It turns out, James Cameron's plans for Avatar are even grander than it had first appeared.
The filmmaker announced that no less than four new sequels to his 3D epic are in the works, with the first hitting theaters in 2018, Entertainment weekly reported.
At 20th Century Fox's CinemaCon presentation Thursday, the 61-year-old director James Cameron took the stage to say, "We've begun to bump up against the limitations of our art form," said Cameron. "There's just too much story."
He also outlined a Christmas release schedule for the films: Avatar 2 in Christmas 2018; Avatar 3 in Christmas 2020; Avatar 4 in Christmas 2022; and Avatar 5 in Christmas 2023. "Each one of which stands alone," Cameron promised, "but which together form a complete saga."
The presentation, inclusive of lots of green and blue, ended with Cameron showing off some concept art for the next four Avatar movies.