'Avatar' Success Begets Sequel Talk
After seeing that Avatar has already made more money than literally any other film ever created in history, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is reportedly in preliminary talks with James Cameron to make him another fuckload of cash by making what would be, in essence, a second Avatar:
Asked about potential "Avatar" sequels, chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said on his quarterly earnings call Tuesday that the conglomerate is in "very early talks about it." Director James Cameron "has ideas" for a sequel, he said, adding: "We will be pushing for one."But he cautioned analysts not to "hold your breath for an early one" in a possible reference to Cameron projects often taking a long time to come to fruition.
Despite Murdoch's warning to analysts that an Avatar sequel could be some time off, news is that since the announcement, analysts haven't been able to help themselves, with analyst message boards exploding with posts detailing dream casts, ideas for where to go with the plot, and how sweet it would be if Schwarzenegger did a cameo.