"Dances with Wolves" "Pocahontas" "FernGully" "Avatar" is set to receive four sequels, according to creator James Cameron. The "Titanic" director announced the expansion of the franchise at CinemaCon on Thursday. He confirmed his plans to release four new "Avatar" movies over the course of the next seven years with each installment intended to debut around Christmas of 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023. Yep, James Cameron is Santa. “We’re making four epic ['Avatar'] films that stand alone but together form a saga.