James Cameron has announced that he will make three sequels to sci-fi blockbuster Avatar. The Titanic director revealed he will shoot the movies in New Zealand, as he attended a press conference with New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key in Wellington on Monday. The films, which will be made by Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox, have been welcomed in the country and the first sequel will be released in 2016. Scroll down for video Follow up stories: James Cameron has revealed he will be making three sequels to his hit 2009 movie Avatar The following sequels will be released in late 2017 and then late 2018.
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Cameron announced the news at a press conference in Wellington
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The first sequel will be released in 2016, with the others following in 2017 and 2018
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Avatar, released in 2009, remains the highest-grossing film in history - making $2.7billion worldwide
Cameron said of the plans: 'It's quite a thrill to be officially saying that we're bringing the Avatar films to @placeholder.