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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
The Independent
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
James Cameron shares Avatar 3 ‘hope' after debuting first footage
James Cameron has revealed his main 'hope' for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in the blockbuster franchise. The filmmaker, who recently shared the first verdicts on the film, is hard at work on the third Avatar film, which will be released in December, and on Thursday (3 April), released a first look at CinemaCon. While the footage is not available to watch online, cinema exhibitors gathered in Las Vegas for the annual event were given 3D glasses to watch the clip, which has been described as 'dazzling'. Variety reported that the footage introduced two new Na'vi clans. First up, were the Wind Traders, who soar in the sky using hot air balloons, and their enemies, the Fire People. In the clip, the warring clans prepare for battle, with one Na'vi shown to be shot with a flaming arrow. Speaking on a video provided for the panel, Cameron said that the main characters are 'put through the wringer' in the new film, with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) telling Neytiri (Zoe Saldana): ' 'We cannot live like this – we cannot live with this hate.' Cameron also said that he 'hopes 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'. Cinema attendance has been down in recent years, but has been assisted in a big way by Cameron's previous Avatar film, Avatar: The Way of Water, which is the third highest-grossing film of all time behind Cameron's very own Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. Other blockbusters to have pulled the box office out of the slump include Barbie and Oppenheimer, which were released on the same day in 2023, and 2024's Dune: Part 2. 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 new sequel, explaining that it will explore 'different cultures from those I have already shown'. In the first and second parts of the franchise, 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 retaliate when their land is threatened by humans. However, Cameron has revealed that the next film will see the fiery 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.' '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.
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.
