One of the producers of the film "Avatar 2" John Landau published in Instagram photos from the film site. He accompanied the post of signature:
We are very excited about the return to New Zealand next week.
The director "Avatars" James Cameron said the other day:
The situation put us in a dead end. I want to return to work on the "avatar", but it is prohibited by the rules of emergency. We are trying to resume the shooting process as quickly as possible. It seems that New Zealand is very effectively controlling the virus. Their goal is to complete the eradication of the disease, what they do with the help of very aggressive tracking of contacts and quarantine. For us, this is good news, as it gives us the hope that shooting will be interrupted for a while. Those of us who can work on a film from home. But my job is on stage, so I will be glad when Quarantine is over.
New Zealand's authorities recently softened the rules for holding work for the film industry. Shots can be resumed while restricting the number at the same time on the shooting area of people and when registering all participants in the process in a special state commission. This means that shooting not only "avatars", but also the "Lord of the Rings" can be resumed, but the film crew of this project has not reported anything about its plans.
The premiere of Avatar 2 is scheduled for December 17, 2021. A close renewal of filming gives hope that the date of the premiere will not be transferred.