While James Cameron is keen on creating a fourth and fifth instalment for the Avatar franchise, filmmaker James Wan has also now expressed interest in helming it if Cameron decides to step aside or scale back his involvement in the billion-dollar series.
In an interview, the Aquaman director said he would be keen to take on the project should the opportunity arise. "I have not done Avatar. Yeah, if you could put a good one for me with James Cameron, I'd love to take a crack at that," Wan said.
While Disney and Cameron have not confirmed about a fourth film, it is also not known how how directing duties would be handled if the franchise continues, as he has previously expressed interest in moving on to other projects.
James Wan is well known for directly popular horror films like the Saw, Insidious, Annabelle, and M3GAN franchises, among others. He also joined the billion-dollar club by directing Aquaman in 2018, which earned over $1.15 billion worldwide.
Cameron has earlier indicated that even if Avatar 4 moves forward, he would likely remain involved while delegating more day-to-day responsibilities to second unit directors. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron said he has already begun expanding the second unit concept while working on Fire and Ash.
Recently, the director emphasised that the future of the franchise depends on the success of Fire and Ash. The three-time Oscar-winning director said he would hold a press conference to reveal the stories of Avatar 4 and 5 if the decides to end the franchise after the current film. However, it looks that will not be necessary as Avatar 3 had recently surpassed ths $1 billion mark to become James Cameron's fourth film to achieve the feat.
Returning for Avatar: Fire and Ash, are Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Britain Dalton, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, and Kate Winslet. Oona Chaplin, known for playing Talisa Maegyr in Game of Thrones, is portraying the antagonist Varang, the leader of the Ash People. David Thewlis, who is known for playing Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise, playing Peylak in the film.
