A sequel was announced and planned for as early as 2014, and shooting began on what eventually expanded to four sequels in 2017.
James Cameron has been talking about making Avatar sequels since before there was an Avatar.
Avatar: The Way of Water is scheduled to open in theaters on December 16, 2022.
Finally, about five years into production and only about eight months until the film finally premieres in theaters, Disney announced the movie’s full title at the CinemaCon convention is Las Vegas.