{"id":31002,"date":"2020-09-28T16:36:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=31002"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:25","slug":"james-cameron-shares-updates-on-avatar-2-and-avatar-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=31002","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron shares updates on &#8216;Avatar 2&#8242; and Avatar 3&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/5a15cfcf1310ef0d93e09716\/4:3\/w_1948,h_1461,c_limit\/james-cameron-embed.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James Cameron<\/strong> is one of the most well-known film makers of the late 20th and 21st century. 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