The sequel to "Avatar" is finally revealed in the first images

Disney on Wednesday unveiled in Las Vegas the first images of the sequel to

, which remains number one at the worldwide box office in terms of grossing, a film which, according to its director James Cameron, will "push the limits of what can be to make the cinema”.

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and return to the planet Pandora where they could see its blue-skinned inhabitants swimming and s soar through the air.

"I can assure you that it was worth the wait," said Disney distribution manager Tony Chambers, confirming the title chosen for this second "Avatar" installment.

#Avatar2 has been officially titled, 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

via @Disney at #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/NpJ54KZHgO

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“An even bigger epic saga”

Avatar: The Way of Water

will be on screens next December and should be followed by three other episodes of this saga, whose original film has raised some $2.8 billion since its release in 2009. Each installment will be a standalone film others, with its own plot.

The four episodes won't be part of a story arc but, taken together, will represent "an even bigger epic saga," said producer Jon Landau.

It was from New Zealand, where James Cameron is putting the finishing touches to

, that the director spoke to CinemaCon attendees.

He promised them dramatic technological advancements over the first

, whose main protagonists Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) now have families.

“We have decided once again to push the limits of what cinema can do”, he launched to the bosses of cinemas, gathered in Las Vegas for their annual gathering where Hollywood studios bring them their novelties and their stars.

Many super-productions to come

It was Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige who opened the presentation for Disney.

Participants were able to discover long excerpts from

, which will be released next week, where the wizard played by Benedict Cumberbatch faces flying octopuses and meets a teenager jumping from one world to another.

The film will be followed this year by two other super-productions devoted to famous superheroes,

and

.

Pixar has unveiled thirty minutes of its

, a story retracing the birth of the intrepid astronaut from the

saga , to which Chris Evans lends his voice.

In the film, slated for release in June, Buzz is wracked with guilt after causing his fellow space rangers to sink on a hostile planet.

To try to rescue them, he must project himself into the future, with a cat-robot as his companion.

CinemaCon also saw the screening

, a romantic detective film set in the 1930s with a host of stars including Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Margot Robbie and Chris Rock.

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