After more than a decade of development, the fact that Avatar: The Way of Water actually made it to the screen was something of a miracle. A lot of people wondered if we would ever see the long-awaited sequels, but the fact that we got the first one, and that Avatar 2 was a massive hit, seemed to make the rest all but assured. However, yesterday we learned that the wait is far from over. The other three Avatar movies are still happening, but they were all just delayed. After the fact though, franchise producer Jon Landau shared an optimistic update.
The House of Mouse performed the company's semi-regular release date shuffle and now several upcoming Disney movies have new release dates. While Deadpool 3 actually moved up the calendar, several other projects including multiple Marvel and Star Wars projects were delayed, but Avatar actually faired the worst. All three remaining movies in the series saw their release dates pushed back, with even the already-filmed third installment being delayed a year. Later on, Jon Landau took to Instagram to assure fans that making the movies as good as they can be is the reason for the delay and that everybody is working hard on the next film as we speak. It would seem that these movies are just so epically big that the delay could not be avoided. Check out the post:
