Jemaine Clement Discusses Being In At Least Two Of The ‘Avatar’ Sequels, Future Flight Of The Conchords Music [TCA 2020]
The list ofJames Cameron’sAvatarsequels kept growing from two sequels to form a trilogy, and now we’re dealing with a total of five films in the franchise when all is said and done.Flight of the ConchordsstarJemaine Clementwas announced to be in an unknown number of theAvatarsequels as a marine biologist named Dr. Ian Garvin. So while the actor appeared at the Television Critics Association panel for the FX seriesWhat We Do In the Shadows,we had to ask him about working on the Avatar franchise.
In our interview with Clement, the actor clarified whichAvatarsequels he’s actually in, including what some of his scenes involved, and the status of any more Flight of the Conchords music.
James Cameron has been filmingAvatarsequels for years. The wayAvatarmovies are filmed, Cameron can shoot as often or as infrequently as he wants, using the volume and performance capture and stitching scenes together in post. They’re basically working on all the movies at once, and Clement confirmed he’s involved with at least two of the sequels.
“I don’t know that I’m in all of them but we’re filming the second and third ones at the moment,” Clement said.
That still doesn’t rule outAvatar 4andAvatar5,which have been said to only happen if the first two sequels are successful at the box office.Cameron keeps adding cast members, bringing back the likes ofSigourney WeaverandStephen Lang, in addition to the main characters played bySam WorthingtonandZoe Saldana.
As for what Clement’s role entails, he gets to spend some time underwater in Pandora.
One of the first detailsJames Cameron revealed about theAvatarsequels was that they would explore the Pandoran seas. That makes sense sinceCameron has always been obsessed with the deep sea fromThe AbysstoTitanicand his real life deep sea dives. And Jemaine Clement gets to spend some time underwater in Pandora with Cameron. He talked about the experience of shooting those scenes:
Avatar 2is slated to arrive in theaters onDecember 17, 2021, andAvatar 3will follow onDecember 22, 2023. If those two movies are successful at the box office, then James Cameron will continue withAvatar 4onDecember 19, 2025, andAvatar 5will finish the franchise onDecember 17, 2027.
Any New Flight of the Conchords Music on the Way?
Unfortunately for you Flight of the Conchords fans out there, it doesn’t sound like there will be any new music for awhile
Jemaine Clement reunited with Bret McKenzie for a Flight of the Conchords special for HBO. They played their hits from the HBO comedy and their music from before the show, as well as some new songs. For now, the band is separated again.
“[Bret’s] very busy at the moment,” Clement said. “He’s organizing an arts festival in New Zealand.”
That’s sad, because we’d always love to hear new Flight of the Conchords music, but the special was a gift for fans, and it showed that they can always reunite and make more when they have the time. It’s also good to be individually busy and both are involved with noteworthy projects.
