Turk Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Avatar director James Cameron to film three sequels in New Zealand after production subsidies deal Director James Cameron will film three sequels to his record-breaking epic Avatar in New Zealand after striking a deal with the government for increased production subsidies, he has announced. The movies, with a combined budget of at least $US415 million ($463 million), would be shot back-to-back and released from late 2016, Cameron said. The director, who is about to become a New Zealand resident, says he is delighted with the deal. New Zealand offered highly skilled production crews and world-class special effects, he says. "I've worked with crews all over the world, quite a bit in the US and Canada, and you don't have that same spark," he said. "Its important for everyone to know this isn't just about the Avatar films directly, it's about trying to lift up the New Zealand film industry, incubate new talent and develop new IP." New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that the government had signed a memorandum of understanding to secure the multi-film deal, tweeting: Fantastic news for our screen sector - the next 3 Avatar films will be made in NZ, which means at least $1/2b will be spent in NZ #nzfilm - NZ Prime Minister John Key @johnkeypm The agreement includes commitments from 20th Century Fox on spending on production in New Zealand, as well as crew quotas and a commitment for New Zealand to host the premiere for one of the three sequels. The New Zealand film industry had been calling for more support in the wake of the successful Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises by director Peter Jackson. New production incentives in New Zealand give rebates of 15 per cent to 20 per cent, with an extra 5 per cent rebate if filmmakers provide benefits to the country. Cameron says he expects to work with Jackson and his Weta workshop to avoid stretching the resources available in New Zealand The original Avatar, released in 2009, remains the highest-grossing movie of all time, earning $US2.78 billion ($3.1 billion) worldwide. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-16/an-avatar-sequels-to-film-in-new-zealand/5158800 Edited December 16, 2013 by Turk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirri Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 NZ has beautiful landscape. If I remember correctly, LOTR also take some scenes there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorel Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 These movies will be epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamu726 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 NZ has beautiful landscape. If I remember correctly, LOTR also take some scenes there.Not some scenes, the entire trilogy was filmed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasi Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 this movies are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janedoe Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 So Cameron has stated he wants to spend the rest of his career only making Avatar sequels. How dumb. While Avatar was ground-breaking in its use of 3D and no doubt gorgeous to look at, the story itself was merely ho-hum. Nothing we haven't seen before. I'd actually love for a director like him to narrate new stories rather than retread the same well-worn path for years.Also, is anyone other than me getting tired of Hollywood only making sequels and remakes of late? It seems all they are interested in is playing it safe, and the creative bankruptcy seems to be endemic unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEEL Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) 3 of them :wtf: :lol:by 2018 Edited December 19, 2013 by STEEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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