"Avatar" fans have famously suffered from withdrawal symptoms after immersing themselves in the movie's perfect world, and then having to leave when it's time to exit the theater. It's actually been labeled a syndrome. They want more. They want it now.
So director James Cameron is coming to the rescue. But not in the form of another movie, not yet. First, he's going to write a book. It would be the Oscar-winning director's debut on the printed page.
Jon Landau, one of "Avatar's" producers, told MTV News that the novel will be a prequel. "Not a novelization - and there is a distinction. A novelization basically retells the story of the movie. Jim wants to write a novel that is a big epic that fills in a lot of things."
He continued, "It would be something that would lead up to telling the story of the movie, but it would go into much more depth about all the stories that we didn't have time to deal with - like the schoolhouse and Sigourney [Weaver's character] teaching at the schoolhouse; Jake on earth and his backstory and how he came here; [the death of] Tommy, Jake's brother; and Colonel Quaritch, how he ended up there and all that," Landau explained.
Almost since the movie hit screens there's been talk of "Avatar" prequels, sequels, comic books and anything in print that would give fans something to hold onto.
But lest they get too excited, Cameron has to write his book first. And if it's any indication, we know how long his movies take to make.
Landau had some encouraging news on that score as well. As for when "Avatar" fans can look forward to Cameron's novel, he says, "I'm hoping by the end of this year."
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