Quaritch’s Fate in Fire & Ash and His Future in Avatar 4 Addressed by Star After Major Twist: “Too Confusing”

The fate of Quaritch in Avatar: Fire and Ash remains in question after a major twist in the new film. Stephen Lang has been a big part of the Avatar franchise since the first film, where he was a major antagonist for Jake and the Na’vi race. In the first film, he was a military man sent from Earth to attempt to conquer Pandora, an inhabited Earth-sized moon of Polyphemus orbiting Alpha Centauri A. When that movie ended, the hero Jake (Sam Worthington) beat him, and it seemed the human villain had died. However, he returned as an avatar of a Na’vi in the sequel, and he was back again for the third movie in the series.

After Quaritch seemingly fell to his death in a shocking moment in Avatar: Fire and Ash, Stephen Lang spoke with CinemaBlend about the chances that his character once again survived a near-death experience. “The line that I don’t say when I take that is ‘F**k it’ because that’s really what it is. It’s a ‘F**k it’ moment,” Lang said. “This is too confusing and complex for me. I’ve done plenty. I really won’t say more than that about it.”

Lang went on to remind people that the character died in the first movie before being resurrected in the second. He then almost died in the second, so people need to remember that before writing his character off after this third movie twist. When Lang calls it a “F**k it” moment, he is primarily talking about how his character has had enough of the fighting and the conflict. In the third movie, Quaritch had quite the character development, as he assimilated with the Na’vi race, had a romance with Verang, and began to grow closer to his human son, Spider.

However, Quaritch also killed Jake’s son, and that might finally be weighing on him. He also might be tired of constantly fighting Jake. The twist came when Jake saved his life, but Quaritch rejected it and pulled away, seemingly falling to his death. The big thing to note is that he was never seen hitting the ground, and there is always a chance in the world of Avatar that he could have somehow survived once again.

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Is the Future of Avatar in Danger?

The big question is whether James Cameron will go on with the franchise after the drop in box office for the third movie. Cameron had planned for five films in the franchise, with Avatar 4 coming out in 2029 and Avatar 5 in 2031. However, Cameron said he wasn’t going to continue filming the fourth Avatar movie until the third one came out, and its success would determine the future of the franchise. Cameron also said he would not allow anyone else to continue it if he left.

There is a good chance this could be the end of Avatar if people don’t continue to flood into theaters to support the third film. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was, at one time, a sure thing, and it is even struggling to match expectations, although there is enough money behind it to keep pushing the movies out and enough leeway on budgets to keep them profitable. However, all Avatar has is James Cameron and his vision, and if people stop showing interest in this franchise, there is a good chance the director might look for brighter pastures. If anything, he has always had his hands in other people’s properties, so there might be a new big thing on the horizon.

James Cameron is 71, and there is a chance he doesn’t want to commit to another half-decade of Avatar movies if he feels the franchise has run its course and can’t keep up to the astronomical levels he has grown accustomed to. Avatar (2009) made $2.9 billion at the worldwide box office, the highest-grossing film of all time. Avatar: Way of the Water (2022) made $2.3 billion, ranked third all-time. Avatar: Fire and Ash has a long road ahead to come close to those totals. If not, Cameron might already be looking at his next obsession.

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