“Avatar 4” and“ 5” Are 'Full Speed Ahead' After Third Movie Crossed $1 Billion at Box Office

A producer on Avatar: Fire and Ash said that the planned fourth and fifth films are "headed forward" more than three months after the latest sequel hit theaters

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• Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 are currently expected to hit theaters in 2029 and 2031

• Avatar: Fire and Ash is available on digital now, with a physical release set for May 19

The planned fourth and fifth movies inJames Cameron'sAvatarfranchise are moving forward with preproduction, according to an executive producer who worked onAvatar: Fire and Ash.

Rae Sanchini, who is credited as an executive producer on the third movie in the franchise, toldInversein an article published on Wednesday, April 1 that the fourth and fifth movies Cameron, 71, has previously discussed remain in development. "Right now we're figuring out the schedule," Sanchini told the outlet. "We're working hard on it right now, budgeting, scheduling, planning, building out our new pipeline for them. As far as we're concerned, we're full speed ahead."

The fourth and fifth movies in theAvatarseries, which do not yet have titles, have been scheduled to hit theaters in 2029 and 2031. However, Sanchini described those release dates as "tentative" and that the production intends to finalize release dates for the movies "in the not too distant future."

She also told the outlet that Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, is utilizing "a more generally accessible platform" to build theAvatarfranchise's state-of-the-art visual spectacle for the forthcoming sequels.

"We have the scripts, they're brilliant," Sanchini added. "As far as I'm concerned, we're heading forward."

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Fire and Ash, a sequel to 2022'sThe Way of Water,crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box officein January, just weeks after it initially released. The movie finished its box office run aftergrossing $1.48 million globally. (2009's originalAvatarandThe Way of Waterstand out as the top grossing movie ever and third highest-grossing film ever, respectively.)

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Cameron previously suggested that he and the other producers behind the franchise "need to figure out how to makeAvatarmovies more inexpensively in order to continue" in a January interview. When Cameron appeared for a press conference at the Saturn Awards on March 8, the filmmaker said that it's "likely, but not 100%" that he makes the two planned instalments, according toScreen Rant.

Fire and Ashstands out as thelongest installment in theAvatarseriesso far. The film picks up soon after the events ofThe Way of Waterand finds the Sully family reeling after the death of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldaña) eldest son, Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), as series villain Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) renews his efforts to find and capture Jake.Oona Chaplinalso notably joined the franchise for the threequel as a Na'vi villain named Varang, who teams up with Quaritch.

Avatar: Fire and Ashis available on digital now, with a physical release set for May 19.

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Archie Follows in Dad Prince Harry’s Footsteps During an Idyllic Family Ski Trip

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Prince Archiecompleted a rite of passage for aMountbatten-Windsor: learning to ski. Yesterday,Duchess Meghanshared a candid, heartwarming video of her little son skiing like a pro on a mountain behind Prince Harry. The duke can be seen checking in on his boy along the way. Meghan, meanwhile, followed close behind the 6-year-old, documenting it all.

"My boys. Quick learner, Archie! So proud ❤️," Meghan wrote in her post caption.

In the clip, Archie is seen wearing a gray ski suit with a black helmet and gloves, matching his dad.

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Harry and brother Prince William learned to ski at a young age, and for many years took annual ski trips with dad King Charles III (then Prince Charles) and momPrincess Diana. (During a 1995 holiday in Switzerland, Diana famously confronted paparazzi to ask them to give them privacy and stop photographing her kids.)

In his tell-all memoir,Spare, the Duke of Sussex reflects on the "wonderful memories" the family made on those trips, and refers to their favored destination, the Austrian village of Lech, as a "safe haven."

The trips made such an impact that Harry seriously considered working as a ski instructor at the Lech am Arlberg resort after graduating from Eton, but his dad told him it was "out of the question," the prince writes.

Also in his book, Harry describes his approach to skiing as "wild" as opposed to brother William's more cautious technique. And per Meghan's video, Archie inherited his father's fearless, adventurous side.

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Video shows Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell in heated dispute at Florida home

More details are emerging on an alleged altercation betweenBackstreet Boys member Brian Littrelland a Florida beachgoer.

The"I Want It That Way" singer, 51,reportedly called 911 following the incident on March 22, and later filed a complaint in Walton County, Florida, according toPeopleandABC 13.

Though Littrell sought battery charges against a local man whom he said set up a beach chair on his private property and refused to leave, the prosecutor ultimately declined to pursue the case. Now, a videoreleased by ABC 13is shedding new light on the incident.

In the video, submitted as evidence,Littrellapproached a man, identified by the outlet as Kyle Gallagher. Gallagher was sitting on the beach as Littrell videotaped Gallagher with his phone and came within a few inches of his face. The man pushed Littrell's phone away, and the two began filming each other and hurling expletives.

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The boy band member then turned the camera to his own face, laughing and said, "This is what I deal with, people like this," to which the man responded, "You came and shoved your phone in my face, bro." The dispute continued, with both men getting heated, and Littrell at one point saying, "You wanna be gay?"

Gallagher argued that Littrell's property is next to public beach access, while the singer responded, "I can't wait till this gets out, bro."

