Cameron “guarantees” you can’t predict Avatar 2’s story

In an interview with IGN, James Cameron opened up about his long-awaited sequel to the 2009 film, Avatar, and promised it will be a fresh experience that will take everyone by surprise.

Cameron explained, “What people hate the most is to go and see a movie and say ‘Oh… predictable.’ I defy anybody to predict where this story goes.”

In 2009, Avatar followed the story of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic Marine who infiltrates the Na’vi tribe as a spy before he befriends with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), the daughter of the Na’vi’s leader and joins forces with the blue-skinned warriors instead. According to Cameron, Avatar 2 will show more of a family drama. “We follow (Jake and Neytiri) forward in time, 15 years to where they have a family of pre-teens and teenagers,” he said. “It’s a very dysfunctional family dynamic, but ultimately there’s a core there that they all draw their strength from.”

Dungeons & Dragons cartoon toys are back

Hasbro is releasing a set of four action figures featuring characters from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. They will include three heroes from the cartoon — Diana the Acrobat, Hank the Ranger and Bobby the Barbarian — along with a two-pack of series arch-villain Venger and Dungeon Master. Each figure will also include a different type of dice, which can be collected together for a full set.

The Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is basically an isekai anime, in which a group of kids from the real world gets transported to a fantasy world filled with D&D monsters and characters. The group is then given abilities (roughly corresponding to D&D classes at the time) by the Dungeon Master and try to figure out a way home.

Toy Hall of Fame finalists

The Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, N.Y., announced this year’s finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame include bingo, Breyer horses, Lite-Brite, Catan and Masters of the Universe.

Three of the 12 finalists will be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on November 10.

Bingo is the lottery game that first appeared in its modern form in the 1920s; Catan, a board game, was originally known as Settlers of Catan, and published in Germany in 1995; Phase 10, a rummy-style card game, first appeared in 1992 and is the second best-selling card game in the world; and Rack-O, a pattern-building card game introduced in 1956.

Other toys on the list of finalists are Breyer horses, Lite-Brite, Masters of the Universe, Nerf toys, pinata, Pound Puppies, Spirograph and the spinning top.

Published in Dawn, Young World, October 1st, 2022