The highly-anticipated sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water" is finally hitting theaters in December and director James Cameron will be paying close attention to the box office revenues.
Avatar fans have been waiting thirteen years for its sequel, which starts ten years after the original.
In an interview, Cameron noted that the performance of the upcoming movie will dictate the longevity of the franchise.
“The market could be telling us we’re done in three months, or we might be semi-done, meaning: ‘OK, let’s complete the story within movie three, and not go on endlessly’ if it’s just not profitable,” he disclosed.
"Although there’s a story to tell across three other sequels, if the franchise doesn’t spark interest everything could be truncated. We’re in a different world now than we were when I wrote this stuff, even,” Cameron added.
Earlier this year, Cameron expressed doubt about directing the fourth and fifth installments as he has other projects he is also interested in making.
“The Avatar films themselves are kind of all-consuming,” Cameron told Empire.
“I’ve got some other things I’m developing as well that are exciting. I think eventually over time – I don’t know if that’s after three or after four – I’ll want to pass the baton to a director that I trust to take over, so I can go do some other stuff that I’m also interested in. Or maybe not. I don’t know.”
"Avatar: The Way of Water" Debuts in theaters on December 16.
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