Hollywood producer Jon Landau said this week that he and director James Cameron were considering a sequel to 3D blockbuster Avatar among several new projects, writes Tova Cohen.
Landau said at a conference a week after the movie lost out to the Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker for best picture and director at the Oscars decisions of which project they would pursue first would be taken within six months.
"We are talking about an Avatar sequel as well as a small love story called The Dive and a movie called Fantastic Voyage," he said.
Another project planned by the duo was Battle Angel Alita, based on a Japanese novel set in the future and centering on a young female cyborg's quest for self-discovery.
"We always said if the movie (Avatar) was successful we would do an Avatar 2 but we have to find the right story. Jim Cameron has done sequels before ... He will only do one if he believes it will be as good as the first," said Landau, who was recently in Bahrain visiting the US Fifth Fleet.
One thing is fairly certain about the next movie the pair make - it will be in 3D.
"I don't think we will ever make another 2D film. Why would we make a movie in black and white if we have colour?" Landau said. "I think ultimately all movies are going to be in 3D."
With global ticket sales of $2.6 billion, Avatar is the highest-grossing film ever, eclipsing Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster Titanic, also produced by Landau.
Landau said he was not disappointed that Avatar, which won three Oscars in technical categories, failed to net the major prizes.
"We made Avatar to communicate to the masses, not to please 6,000 Academy members," he said.
Landau said he believed all screens would move to 3D, including mobile devices, computer screens and televisions.
