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Avatar 3 director James Cameron shares very early reactions to next movie

Avatar 3 director James Cameron shares very early reactions to next movie

Source: The Independent

Published: Feb, 25 2025 11:09

The response comes from ‘a few selected people’ who have seen it. The first reactions to Avatar 3 have been revealed by director James Cameron. Cameron has been hard at work on the next instalment of his long-running blockbuster franchise after the release of sequel The Way of Water in 2022.

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