Zoe Saldaña reacts to 'Avatar 5' being delayed to 2031: 'Nice, I'm gonna be 53'

• “Avatar” star Zoe Saldaña had a humorous response to the information that the sequels can be delayed.
• Earlier this week, Disney introduced that the fifth film within the collection will arrive in 2031.
• Saldaña commented on Instagram: “I am gonna be 53 when the final ‘Avatar’ film comes out.”

Zoe Saldaña had a hilarious response to the announcement that “Avatar 5” has been delayed till 2031.

Earlier this week, Disney introduced a brand new launch schedule for its main franchises, Marvel, “Star Wars” and “Avatar.”

“Avatar 3,” which was slated for launch subsequent yr, was pushed again by a yr, and its following sequels can be pushed again accordingly.

Saldaña, who performs the alien Neytiri within the film collection, shared the information on her Instagram story, alongside the caption: “Nice! I am gonna be 53 when the final ‘Avatar’ comes out.”

She added: “I used to be 27 after I shot the very first ‘Avatar.'”

In response to the announcement, producer Jon Landau wrote on Twitter: “Every ‘Avatar’ movie is an thrilling however epic endeavor that takes time to convey to the standard stage we as filmmakers try for and audiences have come to anticipate. The group is tough at work and may’t wait to convey audiences again to Pandora in December 2025.”

In 2020, director James Cameron stated that “Avatar 3” was “95%” full as a result of it was filmed similtaneously “Avatar: Manner of the Water,” which hit theaters final yr.

Nevertheless, the CGI-heavy movie nonetheless has a whole lot of work to be achieved in postproduction.

Forward of “The Manner of Water” final yr, actor Edie Falco, stated on “The View” that she thought the film had come out already as a result of she filmed her scenes 4 years earlier.

“I have been busy and doing stuff. Any individual talked about ‘Avatar’ and I believed, ‘Oh, I assume it got here out and it did not do very nicely as a result of I did not hear something about it,'” Falco stated. “It occurs. Somebody not too long ago stated, ‘Avatar’ is popping out,’ and I stated, ‘Oh, it hasn’t come out but?’ I’ll by no means work once more as a result of I stated that.”

If “Avatar 5” is launched in 2031, it would premiere 22 years after the primary film within the franchise, which got here out in 2009. Sam Worthington, who performs Jake Sully, can be 54, Sigourney Weaver, who has performed quite a few roles within the collection, can be 81, and Stephen Lang, who performs the principle antagonist Miles Quaritch, can be 78.

In the meantime, the director and creator of the franchise, James Cameron, turns 76 in 2031.

Final yr, Cameron instructed The Hollywood Reporter that he has plans for a sixth and seventh film within the collection, however must practice one other director to complete the franchise.

He additionally instructed Empire: “I feel ultimately over time – I do not know if that is after three or after 4 – I am going to need to go the baton to a director that I belief to take over, so I can go do another stuff that I am additionally excited about. Or perhaps not. I do not know.”