As for what else can be anticipated, director James Cameron warned that the film will be a long one to watch and he isn’t sorry about it.
“I don’t want anybody whining about length when they sit and binge-watch [television] for eight hours,” Cameron told Empire in an interview published in June. “I can almost write this part of the review. ‘The agonizingly long three-hour movie…’ It’s like, give me a f–king break. I’ve watched my kids sit and do five one-hour episodes in a row.”
Despite the long run time, James assured fans it’s not the end of the world if they need to leave their seats for a scene, adding, “It’s okay to get up and go pee.”
Avatar: The Way of Water premieres in theaters Dec. 16.