The Next Three “Avatar” Movies Have Been Delayed (Again), And People Are Making All Kinds Of Jokes To Cope

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Sigourney Weaver will be 82 when Avatar 5 premieres.

Disney recently announced they have pushed back the release dates of Avatar sequels 3, 4, and 5, with the final movie premiering in 2031.

The very first Avatar movie was released on December 8th 2009 (A whole 14 years ago!) and the highly-anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way Of The Water, was released in December of 2022.

The Avatar films are known for there extensive waiting periods and according to Entertainment Weekly, the Avatar 3 release date won't be here until December 19th 2025, Avatar 4 will premiere in December 21st 2029, and the final movie Avatar 5 is set for December 19th 2031.

Jon Landau, a producer on both Avatar and Avatar: The Way Of The Water tweeted explaining the reason for the movie delays, writing: "Each Avatar film takes time to bring to the quality level we as filmmakers strive for and audiences have come to expect."

Each Avatar film is an exciting but epic undertaking that takes time to bring to the quality level we as filmmakers strive for and audiences have come to expect. The team is hard at work and can’t wait to bring audiences back to Pandora in December 2025. pic.twitter.com/DrFX01qzTa

— Jon Landau (@jonlandau) June 13, 2023

Twitter: @jonlandau

Avatar star Zoe Saldaña, who plays "Neytiri" reacted to the news of the updated release dates:

"Great I'm gonna be 53 when the last Avatar comes out. I was 27 when I shot the very first avatar movie."

@zoesaldana via Instagram / Via Instagram: @zoesaldana

When the cast starts feeling old, that's when you know these movies are taking wayyyy too long!

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