“Avatar” producer Jon Landau announced at the start of the month that he and director James Cameron had arrived back in New Zealand to resume production on the long-awaited “Avatar” sequels.
The two were among 56 filmmakers the New Zealand government granted permission to enter the country, which is slowly coming out of lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While Cameron is in the midst of a 14-day quarantine before going back to work as normal, several New Zealand politicians are speaking out against the government’s decision to allow the “Avatar” team back into the country.In an interview with the New Zealand publication Stuff, Member of Parliament and Leader of Act New Zealand David Seymour called the government’s decision “an insult to working New Zealanders.” Seymour noted that while film crews like the “Avatar” team were allowed back into New Zealand to resume work, many of the country’s
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