Avatar: The Method of Water, the sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time, has had its world premiere in London.
Its much-delayed launch comes 13 years after the discharge of the unique sci-fi movie, which was launched in 2009.
Director James Cameron was joined on the blue carpet in Leicester Sq. by stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet.
The Avatar sequence is about on the luxurious planet of Pandora the place the existence of the Na’vi folks is beneath menace.
Listed below are some photos from Tuesday’s world premiere in London, and you will discover extra details about the movie additional down.
Listed below are the solutions to some burning questions earthlings might have about Avatar: The Method of Water.
What is the story?
The primary movie adopted a paralysed marine Jake Sully (performed by Worthington) as he travelled to the planet of Pandora, the place he took on an avatar physique.
He ended up becoming a member of the planet’s indigenous inhabitants in preventing an try by people to destroy their residence to acquire a valuable mineral.
The Method of Water is about a few years later. Jake now has a household with Neytiri (Saldaña), and it follows their new life on Pandora.
When was it initially attributable to be launched?
In 2010, a yr after the unique Avatar, twentieth Century Fox (as the corporate was then known as, earlier than it was offered to Disney) stated there can be two sequels, and that the primary of these can be launched in December 2014.
That concentrate on proved to be considerably formidable. And for the subsequent few years, a daily story out of Hollywood was that the discharge date had but once more slipped again.
December 2014 turned December 2016. Which turned December 2017. Which turned December 2018. You get the thought. Anyway, it is lastly out subsequent week, Friday 16 December 2022.
Why has it taken so lengthy?
Cameron threw out one model of an Avatar sequel that, after writing it, he determined did not ship.
The Canadian filmmaker additionally has a life exterior cinema, and has spent a while doing deep ocean exploration (though possibly that counts as analysis for the brand new movie, a lot of which takes place in and beneath water).
Cameron additionally needed to plot out 4 sequels. And to take full benefit of recent filming developments within the worlds of movement seize and CGI.
How lengthy is it?
Nicely, it is not Cameron’s longest movie. That honour goes to Titanic, which clocks in at a hefty 3hrs 15mins.
However Avatar: The Method of Water is not too far behind. Avatar 2, as it might in any other case be known as, has a operating time of roughly 3hrs and 12mins.
Barely much less in case you dive out at first of the prolonged finish credit!
Who’s in it?
The celebrities of the unique epic, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña have returned.
So does Sigourney Weaver who – (spoiler alert) – died within the unique movie.
They’re joined by younger newcomers Jack Champion, James Flatters, and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, alongside Oscar winner Kate Winslet.
How a lot cash did the unique make?
It is made a complete of $2.92bn (£2.39bn) on the international field workplace, and is the most important movie of all time (unadjusted for inflation).
It briefly misplaced its title to Avengers: Endgame in 2019, however regained it after Avatar was re-released.
Will I would like 3D glasses to see it?
The movie is being launched in quite a lot of codecs. Together with 3D, 2D and Imax. So nobody’s forcing you to see it in 3D in case you do not need to.
However perceived knowledge is {that a} massive a part of the unique’s attraction was its stunningly immersive 3D sequences.
What number of extra sequels are deliberate?
Presently a complete of 4 sequels are deliberate, together with this one.
Avatar 2 is out subsequent week, in fact, whereas Avatar 3 has already been shot, and is due for launch in 2024.
Avatar 4 has been partly shot forward of a deliberate 2026 launch. And Avatar 5 has a completed script. If it is made, and there’s a query mark over that, it’s going to be out in 2028.
The uncertainty is due to the movies’ price. The Method of Water had a finances of greater than $350m (£287m) which implies it must be massively profitable on the field workplace to recoup its cash.
If it is a relative failure, it is exhausting to see Disney placing up lots of of hundreds of thousands extra to complete a sequence that they assume the viewing public might have misplaced curiosity in.
Do the sequels have names but?
In 2018, BBC Information revealed that the deliberate titles have been The Method of Water, The Seed Bearer, The Tulkun Rider and The Quest for Eywa.
The Method of Water was lastly confirmed in April of this yr. Solely James Cameron is aware of whether or not he’ll follow the opposite titles.
What are The Method of Water’s probabilities on the Oscars?
The unique was nominated for 9 Oscars together with greatest image, dropping out to The Damage Locker.
Its wins included greatest manufacturing design and greatest visible results. Many anticipate {that a} comparable exhibiting is feasible on the 2023 Academy Awards.
