The Avatar sequels–Avatar 2, Avatar 3, and Avatar 4–could be the first movies to use the high frame rate system 4K, 3D system.
Douglas Trumball’s system delivers 120 frames per second.
He told The Hollywood Reporter that he has talked with Avatar producer Jon Landau about viewing the short film UTOFOG, which is a showcase for Trumbull’s patented process, dubbed MAGI, for capturing and displaying images at 120 frames per second in 4K and 3D on giant screens using conventional digital projectors.
Trumball said that James Cameron has admired his earlier high frame rate system but didn’t know if Cameron was interested in the new system.
But THR reported that Trumball indicated that he has talked with directors “very interested” in the technology.
“This will be driven by the directors. If directors like Cameron, J.J. Abrams, Peter Jackson want this, then I think we’ll start getting some traction,” he said.
The system helps to deliver a more fluid experience than normal.
“It delivers extreme fluidity of motion and amazing clarity with no strobing, no double flickering and a viewing experience that far exceeds conventional movie quality,” said Trumbull.
Avatar 2 is rumored to be released in November 2016, although Cameron has made no official announcements.
Speculation from Movie Pilot included a plot of exploring Pandora, including underwater scenes as referenced by James Cameron.
“The focus of Avatar 2 and it’s sequels will probably once again focus on the RDA (Resources Development Administration) as they seek to extract resources from the bounteous utopia of Pandora, possibly from their oceans,” it said.
“It will be interesting to see also though, now that jake has had some time living with the Na’vi, whether he has been able to teach them some humans skills, and whether – as in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – the innocent creatures begin to resemble their persecutors more as they fight against them.”
