We last wrote about how Avatar 2 possibly will have a 2014 release date. Besides possibly shooting part 1 and 2 back to back, and both being shot in 3D, why would making the next one take so much time? Director James Cameron is raising the bar once again, he’s aiming to shoot seven miles underwater for the sequel. I think that’s another big reason for taking such a long time. Don’t you?
According to The Daily Mail, the Oscar-winning director aims to voyage to the bottom of the sea — seven miles below sea level — to film parts of Avatar 2. Cameron reportedly plans on shooting sequences at the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench east of the Philippines, the deepest known point in the world’s oceans.
The paper says Cameron “has commissioned a bespoke submarine, built of high-tech, man-made composite materials and powered by electric motors, which will be capable of surviving the tremendous pressures at a depth of seven miles, from which he will shoot 3D footage that may be incorporated in Avatar’s sequel.” Cameron has previously said that Avatar 2 will explore the oceans and exotic sea life of the alien world Pandora.
The Mail says the “precise design of this submersible is unclear, but it is likely that it will resemble the $4 million Deep Flight Challenger commissioned by the [late] American aviator and explorer Steve Fossett in 2007.”
That’s just insane. Cameron does know how to raise the bar. I can just imagine the underwater footage being just gorgeous and amazing. Add to that the characters swimming and any action scenes underwater, and we all know that Avatar 2 is going to be incredible. Cameron is no slacker, I’ll give him that. But, as much as I know Cameron will make the action and set pieces breathtaking, I’m more focused in seeing what he delivers with the story. Personally he was really lazy with the first one – “Pocahontas in Pandora”.
What do you guys think of this? You looking forward to watching this underwater footage? What would you like to see in Avatar 2 and 3? What possible story arcs do you think Cameron will go for?
