Avatar: The Way of Water director James Cameron recently weighed in on how moviegoers should manage their bathroom breaks during the epic sci-fi blockbuster.

Cameron discussed the best way to approach Avatar: The Way of Water's bladder-testing 192-minute runtime in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "[Viewers should go to the bathroom] any time they want," he said. "They can see the scene they missed when they come see it again." The Oscar-winning filmmaker added that he was upfront with Disney about the Avatar sequel's length after the mass media conglomerate acquired 20th Century Fox (and the Avatar franchise along with it) in 2019. "I said [to Disney], 'You bought this from a bunch of guys at Fox who agreed to a three-hour movie,' because that's what we said we were going to do. We're going to play the epic game," Cameron recalled.

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Aside from the obvious logistical challenges posed by Avatar: The Way of Water's runtime, comments by star Zoe Saldaña indicate the movie could leave audiences feeling dehydrated, as well. Saldaña, who reprises the role of Neytiri, described her emotional reaction while watching The Way of Water in a recent interview, saying she sobbed throughout the Avatar sequel. The star didn't reveal what exactly made her cry during the screening and remained tight-lipped about the plot of the film in general. "I can give you, like, a little hint: it's about water!" Saldaña joked.

Avatar: The Way of Water's Big Budget

Saldaña may not be the only person brought to tears by Avatar: The Way of Water, either. The hotly-anticipated blockbuster's product budget reportedly came in at an eye-watering $350-400 million, making it one of the most expensive movies of all time. Cameron previously labeled Avatar: The Way of Water "the worst business case in movie history" and noted that the sequel will need to rank among the top three or four highest-grossing films of all time just to break even.

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The director also stated that Avatar 4 and 5 could be shelved if Avatar: The Way of Water doesn't perform well enough at the box office. In this scenario, the franchise would be retooled into a trilogy, instead. "The market could be telling us we're done in three months," he said. "Or we might be semi-done, meaning: 'Okay, let's complete the story within movie three, and not go on endlessly,' if it's just not profitable."

Avatar: The Way of Water arrives in theaters on Dec. 16.

Source: THR