Avatar
2009 American film by James Cameron
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| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash is scheduled to be released. |
| July 2024 | Cameron reflected on Avatar's production, comparing it to the Manhattan Project and acknowledging co-producer Jon Landau's crucial role in the film's development. |
| February 2 2024 | Avatar became available to stream in variable high frame rate in 3D 4K Dolby Vision on the Disney+ app for the Apple Vision Pro. |
| December 7 2023 | A second game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, is released. |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water was released, grossing over $2.3 billion and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2022. |
| 2022 | Mendelson reversed his earlier stance after the film's successful re-release, acknowledging the movie's unique cinematic qualities. |
| December 2022 | The New York Times published a detailed overview of the Avatar franchise. |
| September 23 2022 | Avatar was rereleased in theaters by Walt Disney Studios, remastered in 4K high-dynamic range with select scenes at 48 fps, ahead of the sequel's premiere. |
| March 2021 | Avatar was re-released in China, helping it regain its position as the highest-grossing film. |
| July 2019 | Avatar was temporarily overtaken by Avengers: Endgame as the highest-grossing film of all time. |
| January 4 2019 | Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack compilation album for Pandora – The World of Avatar, featuring complete ride-through music, atmospheric sounds, and ambient music recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios in London. |
| 2017 | The planned book series had not received any updates since this year, leaving the status of the Avatar universe novels uncertain. |
| May 27 2017 | Pandora – The World of Avatar opened to the public at Walt Disney World Resort, featuring two major attractions: Avatar Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey. |
| May 24 2017 | Pandora received a dedication ceremony attended by James Cameron, Disney CEO Bob Iger, movie cast members, and other key figures from the film and theme park industries. |
| February 2017 | Disney confirmed the official opening day for Pandora – The World of Avatar would be May 27, 2017. |
| January 18 2016 | Toruk Facebook page announced that filming for a DVD release of the stage production had been completed and was in the editing process. |
| December 2015 | Cirque du Soleil premiered 'Toruk - The First Flight', an original stage production inspired by Avatar, running until June 2019. |
| 2014 | Scott Mendelson of Forbes published an article suggesting Avatar had been 'all but forgotten', critiquing its lack of cultural impact and merchandising. |
| 2014 | Roger Dean's lawsuit against Cameron was dismissed by the court, with The Hollywood Reporter noting Cameron had previously won multiple Avatar idea theft cases. |
| January 10 2014 | Construction of Pandora – The World of Avatar officially began at Disney's Animal Kingdom. |
| 2013 | Roger Dean sued James Cameron and Fox, claiming Pandora's design was inspired by 14 of his artwork images, seeking $50 million in damages. |
| October 2013 | Disney showcased the first look presentation of the Avatar land at the Japan D23 Expo. |
| August 2013 | James Cameron hired Steven Gould to write four standalone novels to expand the Avatar universe. |
| 2012 | Cameron filed a 45-page legal declaration detailing the genesis of ideas, themes, and storylines for Avatar, connecting it to his previous works and various inspirations. |
| October 16 2012 | Blu-ray 3D version of Avatar was finally released globally. |
| August 13 2012 | James Cameron announced on Facebook that Avatar would be released globally on Blu-ray 3D. |
| September 20 2011 | Disney publicly announced the Avatar theme park deal, revealing plans for a new themed area at Disney's Animal Kingdom estimated to cost $400 million. |
| September 17 2011 | Disney entered into an exclusive, long-term licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox and Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment for worldwide theme park rights to Avatar. |
| January 2011 | James Cameron was approached by Disney executives Bob Iger and Tom Staggs about creating Avatar-themed attractions at Disney theme parks, with initial discussions focusing on a potential attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. |
| 2010 | Avatar became the best-selling video title in the United States. |
| 2010 | Jake Gyllenhaal declines the role of Jake Sully to focus on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. |
| December 24 2010 | Avatar had its 3D television world premiere on Sky. |
| November 16 2010 | The Avatar three-disc Extended Collector's Edition was released on DVD and Blu-ray, containing three versions of the film: theatrical cut (162 minutes), special edition cut (170 minutes), and collector's extended cut (178 minutes). |
| October 2010 | Abrams Books released 'The Making of Avatar', a 272-page book detailing the film's production process with over 500 color photographs and illustrations. |
| October 16 2010 | At the Scream Awards, James Cameron won Best Director, and Avatar won awards for Best F/X and 3-D Top Three Award, with additional nominations in multiple categories. |
| August 27 2010 | Avatar: Special Edition was released, featuring an additional nine minutes of CG footage, with scenes costing over $1 million per minute to produce. |
| August 8 2010 | At the Teen Choice Awards, Avatar won Sci-Fi Movie, with Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington winning Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress and Actor respectively. |
| June 24 2010 | At the Saturn Awards, James Cameron and the film received numerous awards including Visionary Award, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, and awards for cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, and Sigourney Weaver. |
| June 6 2010 | At the MTV Movie Awards, Avatar received nominations for Best Movie, Best Female Performance (Zoe Saldana), Best Villain (Stephen Lang), Best Fight, and Best Kiss. |
| April 26 2010 | Avatar DVD and Blu-ray released in the United Kingdom. |
| April 22 2010 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Avatar on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States, coinciding with Earth Day and featuring the film in its 1.78:1 (16:9) format. |
| March 7 2010 | At the Academy Awards, Avatar received multiple nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for James Cameron. The film won awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects. |
| February 2010 | Producer Jon Landau revealed that James Cameron planned to write a prequel novel providing more depth to the Avatar story. |
| February 2010 | CNN published an article exploring the 'Avatar science', discussing the technological concept of linking human minds to remotely controlled bodies, with scientists emphasizing that such sophisticated interaction is decades or centuries away from being possible. |
| February 28 2010 | James Cameron receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Visual Effects Society Awards, and the film wins multiple awards including Outstanding Visual Effects, Best Single Visual Effect, Outstanding Animated Character, Outstanding Matte Paintings, and Outstanding Created Environments. |
| February 27 2010 | Avatar became the first film to gross over $700 million in the United States and Canada, after 72 days of release. |
| February 23 2010 | At the 3D Creative Arts Awards, Avatar won multiple awards including Live Action 3D Feature, Best 3D Character for Neytiri, Best 3D Scene for Jake Sully's first flight, Best 3D Stereography, Outstanding Achievement in 3D Visual Effects, and Outstanding Achievement for Marketing 3D Content. |
| February 6 2010 | James Cameron received the Lucky Brand Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. |
| February 2 2010 | Avatar became the highest-grossing film of all time in Canada and the United States, 47 days after its domestic release. |
| January 2010 | A mountain in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China, was renamed 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain' in honor of the film by the local city government. |
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