Production on ‘Avatar 2’ officially resumes in New Zealand after coronavirus

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Ellise Shafer editorThe crew members of Amazon Prime Video’s television adaptation “The Lord of the Rings” and Netflix’s upcoming take on Japanese animated series “Cowboy Bepop,” have both been granted permission to enter New Zealand to begin or resume production, along with five other projects.According to New Zealand media website Stuff, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has revealed that international crews for seven projects have been allowed to enter the country in the

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSeveral more overseas productions will join James Cameron’s Avatar sequels and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog Netflix film in New Zealand in the coming  months.New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment has announced that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, Netflix series Cowboy Bebop and Sweet Tooth, Peter Farrelly’s film Greatest Beer Run Ever starring Viggo Mortensen, and Power Rangers Beast Morphers series have been granted

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe New Zealand government is to inject $48 million (NZ$74.4 million) of cash to help the film and TV industries recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus and the country’s strict lockdown measures.

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The production of James Cameron's much-awaited Avatar sequel is back on track in New Zealand. The filming of Avatar 2 was put on hold in March after the New Zealand Government instituted a lockdown amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic to promote social distancing and stop the spread of the deadly virus.

Avatar is back in action.

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Director James Cameron has returned to New Zealand after a 13-hour long direct flight with producer Jon Landau and the director-producer duo plans on quarantining for two weeks before resuming work on Avatar sequel. The 65-year-old fame is most famous for his 2009 film Avatar which is one of the highest-grossing films of the decade.

James Cameron is back in New Zealand, but he won’t be back on set of the Avatar sequel just yet.

The Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi has been awarded the honour of being an 'Officer' of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contribution towards films. The director who is helming the film, Thor: Love and Thunder was honoured on the occasion of Queen's Birthday.