Photo: Mark Fellman/Twentieth Century FoxJames Cameronis revealing the reason why he filmed almost three completeAvatarinstallments at the same time.The director, 68,recently told Entertainment Weeklythat he was worried his young stars would age too quickly if he waited between filming each movie.“Otherwise, you get — and I loveStranger Things— but you get theStranger Thingseffect where they’re supposed to still be in high school [but] they look like they’re 27,” he told the outlet. “You know, I love the show. It’s okay, we’ll suspend disbelief. We like the characters, but, you know.“In the long-awaited sequelAvatar: The Way of Water, the original film’s main characters Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) andNeytiri (Zoe Saldaña)embark on a new adventure as parents.The new movie introduces a number of young characters including Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss) and Spider (Jack Champion),who were 7 and 12when they were cast.Avatar3 has already wrapped principal photography, and parts ofAvatar4 have also been shot,Varietyreported.Due to the sequel’s extensive delays, at least one cast member forgot it was even coming out.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Edie Falco, who plays one of the movie’s few humans, said onThe Viewlast week that she had just assumed it had been released and flopped since she hadn’t heard anything.Edie Falco in Avatar: The Way of Water.Mark Fellman/20th Century Studios"The secondAvatar, the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” the 59-year-oldNurse Jackiealum said. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, andsomebody mentionedAvatar, and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ ‘cause I didn’t hear anything.“Cameron himself is familiar with the unknowns of making Pandora come to life, having once called making the movies “a big roll of the dice.“ButAvatar: The Way of Water’s earlybox office numberswere positive, pulling a global total of $435 million over opening weekend — making it the fourth-biggest opening weekend of 2022.AndAvatar3 isexpected to debut on Dec. 20, 2024.

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James Cameronis revealing the reason why he filmed almost three completeAvatarinstallments at the same time.The director, 68,recently told Entertainment Weeklythat he was worried his young stars would age too quickly if he waited between filming each movie.“Otherwise, you get — and I loveStranger Things— but you get theStranger Thingseffect where they’re supposed to still be in high school [but] they look like they’re 27,” he told the outlet. “You know, I love the show. It’s okay, we’ll suspend disbelief. We like the characters, but, you know.“In the long-awaited sequelAvatar: The Way of Water, the original film’s main characters Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) andNeytiri (Zoe Saldaña)embark on a new adventure as parents.The new movie introduces a number of young characters including Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss) and Spider (Jack Champion),who were 7 and 12when they were cast.Avatar3 has already wrapped principal photography, and parts ofAvatar4 have also been shot,Varietyreported.Due to the sequel’s extensive delays, at least one cast member forgot it was even coming out.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Edie Falco, who plays one of the movie’s few humans, said onThe Viewlast week that she had just assumed it had been released and flopped since she hadn’t heard anything.Edie Falco in Avatar: The Way of Water.Mark Fellman/20th Century Studios"The secondAvatar, the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” the 59-year-oldNurse Jackiealum said. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, andsomebody mentionedAvatar, and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ ‘cause I didn’t hear anything.“Cameron himself is familiar with the unknowns of making Pandora come to life, having once called making the movies “a big roll of the dice.“ButAvatar: The Way of Water’s earlybox office numberswere positive, pulling a global total of $435 million over opening weekend — making it the fourth-biggest opening weekend of 2022.AndAvatar3 isexpected to debut on Dec. 20, 2024.

James Cameronis revealing the reason why he filmed almost three completeAvatarinstallments at the same time.

The director, 68,recently told Entertainment Weeklythat he was worried his young stars would age too quickly if he waited between filming each movie.

“Otherwise, you get — and I loveStranger Things— but you get theStranger Thingseffect where they’re supposed to still be in high school [but] they look like they’re 27,” he told the outlet. “You know, I love the show. It’s okay, we’ll suspend disbelief. We like the characters, but, you know.”

In the long-awaited sequelAvatar: The Way of Water, the original film’s main characters Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) andNeytiri (Zoe Saldaña)embark on a new adventure as parents.

The new movie introduces a number of young characters including Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss) and Spider (Jack Champion),who were 7 and 12when they were cast.

Avatar3 has already wrapped principal photography, and parts ofAvatar4 have also been shot,Varietyreported.

Due to the sequel’s extensive delays, at least one cast member forgot it was even coming out.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Edie Falco, who plays one of the movie’s few humans, said onThe Viewlast week that she had just assumed it had been released and flopped since she hadn’t heard anything.

Edie Falco in Avatar: The Way of Water.Mark Fellman/20th Century Studios

“The secondAvatar, the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” the 59-year-oldNurse Jackiealum said. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, andsomebody mentionedAvatar, and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ ‘cause I didn’t hear anything.”

Cameron himself is familiar with the unknowns of making Pandora come to life, having once called making the movies “a big roll of the dice.”

ButAvatar: The Way of Water’s earlybox office numberswere positive, pulling a global total of $435 million over opening weekend — making it the fourth-biggest opening weekend of 2022.

AndAvatar3 isexpected to debut on Dec. 20, 2024.

source: people.com