The four upcoming sequels had to pause production in New Zealand amid the coronavirus pandemic
sequels can start filming again in the coming months. Visual effects on the films continued to be worked on amid the filming delay, according to
. The outlet reports the four announced sequels, which are all being shot at the same time, are budgeted at around $1 billion.sequel is still slated for a December 2021 release. Three more sequels are expected to follow in 2023, 2025 and 2027.Producer Jon Landau previously confirmed the production shut down in March to
, saying, “We’re in the midst of a global crisis and this is not about the film industry. I think everybody needs to do now whatever we can do, as we say here, to flatten the [coronavirus] curve.”Twitter account has been sharing behind-the-scenes shots of the actors and director James Cameron on set."From the set of the sequels: @JimCameron directing the actors before they dive underwater for performance capture.
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