When it comes to sequels, there is always the temptation to go bigger and better. If a first film takes place in one location, it’s often the case that a filmmaker will take the next one to a completely new one or maybe even a host of different places, especially if they want to increase the stake and scopes. But that’s not to say expanding outward is the only way to do things.

Such is the case with the Avatar sequels. We’ve known for years that at least one of the sequels would emphasize water, but it wasn’t entirely clear if it would all take place on Pandora or take our heroes to different locales to better show off diverse visuals. Speaking at a Q&A for Alita: Battle Angel, producer Jon Landau spilled the beans on whether or not they’d be going to other planets.

“We also made the decision on the sequels to do everything really based on Pandora. There are times when other science-fiction movies, if they want water, they go to the ocean planet. If they want snow, they go to the ice planet. We realized that if we looked at Earth, we could spend our whole life traveling the globe and not see all of the wonders that Earth holds. Let’s do that on Pandora. Let Pandora really truly be that metaphor where we get to go see all these incredible different environments that Pandora holds. But just as importantly, as we go throughout the sequels we’re gonna meet new clans with very diverse cultures. Because our world, we’re a melting pot. In the first movie, we really only met one clan, the Omaticaya. But if a clan has lived forever on the oceans, they’re culturally gonna be very different than a clan that has lived in the rainforest, and we wanna present that in the movies as well.”

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I really like this approach. Landu has a great point here and it’s one that’s always bothered me. How in the hell does a planet consisting entirely of a single climate actually make sense? Earth itself is diverse, so why couldn’t another planet be the same? Them going forward with this philosophy, I think, is a smart move, and really cements the grounded logic director James Cameron likes to give his movies.

But what do you think? Do you like the idea of exploring a single planet over four more movies, or does planet-hopping sound more your speed? Let us know in the comments! And be sure to give me a follow on Twitter at @JAMTheWriter, where we can talk story and film ALL THE TIME!

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SOURCE: Collider