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Express Tribune
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Avatar 3' clips unveiled for the first time
Fire and Ash will be over three hours long. Photo: File Evil Na'vi. Giant volcanoes. Airborne boats. The first-ever footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, the sequel to two of the highest grossing movies of all time, debuted at the CinemaCon event on Thursday. Out this December, the film "expands the beautiful world of Pandora and introduces two new clans," explained star Zoe Saldana, from the stage of the Las Vegas convention of movie theatre owners. Director James Cameron, speaking in a pre-recorded clip from New Zealand, where he is finishing the film, said the movie's heroes must "face not only the human invaders, but new adversaries, the Ash People." The stakes for Avatar: Fire and Ash could hardly be higher for the movie industry. More respected than loved by critics, the previous two Avatar films were unprecedented commercial hits. They are the top and the third-highest grossing films of all time, collectively earning well over $5 billion globally. But across the industry as a whole, box office takings have never recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and 2025 is off to an unexpectedly weak start due to flops like Disney's Snow White. Cameron said he hoped "this film can provide a shot in the arm for theatre owners, as we're still struggling after the one-two punch of the pandemic and streaming." Footage from the third Avatar film shows heroes Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Saldana) aboard giant, balloon-hoisted wooden ships, being towed through the air by huge blue stingray-like creatures. The convoy comes under attack from the Ash People – who look like Na'vi but sport bright-red head-dresses, and shoot flaming arrows. "The Wind Traders are a peaceful, nomadic, air travelling clan. And the Ash People are former Na'vi who have forsaken Eywa," the blue-skinned humanoid tribe's goddess, explained Saldana. Cameron has previously said the new film will be longer than Avatar: The Way of Water, which ran for three hours and 12 minutes. Two more Avatar films are dated for 2029 and 2031. AFP
USA Today
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Zoe Saldaña wows crowd with epic first look at 'Avatar: Fire & Ash'
Zoe Saldaña wows crowd with epic first look at 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' LAS VEGAS – Humans aren't the only problem for our Na'vi heroes in the next "Avatar" movie. Closing out Disney's presentation at CinemaCon on Thursday, franchise star (and newly minted Oscar winner) Zoe Saldaña introduced the first 3D footage of "Avatar: Fire & Ash" (in theaters Dec. 19) at the convention of theater owners. Director James Cameron sent a video message from New Zealand, where he's finishing up the third "Avatar" installment before its holiday release. The last film, "Avatar: The Way of Water," introduced the aquatic Metkayina clan to the film's mythology, and the sweeping and expansive first footage gave the audience a peek at two more tribes. Saldaña described the Windtraders as a "nomadic air clan" while the Mangkwan clan, aka the "Ash People," are former Nai'vi who have forsaken the deity Eywa and live amid volcanos. Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox The footage showed the Sully family – including Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Saldaña) – traveling from the oceanic environment where they ended up in "The Way of Water" and taking to the skies in large jellyfish-y air ships. They're attacked by bandits on winged creatures, and while we don't really know anything about the plot yet, it's clear that there's not a lot of peace these days in Pandora. "We cannot live like this, in hate," Jake says. But trouble comes from a couple of sides for Jake and Co. in "Fire & Ash." The human invaders as usual are a major threat to Pandora in an existential sense, plus former military guy/Na'vi villain Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang) is a constant thorn in their sides. And while the Ash People look really cool, they're quite fearsome when our heroes run afoul of the rage-filled and fiery antagonists. "Your goddess has no dominion here," snarls the Ash People's leader, Varang (Oona Chaplin). Saldaña teased that "Fire & Ash" is "unlike anything audiences have ever seen and exactly what they want."
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
First ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash' Footage Features Living Airships and Evil Na'vi
It's fitting that CinemaCon closed on Thursday with the first teaser trailer for 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' a film that when all is said and done could be the highest grossing film of 2025. Director James Cameron appeared on screen in a recorded message to introduce the film. Zoe Saldana appeared on stage. 'This film is unlike anything audiences have ever seen,' Saldana says. In the new teaser, we meet the Wind traders and the Ash people. 'The strength of the ancestors is here,' Saldana says. A ship is out to sea as the crew works on the galley. Netiri sounds the alarm as a battle ensues. More gorgeous shots of Pandora fill the screen. The villain's name is Varang. The airships don't have a name yet but are run by a tribe called the Wind Traders. They are attacked by Varang and the Ash People, a group of pyromaniac Na'vi who have forsaken Ewya. A little over three years ago, 'Avatar: The Way of Water' grossed $2.3 billion at the global box office, standing among the top 3 highest grossing films of all time before inflation. If 'Fire and Ash' also crosses the $2 billion mark, 'Avatar' will become the first franchise to have three films that do so. The post First 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Footage Features Living Airships and Evil Na'vi appeared first on TheWrap.
See - Sada Elbalad
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
James Cameron: "Avatar: Fire and Ash" Will Be a Little Bit Longer Than "The Way of Water"
James Cameron's next 'Avatar' movie, 'Fire and Ash,' will be longer than 2022's 'The Way of Water,' which clocked in at three hours and 12 minutes. In a recent sitdown with Empire, Cameron revealed he and his writers developed too much material for 'The Way of Water,' and when production began, had to move some of the story from that movie into its sequel, 'Fire and Ash.' 'In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie 2,' Cameron added. 'The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we weren't drilling down enough on character. So I said, 'Guys, we've got to split it.'' For that reason, Cameron teased, 'movie 3 will actually be a little bit longer than movie 2.' Cameron first revealed the 'Fire and Ash' title at a D23 presentation in August 2024. He didn't reveal any footage at the time. Still, he did showcase some concept art, which included giant airships, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) riding on a banshee, and a sneak peek at the Ash People of the Na'vi dancing around a blazing fire pit. 'You'll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,' Cameron said at the presentation. 'It's an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it's also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before. We're going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.' Franchise stars Sam Worthington and Saldaña will reprise their characters from the first two 'Avatar' movies for 'Fire and Ash,' returning alongside Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco, and Dileep Rao. New cast members for 'Fire and Ash' include Oona Chaplin, who will play the leader of the Ash People, and David Thewlis. Specific plot details remain under wraps, but 'Fire and Ash' will pick up soon after the events of 'Way of Water.'
