Stop the presses! The highest grossing movie of all-time just got itself a sequel. Scratch that: Two sequels! That's right Pandora fans: Twentieth Century Fox has announced that James Cameron will make the two Avatar sequels his next films. This is bad news if you were one of the unicorn breeders still hoping that Cameron would make Cleopatra with Angelina Jolie, and good news just as long as the world doesn't end in 2012.
While Cameron hopes to begin production Avatar 2 in late 2011, the film won't hit theaters until December of 2014, with the third film scheduled for the following year. According to the director, the second an third films "will be self-contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc," but fans of the original characters shouldn't be disappointed.
"We will not back off the throttle of Avatar's visual and emotional horsepower, and will continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world," Cameron said. "I'm looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild." Slowly start to get excited and peak around November of 2014, OK?
ยท BREAKING NEWS: James Cameron's Next Films Are 'Avatar 2' & '3' For Fox; May Shoot Them Back-To-Back For 2014 & 2015 [Deadline]