‘Avatar’ sequel delayed to 2017

London: Oscar winning director James Cameron has announced that the sequel to his hit movie ‘Avatar’ will be released in 2017.

Cameron, who is working on three new ‘Avatar’ films simultaneously, asserted that there is a layer of complexity in getting the story to work as a saga across three films.

For the sake of continuity and cohesion, Cameron intends to film all the sequels at one time and then release each individually over successive years. According to him, the three scripts should be completed by the end of the month.

Cameron said he thought it was important that each film linked forward to the next one in a satisfying way but also came to a resolution so that the audience wasn’t left hanging.

The delayed sequel, which was first scheduled for a 2016 release, will leave many antsy Avatar fans bothered but they can find some comfort in Cameron’s ambitions for the films. “I can tell you one thing about them: They’re gonna be bitchin,” Cameron exclaimed. “You will shit yourself with your mouth wide open.”

The three films will be shot in New Zealand, where some of the original film was also made.

Released in 2009, Avatar became the highest-grossing film in history, with a box-office take of nearly 2.8 billion dollars. It also won three Academy Awards.