Why, after 13 years, James Cameron wrote the script for "Avatar 2."

Cameron revealed to Variety that a complete screenplay for "Avatar 2" had been prepared.

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"Avatar: The Way of Water," but that it had been scrapped.

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"We have to figure out what the hell went down."

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Cameron and his group were the ones to present the answer.

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He explained, "All movies work on multiple levels."

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"Avatar" also succeeds on a deeper, subconscious level.

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