The production of Avatar 4 is shockingly far along, producer Jon Landau said recently. When the first Avatar film was released in 2009, it wowed moviegoers worldwide with its breathtaking sights and epic tale. The film had a record-breaking run in theatres, resulting in nearly $2.8 billion in earnings, making it the highest-grossing picture of all time. After 13 years, on December 16th, Avatar: The Way of the Water, the first of four sequels directed by James Cameron, returns to theatres, bringing the enchanting world of Pandora.

The filming of Avatar 4, like the other sequels, began in 2017, even though the movie isn’t scheduled to hit theatres until December 2026. James Cameron and Shane Salerno, who also worked on Armageddon, wrote the screenplay for this film. Sam Worthington (Jake Sulley), Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), and Stephen Lang (Colonel Miles Quaritch) will all reprise their roles in Avatar 4. In addition, Sigourney Weaver has repeated her character from the original film, albeit this time as a child.

According to Variety, Landau has confirmed that a large portion of Avatar 4 has already been filmed. According to the film’s producer, James Cameron and his team have already completed practically the whole first act, and much of the rest of the movie has been “conceived.” This indicates that, unlike most film projects, Avatar 4 is being filmed almost in chronological order. What Landau had to say is summarized below.

There were practical considerations that necessitated wrapping up the first act of ‘Avatar 4,’ and we have. We have only filmed the first act of “Avatar 4,” despite completing the film’s production design.

When Will Avatar 4 Be Ready?

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Remarkably, Avatar 4’s opening act is already mostly finished. The picture is scheduled for release in four years, even if it was previously announced that all the Avatar sequels would begin production simultaneously. It makes sense that Cameron, who spends so much time on the scripts and plans for these movies, would try to get as much done as early as possible. It’s also possible that Cameron needs the extra time because these movies feature so many elaborate visual effects sequences.

Cameron has a lot of riding on the timely completion of his films now that the release dates for the Avatar sequels have been made public. Cameron would require as much time as possible to complete the intensive scenes in Avatar’s computer-generated imagery (CGI), especially given the strain on visual effects studios caused by blockbuster films like Black Adam. Avatar’s release date is still four years away, but work began long before that.