Yahoo News Avatar 2 sees Jake and Neytiri forced to leave their home, teases producer
Avatar 2's producer has teased further details about the movie's plot as it returns to production.
While we know a few little bits about what to expect from the long-awaited James Cameron sequel — including a time jump — producer Jon Landau has expanded a bit on the storyline.
"This is the story of the Sully family and what one does to keep their family together," he told RNZ.
"Jake and Neytiri have a family in this movie, they are forced to leave their home, they go out and explore the different regions of Pandora, including spending quite a bit of time on the water, around the water, in the water.
"I think, why do people turn to entertainment today, more so than ever? I think it's to escape, to escape the world we're in, to escape the other pressures they have in their lives."
He added: "I think with Avatar, we have an opportunity to allow people to escape to an incredible world with incredible characters that they will follow, in much the same way as Peter Jackson was able to do with Lord of the Rings, so that's what we're looking forward to doing."
Landau previously explained that family will be at the core of the movies, saying: "At the centre of each of our four movies will be the Sully family.
"Each sequel will play as a standalone movie. Each movie's story will come to its own conclusion... However, when looked at as a whole, the journey across all four movies will create an even larger connected epic saga for audiences around the world."
Landau confirmed work would resume on the movies in an Instagram post last week, while also sharing a new picture of the set.
Avatar 2 will be released on December 17, 2021.
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