In statements to authorities, both men offered a different version of events, with Littrell characterizing Gallagher as violent and a disturbance to the peace, while Gallagher said he only batted away the singer's phone out of reflex and being startled.

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Walton County Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney Josh Mitchell declined to pursue charges, citing both a lack of criminal intent and the video backing up Gallagher's version of events, per ABC 13. USA TODAY has reached out to Mitchell's office as well as the Walton County Sheriff.

In a statement sent to USA TODAY on Friday, April 3, Littrell's lawyer alleged he is one of several people in the beachfront neighborhood who are frustrated by trespassers.

"Mr. Littrell enjoys positive relationships with his neighbors. They share a common challenge: repeated trespassing by individuals who deliberately enter private property to provoke confrontation," the singer's attorney, Peter Ticktin, wrote in the statement. "These incidents have affected multiple homeowners in the area and predate Mr. Littrell's purchase of his home."

The statement continued: "A trespasser placed a personal beach chair on Mr. Littrell's private property and refused to leave. When Mr. Littrell approached him calmly, the trespasser became aggressive and struck Mr. Littrell in the face without provocation. This was an act of battery against a homeowner attempting to protect his property."

Ticktin pushed back on "the claim that Mr. Littrell used a homophobic slur," calling it "false."

"The full video of the encounter shows unequivocally that no such language was used. Sexual orientation played no role in this incident, and any suggestion otherwise is knowingly false," Ticktin said.

"Mr. Littrell and his family purchased what they saw as their dream home, only to discover an ongoing pattern of trespassing and harassment targeting private property owners along their and their neighbors' stretch of beach. These actions are not about public access, public beaches exist on both sides of the neighborhood and remain open and uncrowded," Ticktin continued. "Instead, certain individuals appear intent on challenging the very concept of private property rights."

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Second Winter Storm Will Bring Snow, Ice To Northern US As April Kicks Off

A second winter storm will blanket parts of the northern U.S. with snow and ice through the weekend from the northern Rockies to the Great Lakes and parts of northern New England as a reminder that April can still deliver wintry weather for some.

Fortunately, neither of these back-to-back winter storms will come anywhere close to the ferocity oflast month's record-setting blizzard. But each will still have impacts on travel into the Easter holiday weekend.

The storms have been named Winter Storm Joseline and Winter Storm Kadence by The Weather Channel.

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Happening Now

The map below shows where areas of snow, sleet and freezing rain are occurring right now.

Most of Joseline's snow and ice has pushed into eastern Canada, but some wintry precipitation is lingering in parts of northern Minnesota and northern New England.

Joseline blanketed parts of the Dakotas and northern Minnesota with up to 8 inches of snow. It also left one-quarter one half-inch of accumulated ice in parts of northern Wisconsin and northern Michigan, which, combined with strong winds, knocked out power to over 50,000 customers.

The second winter storm, Kadence, is spreading its snow and some ice out of the northern Rockies into the Northern Plains.

Winter Alerts

Winter storm warnings, and even an ice storm warning, have been issued for parts of the upper Midwest just hammered by last month's blizzard, including parts of Minnesota into northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Conditions in these areas will make it dangerous to travel.

Forecast Timeline

Friday, the first winter storm will have spread most of its snowy, icy mess into eastern Canada. However, some snow, sleet or freezing rain is expected in parts of northern New England early, before precipitation changes to rain.

Meanwhile, the second winter storm — Kadence — will take shape over the Northern Plains with more snow and ice. Friday night, that wintry mess will once again spread into the northern Great Lakes.

Winter Storm Kadence will persist in the northern Great Lakes with snow and some areas of ice, though some warmer air could change some areas of freezing rain to rain by midday.

Some freezing rain could once again also spread into parts of far northern New England late Saturday night, but it may change to rain by Easter Sunday.

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How Much More Snow, Ice?

As we alluded to earlier, despite being two storms back-to-back, neither storm will produce anywhere near the totals of the blizzard in mid-March.

However, we do expect a swath of 6-inch-plus additional snowfall across parts of the Dakotas into northern Minnesota and perhaps extreme northwest Wisconsin. Extreme northern Maine could see snowfall approach 6 inches, as well.

This could make travel difficult on stretches of Interstates 94, 29, 35 and 90. Leave yourself extra time and be prepared in case any stretches of roads close for a period of time. The combination of wet snow and winds may also lead to some power outages and tree damage in some areas.

The map below shows areas that may see enough ice accumulation to make most roads slippery, for a time, particularly bridges and overpasses.

The combination of accumulating ice and winds may also lead to some tree damage and power outages in these areas, especially areas that see freezing rain from both storms.

What complicates this forecast, however, is that precipitation in the areas below may eventually change to rain, and ground temperatures are warmer due to the recent bout of spring warmth.

For now, the highest concern for accumulating ice in the Great Lakes is early Saturday.

In far northern New England, that icing concern is early Friday, then possibly again early Sunday.

April Snow

You might be wondering how weird snow as late as April is.

The short answer is, "it's typical."

As you can see in the map below, the season's last snow typically happens in April across most of the northern tier, from northern New England to the Northern Plains.

In parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the Rockies, snow usually still falls in May.

Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him onBluesky,X (formerly Twitter)andFacebook.

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