Avatar sequels tidbits + Cirque du Soleil + Avatar theme park

[Jachyra]

News have been scarce on the Avatar sequels, but at least we have some new tidbits thanks to a presentation of Titanic live in London. James Horner and Jon Landau were interviewed by HeyUGuys on the Titanic concert but of course, they talked about the Avatar sequels as well.

First, James Horner (Avatar sequels talk starts around the 7m40 mark):

Bullet points:

• Jim has 4 scripts done, trying to squeeze them in 3 movies
• A lot of the first sequel will be underwater
• He is flabbergasted by the artwork he's seen so far (and he's been with Jim Cameron for a lot of movies)
• He's very involved with Disney on the Avatar theme park
• the Avatar theme park will have physical floating mountains 50 meters high with waterfalls
• He's not involved so much on the Cirque du Soleil show (the show is opening in December)

Next we have Jon Landau (Avatar sequels talk starts at the 6 minute mark):

Bullet Points:

• He's very involved with Cirque du Soleil and Disney for the theme park
• Each sequel has to work on its own (i.e. no cliffhangers are the end of the movies) they're connected by a larger story arc
• Higher frame rates will definitely be used in the sequels
• Graphic novels in development with Dark Horse comics

The whole interviews are certainly worth a watch.

Cheers!