a32.1billion), while 2022\u2019s <i>The Way Of Water<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>sits at third on the all-time list with $2.3billion (\u00a31.7billion). <i>Fire And Ash<\/i>\u00a0was\u00a0less wildly\u00a0successful, but still performed well, grossing\u00a0$1.5billion\u00a0(\u00a31.1billion).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Avatar<\/li>\n<li>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/li>\n<li>Avatar: The Way Of Water<\/li>\n<li>James Cameron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div 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data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018Avatar: Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash\u2019 review: James Cameron\u2019s sci-fi epic is running out of steam<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The legendary filmmaker has directed all three entries in the fantasy\/sci-fi franchise to date, most recently last year\u2019s\u00a0<i>Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash<\/i>,\u00a0and two further\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>films have already been announced,\u00a0but in a new interview, he has hinted that he is now looking to move\u00a0onto other projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He was speaking after receiving the 2026 Governor General\u2019s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and was asked about what he sees next for his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the question of the hour for me, because\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0been a lot of momentum in the\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>universe for me, across 21 years at this point, because we started in 2005,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI took a little time off to build a submersible to dive to the deepest spot of the planet, as you do, but then I came back to\u00a0<i>Avatar\u00a0<\/i>after that and it\u2019s been kind of an unbroken continuum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So\u00a0this is the point when\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0looking around at the landscape and thinking, what are the other stories I want to tell? How many of them do I need to direct myself, versus writing and\/or producing and working with other filmmakers?\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Cameron's Legacy Interview | L'entrevue-h\u00e9ritage de James Cameron, GGPAA-PGGAS 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KhJr1YBuAnA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He explained that he has\u00a0mapped\u00a0out potential projects, pondering the question: \u201cWhat\u00a0will do\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0good?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0started looking at all the projects\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0fond of and saying, \u2018How\u2019s that going to improve our condition?\u00a0How\u2019s\u00a0that going to make the world better for my\u00a0kids?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cAnd I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0made those decisions yet,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0still in this liminal state, mapping\u00a0out\u00a0kind of the\u00a0last act,\u00a0if you will. And I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know if that last act is a year or twenty years, but\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Avatar\u00a04\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>5\u00a0<\/i>remain scheduled for 2029 and 2031 respectively, and part of the fourth film has reportedly already been filmed, but after the release of\u00a0<i>Fire\u00a0And\u00a0Ash<\/i>, Cameron implied that\u00a0he\u00a0now planned to \u201cpull back from being as hands-on with every tiny aspect of the process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also said in May that\u00a0he would ideally like to\u00a0make the next two films \u201cin half the time for two thirds of the cost\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave\u00a0<i>Avatar: Fire And Ash\u00a0<\/i>three stars, noting: \u201cThe clarity, dynamism and sheer scale of the action is near enough unparalleled, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hard to argue you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0get your money\u2019s worth. Still, Cameron is going to have to think outside the (Pandora\u2019s) box and change the game for any future instalments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2009 original remains the highest grossing film of all time at over $2.9billion (\u00a32.1billion), while 2022\u2019s <i>The Way Of Water<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>sits at third on the all-time list with $2.3billion (\u00a31.7billion). <i>Fire And Ash<\/i>\u00a0was\u00a0less wildly\u00a0successful, but still performed well, grossing\u00a0$1.5billion\u00a0(\u00a31.1billion).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/james-cameron-implies-hes-done-making-avatar-films-and-is-ready-to-move-on-3961241&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/james_cameron.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News James Cameron implies he\u2019s done making \u2018Avatar\u2019 films and is ready to move on The director said after 21 years in the world of Pandora, he is now pondering the projects that would &#8220;do the most good&#8221; By Max Pilley 6th August 2026 James Cameron attends the &#8220;Avatar: Fire And [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2081724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2081724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2081724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2081724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2081724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}