James Cameron Doesn't Want to Hear Any of Us Binge-Watchers Whining About His Three-Hour AVATAR Sequel

James Cameron has been working on his Avatar sequel for over a decade, and he doesn’t want to hear any of our complaining about its length. The first film, which came out in 2009, had a runtime of 2 hour and 42 minutes. This is not as unusual now, in a world where superhero epics are regularly approximately this long, but it did feel lengthy at the time.

Cameron has already said he believes Avatar: The Way of Water will clock in at around three hours, and he is having none of the anticipatory bitching about the time. In a recent interview with Empire, Cameron said:

"I don't want anybody whining about length when they sit and binge-watch [television] for eight hours ... I can almost write this part of the review. 'The agonisingly long three-hour movie...' It's like, give me a f—— break. I've watched my kids sit and do five one-hour episodes in a row."

I mean, when Stranger Things, The Umbrella Academy, and Cobra Kai come back, I always watch the latest season in approximately two sittings, so this argument does make sense. But the counter argument is that when I’m binge-watching, it’s from home. I can press pause and take breaks. But to that, Cameron says:

"Here's the big social paradigm shift that has to happen: it's okay to get up and go pee."

Maybe he should follow in the footsteps of Avengers: Endgame and have a bathroom break guide for fans to follow. Avatar: The Way of Water is scheduled to finally hit theaters on December 16, 2022.