Director James Cameron reveals that he is going to write a prequel to his film, Avatar, reports Daily News.
The novel will mark the director’s writing debut and will not be an adaptation of the movie.
One of Avatar‘s producers, Jon Landau, says, "A novelization basically retells the story of the movie. Jim wants to write a novel that is a big epic that fills in a lot of things." He also explains that the book will provide a lot more detail on stories introduced in the movie.
Since the film came out, there has been speculation about Avatar prequels, sequels, comic books or anything else that could satisfy fans.
According to Landau, Cameron’s novel could be released toward the end of 2010.
Avatar is the most successful movie of all time. It was a victim of its success in China where authorities decided to remove it from theatres in favour of local productions.
During the Golden Globe Awards, Avatar won Best Dramatic Film of the Year and Best Director.