The big screen success that is James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water will soon continue that success at home, with the sequel now revealed to be landing on VOD later this month. The release date comes courtesy of Disney, with Avatar: The Way of Water now scheduled to be made available to purchase on all major digital platforms from March 28, 2023.
Audiences will be able to purchase Avatar: The Way of Water from the likes of Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu and Movies Anywhere, as well as 4K Ultra HD quality with Dolby Atmos audio being available. The VOD release bringing with it more than three hours of never-before-seen content, including insights from the cast and crew, features detailing the challenges faced with bringing an epic of Avatar: The Way of Water’s scale to life, how those involve created the world of Pandora all these years later, and various other looks behind-the-scenes.
Set more than a decade after the events of the first movie, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. The first of several Avatar sequels picks up some 13 years after the first record-breaking outing, introducing audiences to Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri’s (Zoe Saldaña) new family.
Directed by James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald, each of whom will reprise their roles from the original movie, with Sigourney Weaver returning as a new character. New cast members include Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Brendan Cowell.
Avatar: The Way of Water is Now the Third Highest Grossing Movie of All Time
Receiving largely positive reviews from critics, audiences were clearly ready and waiting for Avatar: The Way of Water, with the sci-fi sequel garnering over $2 billion at the box office and thus becoming not only the highest-grossing movie of 2022, but also the third highest-grossing film of all time.
Avatar: The Way of Water is just one of several planned sequels in James Cameron’s saga. A further three sequels have also been given release dates, with the multiple follow-ups scheduled to be released on December 20, 2024, December 18, 2026, and December 22, 2028, respectively.
While details of the third outing remain largely under wraps, Cameron has revealed some insight into what audiences can expect. The third chapter will introduce another, much more villainous tribe of Na’vi, a fire tribe known as the Ash People. "I want to reveal the Na'vi from another angle because [so far] I have only shown their good sides,” Cameron revealed. “In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na'vi examples. In 'Avatar 3,' we'll do the reverse."
So, once again, Avatar: The Way of Water is due for release via VOD from March 28.