Avatar The Way of Water cut a major scene involving an epic space battle. However, as exciting as it sounds, this was actually the right decision.
Avatar: The Way of Water's incredible success bodes well for the future of James Cameron's epic space franchise, but the movie's cut space battle could have seriously damaged Avatar 3. Cameron's ambition for the Avatar franchise is obvious. Even before Avatar: The Way of Water was released, the veteran director had outlined his plans for an extensive continuation of the series, filming expensive sequels back to back and gambling on the success of his first follow-up.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Per the original script, Avatar 2 originally featured an epic set piece away from the planet Pandora. Via EW, co-writer Rick Jaffa revealed that Cameron was keen to include a space sequence with protagonists Neytiri and Jake battling their enemies above the planet's surface. As he put it, "There was one idea of a space battle with Na'vi...we talked a lot about it...
This continued focus on Pandora is promising, as the world has enough contrasting cultures and biomes to support several feature-length movies. However, had Avatar 2 been the first film to take the action away from the planet's surface, returning to Pandora in Avatar 3 could have felt slightly anti-climactic. Exploring the Avatar universe beyond Pandora is clearly a fascinating prospect.
Avatar's Earth Story Hints Mean Avatar 2 Needed Its Space Battle Cut A further complicating factor behind the decision to cut the Avatar 2 space battle is that Cameron has already confirmed that some sequels will take place away from Pandora on Earth. As the director told Variety, "Just like Dune takes place across worlds, the later Avatars take place across, certainly across two worlds, because some of it takes place on Earth as the story evolves.
From a narrative perspective, it would make far more sense for the series' first look at the universe beyond Pandora to come as and when the wider concerns of the story dictate leaving the planet behind. A major space battle in Avatar: The Way of Water – while cool as a concept – would have felt somewhat out of place. As it is, it's far better that a space scene is reserved for Avatar 3 and beyond.
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