James Cameron Didn’t Want His ‘Avatar’ Sequel to End up Like ‘The Matrix Reloaded’

Movie maker James Cameron had a high opinion of the first Matrix film. He even believed that he helped inspire the 1999 sci-fi feature. But when making the Avatar film, he felt The Matrix sequel showed him what not to do with his own sequels.

James Cameron didn’t want his ‘Avatar’ sequel to end up like ‘The Matrix Reloaded’

James Cameron posing for a picture at the the Hand and Footprint Ceremony honoring him and Jon Landau
James Cameron | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Cameron has sung the praises of 1999’s The Matrix quite a few times. The feature from the Wachowskis had a basic premise that was similar to Cameron’s own Terminator. But it took that familiar concept to a direction that even impressed the Oscar-winning director.

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