Avatar 3 as Dr. Max Patel. Principal photography on the "Avatar 2" and "3" began simultaneously on September 25, 2017 in Manhattan Beach, California. On November 14, 2018, Cameron announced filming with the main cast had been completed. Filming on the next two sequels will begin after wrapping the post-production on first two sequels. "Avatar 3" is scheduled to be released on December 17, 2021 by 20th Century Fox, one year after the release of "Avatar 2" in December 2020. Avatar 3 Avatar 3 is an upcoming American epic science fiction film directed, produced, co-written, and co-edited by James Cameron, scheduled to
Avatar (2009 film) the same January predictability, and earned most of its gross in 1998. Additionally, "Avatar" established itself as a "must-see" event. Gray said, "At this point, people who are going to see "Avatar" are going to see "Avatar" and would even if the slate was strong." Marketing the film as a "novelty factor" also helped. Fox positioned the film as a cinematic event that should be seen in the theatres. "It's really hard to sell the idea that you can have the same experience at home," stated David Mumpower, an analyst at BoxOfficeProphets.com. The "Oscar buzz" surrounding the film and international