When will Avatar 3 come out? The theatrical release is closer than you think. In this article you will learn what is already known about the plot, running time and cast of the blockbuster.
Avatar 2: The Way of Water was a massive success for James Cameron and Disney. Can Avatar 3 match the records? Avatar 3 was shot in parallel with Part 2, and filming has been completed. However, there is still a lot to do before the movie is released. In this article, we reveal when Avatar 3 will hit theaters, what happens in the film, and how long it could be.
The launch: when will Avatar 3 come out?
Avatar 3 will officially be released in German theaters on December 20, 2024. That’s a Friday. In Germany, the blockbuster should even open a day earlier because movies always start on Thursdays here. Like its two predecessors, Avatar 3 will be released over the Christmas holidays. In the meantime, you can stream Avatar 2 on Amazon, among other places *.
This is the possible plot of Avatar 3
In Avatar 2, the family of Jake Sully and Neytiri gets stranded with the water people Metkayina. They fled from the human organization RDA (Resources Development Administration), which wants to exploit the moon Pandora. Especially the blue Na’vi version of Colonel Quaritch has it in for Jake. A bloody battle ensues that claims lives: Jake and Neytiri lost their son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters).
FIRST LOOK at the Volcanic Region of the “Ash People” a villainous Na’vi clan from the upcoming Avatar 3, courtesy of The Way of Water Special Features! Avatar Avatar3 AvatarSequels AvatarAshPeople pic. twitter.com/khtw2YmT5n
– Discovering Pandora (@discoverpandor4) March 28, 2023
Possible record-breaking runtime: how long will Avatar 3 be?
Avatar 1 has a running time of 2 hours and 42 minutes. Avatar 2 is 3 hours and 10 minutes long. If the trend is confirmed, Avatar 3 will bump up against the 4-hour mark. Will it get that far? Well: rumor has it that James Cameron is working on a 9-hour cut of Avatar 3, to be released as a mini-series on Disney+ – after the theatrical release.
What does this mean for the running time of the theatrical version? Cameron, it is said, wants to fully equip the 9-hour version with expensive CGI. The more of it there is in the theatrical version, the more the expense would be worth it. Let’s put it this way: if any filmmaker is going to bring a 4-hour blockbuster to theaters these days, it’s James Cameron.
