‘Avatar’ Sequels Set to Resume Production in New Zealand

Wilson Chapman editorThe five films nominated for live-action short at this year’s Oscars were shot and produced in five different countries around the world, and tell stories that have little in common with each other, from a satire to a romantic drama. But all were labors of love from talented directors who had to deal with numerous obstacles to get there, whether it was a limited budget or short-shooting times or harsh shooting conditions.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHoly ticket sales, Batman!Robert Pattinson’s pitch-black superhero adventure “The Batman” collected a mighty $128.5 million in its box office debut, marking the best opening weekend of 2022 by a landslide. But what is more impressive: it’s only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend, a feat first achieved by “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which launched last December to a historic $260 million.Thanks to positive reviews, strong reception from ticket buyers and high levels of intrigue to see Pattinson’s moody take on the Caped Crusader, “The Batman” is shaping up to be a commercial winner for Warner Bros.

It’s Outlander premiere day on Starz and there’s no better way to celebrate than by looking at amazing photos of the stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe!

There are already so many excellent K-Pop releases in 2022!

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentPublic service announcement to journalists: When discussing Oscars in the next few weeks, please don’t refer to “the technical categories.”Reminder to Academy/ABC decision-makers: You’ve always stated that all Oscar categories are equal, but the Feb. 22 move was a reminder that some categories are more equal than others.On that day, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced eight of Oscar’s 23 awards will be handed out before the televised ceremony. That includes five of the nine artisan categories.

Two under two! After Liz Sandoz and Vito Presta welcomed their second child, they were initially wary how eldest daughter Jovie would take to the new baby of the family.

Aidy Bryant is getting the chance to embrace her sexuality.

Forget all the drama with the Shelby family down the back streets of Birmingham in BBC One’s Peaky Blinders – this Sunday it’s all about family fights in real-life. Acting brothers Joe Cole and Finn will be competing in a TV ratings war as their mega dramas, Peaky Blinders and new ITV spy thriller Ipcress File go head-to-head. We can only imagine the two of them sitting down in front of the box and fighting over the remote control.

Michelle Heaton has candidly documented her journey before and after getting her breast implants replaced in moving video diary.The former Liberty X star, 42, discovered her breast implants, which she had put in after having a double-mastectomy 10 years ago, had ruptured in December after "worried" fans contacted her following the publication of an OK! photoshoot. In this Tuesday's new magazine, a delighted Michelle will reveal the results of her surgery and tell all on the process.

McFly singer Tom Fletcher and his wife I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Giovanna Fletcher had a fun family day out at Disneyland Paris – and they were not the only celebs there. Strictly Come Dancing star Tom, 36, and Giovanna, 37, were just two celebrities from the UK joining the Disneyland Paris 30th Anniversary celebrations this weekend.Tom and Giovanna were joined by their three children Buzz, seven, Buddy, six, and Max, three, for the family trip.

FireCityFunk‘s Surrender To Me is a song written in the ’70s but never released commercially… until now.

Deadly ultra-modern fighter jets worth £100million have arrived in the UK and will “make Putin sweat”, according to a military source.

A radical vision for Kilmarnock's future has been unveiled in a video proposing how the town centre could look.

Easy DIY projects for beginners can be hard to pull off, but one B&M shopper has shared an affordable and achievable home decor makeover.

Outlander is finally back after a two-year absence, and : romance, sex, flashbacks, and new, mysterious characters. Oh, and plenty of drama. Meanwhile, HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will be the new show you're talking about each week, while NBC's The Courtship hopes to capture the Bridgerton audience with a reality dating show reminiscent of Regency-era England.

Gary Neville has admitted he has doubts over whether Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are suitable for Manchester United.

Snoop Dogg has confirmed that he now owns the masters to Dr. Dre‘s ‘The Chronic’ among other Death Row albums following his recent acquisition of the iconic record label.It was announced last month that the legendary rapper is now the official owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.At the time of the acquisition, the full terms of the deal had not been disclosed.

Post Malone has disputed claims made by a songwriter who is suing him over his 2019 hit ‘Circles’.Tyler Armes filed a federal lawsuit in California in April 2020, listing Post (real name Austin Post), Post’s producer Frank Dukes and Universal Music Group as defendants, and claims he is seeking co-writer and co-producer credits, as well as prospective and retroactive royalties and other money owed from the ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ track.On the same day, Post filed his own suit, with the rapper asking a New York Federal Judge to rule that Armes has no claim to the song’s copyright and did not participate in writing it.“It is an age-old story in the music business that when a song earns the type of runaway success that ‘Circles’ has garnered, and individuals will come out of the woodwork falsely claim to take credit for the song, and demand unwarranted and unearned windfall profits from the song,” reads Malone’s complaint.In a new court filing (via Rolling Stone), Post claims that Armes did not contribute anything “original” to the song, just “an admittedly extremely commonplace guitar chord progression,” and potentially a “fragment of a guitar melody that Armes claims he sung to Post”. Armes claims he was initially offered five per cent of the song’s royalties for his work on ‘Circles’, but that was removed when he tried to negotiate a bigger cut.Post’s new court documents read: “Armes admitted that his contributions did not even rise to the level of originality, which is also required in addition to the fixation requirement.

New times and places! Throughout Outlander’s tenure, Claire Randall and the rest of the Fraser family have traveled through time — from 18th century Scotland to 20th century America.

The most streamed television shows of 2021 have just been revealed and the numbers 1 and 2 most-popular shows are surprising!

LOS ANGELES — A sequel to James Cameron’s sci-fi movie blockbuster Avatar will go back into production next week for the first time since it was shuttered by worldwide efforts to contain the coronavirus, producer Jon Landau said on Friday.

Production on James Cameron's long-in-the-making Avatar sequels is set to restart in New Zealand as soon as "next week," according to producer Jon Landau. Work on the Avatar sequels came to a halt in mid-March after the New Zealand government instituted a lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.

Production on the long-awaited Avatar sequels will resume in New Zealand next week, according to the film’s producer.

The production of James Cameron's much-awaited Avatar sequel is all set to restart in New Zealand. The filming of Avatar 2 was put on hold in March after the New Zealand Government instituted a lockdown amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic to promote social distancing and stop the spread of the deadly virus.

Movies and TV shows that were in production around the world had to be shut down during the pandemic, but it’s time for some of them to resume shooting.

After years of delays and then having production halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming “Avatar” sequels may be moving forward.

By Anthony D'Alessandro