The trailer of Avatar: Fire and Ash — the third film in the sweeping Avatar saga from James Cameron — dropped on September 25, providing a thrilling glimpse into the Pandora saga’s next installment. A follow-up to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), the movie delves deeper into the emotionally charged and visually resplendent realm of the Na’vi.
In the wake of their disastrous defeat, Fire and Ash tracks Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) through life as they mourn the loss of their oldest son, Neteyam. But before long, their sorrow is eclipsed by a fresh conflict. A bfildren Na’vi clan called the Ash People emerges from the darkness. Under Varang (Oona Chaplin), they join forces with Jake’s old foe, Quaritch, instigating a fierce second war in Pandora.
The film has been written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno, and Cameron, Jaffa, and Silver have written the screenplay. Returning with the franchise are popular fan favorites Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion, and Bailey Bass.
In the wake of The Way of Water’s record-breaking box office performance — raking in $2.3 billion worldwide and winning an Oscar for Best Visual Effects — the stakes are high. To date, the original Avatar (2009) remains the highest-grossing film ever at more than $2.9 billion worldwide.
Before the release of the new one, Avatar: The Way of Water will come back to cinemas in immersive 3D for a week from October 2.
Avatar: Fire and Ash will release in Indian cinemas on December 19, 2025, in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Pandora’s next grand chapter has begun, and the countdown begins.