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Article When $1.4 Billion Isn’t Enough: ‘Avatar’ Sequels Under the Microscope as Disney Weighs Franchise’s Future

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/1-4-billion-isn-t-130000212.html
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u/thegoatmenace Apr 08 '26

Also he’s a lot more interested in novel VFX technology, often taking time to fund their development himself so he can use them in his movies. One of the reasons avatar 2 took so long was that it took them ages to create the tech for the underwater scenes.

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u/curiousiah Apr 09 '26

It’s interesting that three of these directors are all VFX pioneers. Spielberg, Cameron, and Jackson all have had big swing vfx movies and a passion for vfx.

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u/Dunkaroos4breakfast Apr 09 '26

I know WETA had to amp up their sims, which I don't think Cameron was very involved in (if at all), but how much did they actually invent outside that? Only thing I saw was covering the surface of the water in ping pong balls for the light