Disney might have already set 2029 and 2031 release dates for the fourth and fifth installments in the "Avatar" franchise, but James Cameron has a contingency plan in case they don't land in theaters.

"If we don't get to make 4 and 5, for whatever reason, I'll hold a press conference, and I'll tell you what we were gonna do," Cameron advised Entertainment Weekly. "I don't know if the saga goes beyond this point," he confessed. "I hope it does."

James Cameron says he will hold a press conference to reveal 'Avatar 4' and '5' storylines if 'Fire and Ash' underperforms and ends the franchise.

Fire and Ash' is already halfway to $1B worldwide, James Cameron has a contingency plan in place for his massive franchise.

In a New York Comic Con panel on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, Weaver said she had a meeting with Disney, which owns the rights to the Alien horror franchise, about potentially reprising her role as the series' main hero in a future sequel.

"Avatar" director James Cameron on making "Fire and Ash," explaining performance capture in the age of AI and why it's too early to talk "Avatar 4."

James Cameron has made it clear that the upcoming film titled Avatar Fire and Ash will decide the fate of the entire series. The studio needs the movie to perfo