{"id":129539,"date":"2016-01-22T23:43:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T06:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/oh-noes-avatar-2-will-be-delayed-again.html"},"modified":"2016-02-08T22:22:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T05:22:19","slug":"oh-noes-avatar-2-will-be-delayed-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/oh-noes-avatar-2-will-be-delayed-again.html","title":{"rendered":"Oh, noes! "Avatar 2" will be delayed (again)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The original Avatar<\/i> was in 2009. It was visually stunning (if narratively derivative). And it ended in fairly satisfactory way.<\/p>\n

But it made a ton of money, so we have had regular promises from James Cameron that multiple sequels are coming. And this is apparently such an Incredibly Cool Thing that no less a media giant than Disney is investing gazillions of dollars in an Avatar-land at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.<\/p>\n

But at this point, the next one apparently won't<\/i> make the most recently mentioned Christmas 2017 window — over 8 years<\/i> beyond the original film. And I have to ask, has there ever been a sequel to a single film with that great of a time lag that has amounted to much of anything? <\/p>\n

I have to confess, I'm just totally confused by why this is seen as such a hotly-anticipated property, still. I mean, really, why?<\/i> Was the spectacle of Pandora that<\/i> spectacular to engender such apparent industry enthusiasm?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nAvatar 2 Delayed Again, Won’t Meet Christmas 2017 Window<\/a><\/span>
\nBad news for anyone anxious to head back to Pandora. News of Avatar 2 delayed yet again has just surfaced and there’s no hint of when we’ll actually see it.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The original Avatar was in 2009. It was visually stunning (if narratively derivative). And it ended in fairly satisfactory way. But it made a ton of money, so we have had regular promises from James Cameron that multiple sequels are coming. And this is apparently such an Incredibly Cool Thing that no less a media … Continue reading “Oh, noes! 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