Avatar director James Cameron has revealed that, while some may be interested in the potential of virtual reality for the entertainment industry, he isn't particularly enthused.

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“ There seems to be a lot of excitement around something that, to me, is a yawn, frankly.

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Speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference panel (via The Hollywood Reporter ), Cameron explained that while he may have merrily embraced 3D technology for Avatar and its sequels, the latest step forward in technology holds no such draw for him."There seems to be a lot of excitement around something that, to me, is a yawn, frankly," he said. "The question that always occurred to me is, when is it going to be mature, when is it going to be accepted by the public at large, when are people going to start authoring in VR and what will that be?Following this, Cameron gave an update on the status of the sequels, which he's shooting back-to-back in a bid to keep down costs. Following a joke from 21st Century Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch that the follow-up flicks could have double the budget of the original, Cameron swiftly downplayed the idea without directly refuting it, before explaining he's looking to "economies of scale" to keep costs down."We’ll literally capture the actors all at the same time, we’ll do all the live photography all at the same time, it’s sort of like we’re shooting a miniseries," he said. "So, theoretically, that’s a good way to damp the costs down hopefully well below what the first film's cost [of over $200 million]."Avatar 2 is expected to drop December 2016, followed by Avatar 3 in December 2017 and Avatar 4 in 2018.

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