After
revealing that there would be three new Avatar movies, James Cameron now says
that there will also be four novels to add to the Avatar Universe, and to
achieve that Cameron will join forces with sci-fi author Steven Charles Gould (Jumper).
In the
press release, Cameron says that Gould “… is one of the shining lights in
contemporary science fiction, and I’ve long admired the worlds and characters
he’s created in his books and stories.
We’re very fortunate to have Steven bring his formidable talents to the
Avatar universe. He is already working
closely with me and the screenwriters to flesh out the expanding world of
Avatar.”
At this
point not much regarding the novels is known except for what comes in the press
release below.
JAMES
CAMERON TAPS NOTED SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR STEVEN CHARLES GOULD TO WRITE FOUR
NOVELS BASED UPON AVATAR AND ITS THREE SEQUELS
BOOKS
WILL EXPAND UPON THE FILMMAKER’S STORIES FOR THE FILM QUADRILOGY
LOS
ANGELES (August 22, 2013) __ Filmmaker James Cameron has tapped noted science fiction
author Steven Charles Gould (Jumper) to write four stand-alone novels based
upon – and expanding — Cameron’s history-making 2009 film Avatar, and Cameron’s
stories for his three upcoming Avatar sequels.
Cameron
commented, “Steven Gould is one of the shining lights in contemporary science
fiction, and I’ve long admired the worlds and characters he’s created in his
books and stories. We’re very fortunate
to have Steven bring his formidable talents to the Avatar universe. He is already working closely with me and the
screenwriters to flesh out the expanding world of Avatar.”
While
Gould is best known for his 1992 novel Jumper, which Twentieth Century Fox and
New Regency turned into a motion picture in 2008, he has been acclaimed for his
short fiction, including his Hugo Award-nominated short story “Rory,” and the
novelette “Peaches for Mad Molly.” The
latter was also on the shortlist for the Nebula Award. His other novels include
Wildside, the Jumper sequel Reflex, 7th Sigma, and Impulse. He is president of the Science Fiction
Writers of America.
Kathy
Franklin, Lightstorm Entertainment’s President of Franchise Development, noted,
“The novels are just one example of our commitment to our fans to extend the
world of Avatar, in this instance in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox
Consumer Products.”
Cameron
also is currently writing the screenplays for the three new Avatar pictures,
along with screenwriters Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Rick Jaffa &
Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planets of the Apes) and Shane Salerno (Savages,
Salinger).
The
sequels will be filmed back-to-back with production beginning next year. The release of the first sequel will be in
December 2016, with the second to follow in December 2017, and the third a year
later.
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