Avatar 3 Update: James Cameron Reveals Scale of Sequel

Production on Avatar 3 has almost finished, says James Cameron.

The director, who’s spent the last four years filming Avatar 3 and 4 back to back, says the third one is “pretty much in the can.”

Talking to ScreenRant, he says, “We’re shooting pick-ups on three, which is just filling in the last two or three percent, and we’ve also got live-action pick-ups in June, that's another couple percent. We've got about a quarter of movie 4 in the can. We’re post on 3 and now doing the VFX, which is an enormous job. I’ll need every second between now and then to get it done.”

Avatar 3 doesn’t have a name yet (Avatar 3 is NOT called The Seed Bearer), but it will reportedly continue the war between the Na'vi and humanity. Now marshalling the various tribes of alien planet Pandora, Sam Worthington is leading them on the fight of their lives.

Also returning are Zoe Saldaña Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore and CCH Pounder.

“The tech has reached the point right now where it’s really what we need,” continues Cameron. “It’s not about the technology, but about the minds and eyes of the computer artists. It’s a very, very creative process - it’s artistry. Thousands of people are involved and conducting the orchestra to get it all pitch perfect right now.