Summary
Elements from the upcomingAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoracould carry over into futureAvatarmovies, and vice-versa. James Cameron’sAvatarwas a global phenomenon when it hit theaters back in 2009, wowing moviegoers with its gripping visual effects and imaginative setting of Pandora, an alien planet populated by the tribal Na’vi. Ubisoft and in-house developer Massive Entertainment announced that they were working with Disney to produce a tie-in video game titledAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoraback in 2017, with a trailer launched a few years later at E3 2021.
This first-person open-world adventure will put players in the role of an orphan Na’vi raised by the human Resources Development Administration and put into suspended animation. Upon waking up, the player character discovers their heritage and must rally the Na’vi tribes to fight back against the RDA in a new setting called the Western Frontier.Frontiers of Pandorahas been in developmentfor several years now, with numerous delays pushing it back until after the release of James Cameron’sAvatar: The Way of Waterlast winter.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorawill have a standalone plot from the previously releasedAvatarfilms, butIGNreports that elements from the game could appear in future installments of the record-breaking franchise. Massive Entertainment creative director Magnus Jansen recently sat down for an interview and stated that one of the alien species being introduced inFrontiers of Pandorais being used in an exhibition byAvatarfilm studio Lightstorm Entertainment. Jansen adds that there are already talks of using some of these creatures in a futureAvatarmovie.
Lightstorm Entertainment producer Jon Landau supported this notion at a recent media event, telling IGN that he thinks thenew Na’vi clans introduced inFrontiers of Pandoracould be woven into the film continuity someday. He also noted that some of the game’s new environments could also be fleshed out in anAvatarmovie down the road. This implied connection betweenFrontiers of Pandoraand theAvatarfilms might even be mutual, as Lightstorm vice president of franchise development Joshua Izzo revealed that elements of the next movie can be found in the game.
Fans will have to wait at least two more years to see just what aspects fromFrontiers of Pandorawillcarry over into the tentatively titledAvatar 3, but it seems that Massive’s upcoming tie-in will have a stronger connection to its source material than initially believed. James Cameron is planning at least three moreAvatarsequels over the coming decade, and it will be interesting to see whereAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoraand its forthcoming DLC expansions fit into this ever-growing universe.
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
WHERE TO PLAY
Protect Pandora. Become Na’Vi. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first-person, action-adventure game set in the open world of the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora. Abducted by the human militaristic corporation known as the RDA, you, a Na’vi, were trained and molded to serve their purpose. Fifteen years later, you are free, but find yourself a stranger in your birthplace. Reconnect with your lost heritage, discover what it truly means to be Na’vi, and join other clans to protect Pandora from the RDA.
