Disney pushes back Avatar sequels, with fifth film now due in 2031
by Guardian staff and Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6C6C6)
Disney has shuffled plans for its biggest franchises, with new Star Wars and Avengers films also delayed
It may have taken Avatar: The Way of Water more than a decade to finally arrive in theatres in 2022, but the long parade of Avatar delays isn't over yet.
On Tuesday, the Walt Disney Co. announced it has pushed the release of Avatar 3 back a year, bumping it from December 2024 to December 2025. The timeline is stretched even further for the next planned instalments. Avatar 4 is now slated to hit theatres in December 2029; Avatar 5 is set to arrive in December 2031.
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