James Cameron has announced his plans for whether or not he will be directing Avatar 4 and 5, Screen Rant reports.

With the upcoming release of the third entry in the sci-fi saga, followed by the 4th in 2029 and the 5th in 2031, the director, who turns 71 this year, initially considered handing the reins of the saga to someone else.

But now, Cameron is saying the opposite:

“I mean, there’s no reason not to…I’m healthy, I’m good to go.”

Although he did acknowledge having to be prepared in case that were to change:

“I’m not going to rule it out. I mean, I’ve got to make it in a vigorous way, to handle the kind of volume and energy of the work for another six or seven years. You know what I mean? I might not be able to do that.”

If the series were to continue into sixth and seventh entries, however, which Cameron has ideas for, then he admits, a handing off of the series would be more likely.

Besides the Avatar franchise, Cameron is also working on a pair of book adaptations: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie and a combination of The Last Train From Hiroshima and Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles R. Pellegrino. The latter two, in particular, Cameron is determined to complete, having made a promise to Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, before his death.

Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to open on December 19th, while Charles R. Pellegrino’s Ghosts of Hiroshima is scheduled for release on August 5th.