James Camerons third Avatar movie will be even longer than the second.The 70-year-old filmmaker admitted he had too many great ideas packed into 2022s Avatar: The Way of Water - which clocked in at three hours and 12 minutes - but he's gone even bigger with the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash.He told EmpireMagazine: In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie two. The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we werent drilling down enough on character. So I said, Guys, weve got to split it.Movie 3 will actually be a little bit longer than movie 2.His co-writer Amanda Silver, who wrote the script with Cameron and Rick Jaffa, stressed the second and third movies are separate films because the characters needed to breathe.She said: These movies are a lot more than just propulsive plot and gorgeous spectacle. I mean, these are real characters.The director recently declared he feels "pretty good" about the third movie after giving selected people an advance screening.He told Stuff: Ive shown it to a few selected people and the feedback has been ... its definitely the most emotional and maybe the best of the three so far ... Well find out, you know, but I feel pretty good about it.20th Century Studios20th Century Studiosloading...READ MORE: Every James Cameron Movie Ranked From Worst to BestThe upcoming movie features the likes of Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet, and the Titanicfilmmaker admitted to being wowed by their efforts.He said: The work is exceptional from the actors. Its pretty heart-wrenching in a good way.Cameron shot the new movie in Wellington, New Zealand, and he's hoping to encourage investors to throw their support behind the country's film industry.The Canadian filmmaker, who is in the process of getting citizenship in New Zealand, explained: Its in a bit of a low spot right now, but when I first got here there was vigor in the film community, there was vigor in the city at large. We just need to remember that we're good at that ... From my perspective, reinvigorating the film sector can mean a lot. And I don't think people here really appreciate how good they are relative to such a small population base.Avatar: Fire and Ashis scheduled to open in theaters on December 19.The Worst Action Movies Ever MadeWe love action movies at ScreenCrush. But not all action movies are great, or good, or even watchable. These are the worst of the worst.Filed Under: avatar, Avatar 3, James CameronCategories: Movie News