You're awaiting the opening of the Avatar land at Animal Kingdom or may be the three Avatar sequels, but the next big thing linked to James Cameron's Avatar will come next year, in 2015, and it's a big news that was announced this week-end in Montreal as Director James Cameron has teamed up with Cirque du Soleil to develop a live arena-touring show that will be created around Cameron's Avatar movies. The "live experience" is expected to debut in late 2015 and will travel all over the world.
If you'ever seen a Cirque du Soleil show, and the amazing. acrobatics that they pull off in these shows you'l understand that a Avatar show with the Cirque du Soleil could end to be something really spectacular. The announcement was made in Montreal during the C2MTL– Commerce + Creativity Conference, and here are more details. Note that Disney is not involved in this project:
The live production will feature the creative signature drive of Cirque du Soleil in association with Cameron's and Jon Landau's Lightstorm Entertainment. The show is expected to debut before the first of three upcoming Avatar sequels, for which Cameron is currently in pre-production. Twentieth Century Fox, which financed and distributedAvatar, will bring the new films to theaters around the world and is also a partner on the live show.
"Our relationship with Jim Cameron began with my visit at his 'Avatar' cutting room", explained Daniel Lamarre. "I am thrilled that almost 5 years later, Cirque du Soleil will be able to explore the very inspirational 'Avatar' realm for the live stage. This will mark our second creative project with Jim and I believe it will be as stimulating for both our creative forces."
"Over the years, I have discovered the extraordinary talents and imaginations of both the artists and the creative forces behind Cirque du Soleil," said James Cameron. "I know we share the common goal of bringing audiences to another level of entertainment experiences. I look forward to doing just that on this project."
"Audiences around the globe have embraced 'Avatar' and we believe they will want to experience this amazing world in an entirely new way," commented Kathy Franklin, President of Franchise Development at Lightstorm Entertainment.
"'Avatar' remains a phenomenon that continues to inspire people around the globe, and combining it with the live event ingenuity of Cirque de Soleil is a perfect synthesis of imagination and talent," said Jim Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO, 20th Century Fox. "As Jim Cameron prepares to take us to even greater heights with three new 'Avatar' films, we're thrilled with the innovative experience he's developing in this groundbreaking agreement with Cirque de Soleil."
Creative forces from Cirque du Soleil and Lightstorm Entertainment will meet and put in place a dedicated creative team, which will be announced at a later date."
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