James Cameron, the director of Avatar and Jon Landau, one of the producers, have finally set foot in New Zealand. Filming had been interrupted due to the pandemic. But that's it! He seems ready to be prosecuted again!
Avatar 2: Moving Forward!
James Cameron and Jon Landau arrived in Wellington , the capital of New Zealand, on Sunday morning, May 31. The resumption of filming of Avatar 2 should start shortly. The Air New Zealand plane carried 54 passengers and took off from Los Angeles on Friday. 13 hours later, he landed in Wellington. It was on an Instagram post that Jon Landau had warned that filming should resume following the authorization of the government. Yesterday, he told us that they had arrived in New Zealand. https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1U8k9p1Al/?utm_source=ig_embed However, it notifies in description that 14 days of quarantine are mandatory. Filming should resume in a fortnight.
How were they able to get around?
Production had been halted in mid-March due to Covid-19. New Zealand had regulated the comings and goings of the country by largely closing its borders. But then how did the film crew manage to get there? To be allowed to enter this country, Cameron, Landau and the crew used a very special clause. According to Variety, this would be a border exemption clause for foreigners considered to have "significant economic value". According to the same source, this clause should not be too difficult to use for Avatar. This is because films receive money under New Zealand's "New Zealand Localization Grant Program for large-scale foreign film and television shoots". The film should also receive a financial bonus as it leaves a sustainable economy behind. An imminent revival that makes us look forward to seeing the final result, especially after Jon Landau revealed some details of the film !
