James Cameron reveals his wife ‘cried for 4 hours’ after watching new Avatar sequel
The run time is even longer than the last one...
James Cameron confirmed the next Avatar film is going to be a lengthy one but worth it as it reduced his wife to tears.
Suzy Amis Cameron ‘bawled for four hours’ over Avatar: Fire and Ash – and no, that’s not the official run time but it’s not far off.
The Titanic director previously warned this would be the ‘boldest’ film in the franchise after being pushed back nine times over the past decade.
Slated to finally be released on December 19, 2025, the plot for this latest installment is largely unknown, but apparently, it’s incredibly emotional.
Cameron, 70, told Empire: ‘She kept trying to get her s**t back together so she could tell me specific reactions, and then she’d just tear up and start crying again.
‘Finally, I’m like, “Honey, I’ve got to go to bed. Sorry, we’ll talk about it some other time”.’
Avatar: Fire and Ash will be even longer than the previous films (Picture: 20thC.Fox/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)The couple met on the set of Titanic in 1997, in which Suzy, 63, played Lizzy Calvert, the same year Cameron married Linda Hamilton.
They divorced in 1999 and the following year he tied the knot with Suzy, with whom he shares three children; Claire, Quinn and Elizabeth.
‘She’s a pretty good bellwether,’ the director praised of his wife. ‘She called the ball on Titanic and Avatar and Avatar 2. So I trust her heart on it.’
Suzy watched the entirety of Fire and Ash from start to finish, which her filmmaker husband teased was ‘a little bit longer than movie two.’
Suzy watched the whole long film from start to end (Picture: Roxanne McCann/Getty Images)2022’s Avatar: The Way of the Water ran for three hours and 12 minutes, half an hour longer than the original 2009 movie – putting the whole franchise at almost six hours so far.
Cameron is planning to release a fourth and fifth film in 2026 and 2031 respectively, which – assuming they both at a minimum of three hours – would tip the franchise to over 15 hours run time.
Famously, the filmmaker has all the details for the rest of the films worked out, although he has had to adapt with suggestions from other writers.
Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to be released this year (Picture: 20th Century Studios)The Terminator director revealed that they recorded certain scenes for this film in the prequel – they also managed to shoot a few scenes for the fourth film which is predicted to be released in December 2029.
Earlier this month, leading lady Zoe Saldaña discussed the lengthy project, which she originally signed onto aged 28.
The now-46-year-old shared on Deadline’s The Actor’s Side: ‘I think, if all goes to plan, I’m going to be 53, 54 for the fifth and very last one.’
There’s still two more planned after that! (Picture: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)Host Pete Hammond was amazed at her 26-year dedication to the franchise, which helped launch her career along with Star Trek.
She added: ‘It’s a gift to be able to revisit a character that has given me so much, to revisit a place that has been so magical – not just for me, but for so many people around the world.’
Avatar remains the highest grossing film of all time, earning a staggering $2.9billion (£2.3bn) at box office.
Avatar: Fire and Ash will be released in cinemas on December 19, 2025.
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