The first Avatar 2 footage debuted during CinemaCon, providing the first description of James Cameron's long-awaited sci-fi sequel. Back in 2009, James Cameron delivered his latest box office topping hit with Avatar. The original sci-fi movie with dazzling visuals and an emphasis on 3D earned positive reviews and became a global phenomenon as it became the highest-grossing movie of all time. 20th Century Fox and Cameron began working on plans for more installments after Avatar's record-shattering success. This led to a plan for four Avatar sequels, with the first finally set to arrive in December 2022.
Avatar 2's journey to the big screen has come with several delays, as it was originally meant to hit theaters in 2014 before Cameron chose to wait for technology to develop more so his vision could be achieved. This is the result of Avatar 2's story and setting introducing the underwater tribes of Pandora. The sequel picks up several years after the events of Avatar where Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) have started a Na'vi family. 20th Century and Disney have only briefly teased Avatar 2 before through concept art, but there is growing interest in seeing footage from Cameron's movie.
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As part of Walt Disney Studios' presentation at CinemaCon (an event for theater exhibitors), Cameron debuted the first footage from Avatar: Way of the Water. While the footage will not be released online right now, Screen Rant was in attendance for the presentation and can provide a footage description for Avatar 2's trailer. It focuses on an older and wiser Jake Sully and his new family with Neytiri. They have several kids now and living in an
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