The official runtime for James Cameron’s long-in-development sequel Avatar: The Way of Water has been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.
The sci-fi fantasy drama reportedly holds a total running time of 3 hours and 10 minutes, making it one of Cameron’s longest films to date as it is just under Titanic‘s runtime of 3 hours and 14 minutes. Avatar: The Way of Water‘s three-hour runtime comes as no surprise, given its epic scale and long production time.
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The sequel is directed and co-written by James Cameron. It features the return of Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald, and Sigourney Weaver. Additional cast members include Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel, Jemaine Clement, and Oona Chaplin, alongside a slate of young actors.
“Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure,” says the official synopsis.
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Currently, Avatar 2 is set to be released on December 16, 2022, after being pushed back a handful of times. Following that are three additional films, with Avatar 3 tentatively scheduled for December 20, 2024, Avatar 4 set for December 18, 2026, and Avatar 5 on December 22, 2028.
