With Avatar: The Way of Water making waves in theaters, director James Cameron has now coined a term called the “Stranger Things effect.” In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the filmmaker claimed that certain scenes in Avatar 3 and 4 were shot alongside the second Avatar film to avoid the inevitable growth of child actors. and show signs of aging.This multi-year project had to be done in a single production, “Otherwise, you get — I love Stranger Things — but you get Stranger Things effects, and they’re supposed to be in high school [but] They look like 27 years old,” Cameron said.
Although it is easy to find clues Sam Worthington with Zoe Saldana No matter when you dive into the role, it can’t stop the growth of child stars. jack championThe man who played Miles “Spider” Socorro, the human adopted child of Jake Sully and Neytiri, at age 14 Avatar: The Way of Water Start shooting. “We filmed Jack when he was 14, 15, almost to 16. So we filmed him over 18 months,” cameron Tell electronic warfare. The actor is now an adult, turning 18 in November.The production would constantly switch between shooting scenes way of waterall Avatar 3and as one of the Avatar 4.
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Sure, performance capture could be a returning star sigourney weaver Enter Shonen Kiri, but performance capture VFX has limitations. Trinity Jo-Li Bliss Played Jake and Neytiri’s youngest child, Tukt, and was cast in Avatar 2 When she was about seven years old. She is 13 years old now. same, Bailey’s Perch, 19, who plays Tsireya of the Shoreline Metkayina clan, was about 12 when she auditioned for the sequel.While not as dramatic, the effects of aging are definitely visible at Netflix strange things, the male protagonist’s voice becomes deeper every season. Cameron wanted to avoid that and build on the Pandora arc as quickly as possible, while leaving some unanswered questions at the end of each entry. “You could call it sequel bait, but I’m not trying to defend sequels,” Cameron said in the interview. “We’ve already made another damn movie. I don’t have to sell it to anyone.”
Speaking of type Earlier this year, the producer of “Avatar: Way of Water” Joe Landau Briefly explained the filming process of the franchise follow-up, noting that there were “logistical reasons” for the steps they took. Now we know why – to prevent “strange things effect”. Cameron also boldly claimed that his avatar universe, said he was even ready End the franchise with a trilogy If Avatar 2 doesn’t do well.
In its first week, Avatar: Way of Water has now surpassed $600 million (approximately 50.52 billion rupiah) global box office mark.While no explicit mention was made of its production budget, Cameron suggestion The film would have to become “the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history to break even.”
The idea of doing three films in a row never daunted Saldanha, at least from a plot and thematic standpoint. “We read it through, we talked extensively about where we were, we defined those beats that were different [Avatar] 2 out of 3,” she told EW. “So from where I stood, I never felt uncomfortable or anything, but it had to do with the amount of time it took us to prepare for this. Jim made you part of the process and listened to you. Every one of your needs, he will pay great attention to that detail and try his best to adapt and adopt your opinions. “
Avatar: The Way of Water is currently in theaters in India and is available in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. “Avatar 3” is expected to December 2024followed by Avatar 4 December 2026.
