Avatar 3 director James Cameron shares very early reactions to next movie

Independent

25-02-2025

The first reactions to Avatar 3 have been revealed by director James Cameron.
Cameron has been hard at work on the next instalment of his long-running blockbuster franchise after the release of sequel The Way of Water in 2022.
The third film, titled Fire and Ash, might be 10 months away from release, but Cameron has screened it in its current state to 'a few selected people'.
According to the director, 'the feedback has been it's definitely the most emotional and maybe the best of the three so far'.
This response would have been a relief to Cameron, who has set almost impossible standards for the success of the third film.
The director himself expressed concern shortly before The Way of Water was released, the director expressed concerns that the 12-year gap between the first film – but his worries were unfounded: the film became the third highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the director's very own Titanic.
The only two films ahead of the film are Avengers: Endgame, in second place, and the first Avatar film, which is the most successful film ever.
All eyes will be on Fire and Ash 's box office numbers when it's finally released on 19 December.
Cameron previously revealed what fans could expect from the third film, explaining that it will explore 'different cultures from those I have already shown'.
In the first and second parts of the film, viewers were introduced to two different Na'vi clans, the Omaticaya and the Metkayina.
In both Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, the Omaticaya and the Metkayina clans are peaceful tribes and only resort to violence when their land is seized by humans.
However, Cameron has revealed that the next film will see the fire side of these tribes, which 'will be represented by the 'Ash people'.
He told France's 20 Minutes: 'I want to show the Na'vi from another angle because, so far, I have only shown their good sides,' he explained.
'In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na'vi examples.' In Avatar 3, we will do the opposite. We will also explore new worlds, while continuing the story of the main characters.
'I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal.'
There will be two more Avatar films after Fire and Ash, and they will be released in December 2029 and December 2031, respectively.