James Cameron will continue Avatar franchise only if he can cut production costs

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Director James Cameron is in a bit of a tough spot in his career, having devoted two decades to his three Avatar blockbusters. He was contemplating pivoting to a smaller drama not too long ago, but he eventually clarified that it wouldn’t be his immediate next project following Avatar: Fire and Ash . He intends to continue the blockbuster sci-fi franchise, but only if he can find a way to reduce costs on future installments, given that the second and third films cost around $400 million each. He has also handed two other sci-fi franchises over to other filmmakers. The more influential of the two, the Terminator franchise , has been on a constant decline. But it’s unlikely that either Cameron or the industry will give up on it. There’s also a chance that Cameron may revisit one of his passion projects, which he handed over to Robert Rodriguez some years ago.