Avatar: Fire and Ash
Movie Details:
| Also known as | Avatar 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Release date | December 19, 2025 |
| Running time | TBA |
| Age rating | TBA |
| Starring | Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Winslet, David Thewlis, Oona Chaplin |
| Directed by | James Cameron |
| Story by | James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno |
| Screenplay by | James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver |
| Produced by | James Cameron, Jon Landau |
| Cinematography by | Russell Carpenter |
| Edited by | David Brenner, James Cameron, Nicolas de Toth, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Music by | Simon Franglen |
| Casting by | Margery Simkin |
| Production Design by | Dylan Cole, Ben Procter |
| Art Direction by | Robert Bavin, Alister Baxter, Steve Christensen, Sarah Delucchi, Luke Freeborn, Robert Andrew Johnson, Aashrita Kamath, Steven Light-Orr, Andy McLaren, Ben Milsom, Rudie Schaefer, Sam Storey, Ken Turner |
| Set Decoration by | Vanessa Cole |
| Costume Design by | Deborah L. Scott |
| Production Company | Lightstorm Entertainment TSG Entertainment |
| Distributor | 20th Century Studios |
Trailer, Teaser & Video:
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Cast & Characters:
- Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
- Kate Winslet as Ronal
- Jemaine Clement as Dr. Garvin
- Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
- Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine
- David Thewlis as Peylak
- Giovanni Ribisi as Selfridge
- Oona Chaplin as Varang
- Edie Falco as General Ardmore
- Cliff Curtis as Tonowari
- Stephen Lang as Miles Quaritch
- Joel David Moore as Norm
- Matt Gerald as Recom Wainfleet
- Bailey Bass as Tsireya
- Jack Champion as Spider
- Britain Dalton as Lo’ak
- Jamie Flatters as Neteyam
- Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as Tuk
- Keston John as Tarsem
- Filip Geljo as Aonung
- Duane Evans Jr. as Rotxo
- Jeremy Irwin as Young Neteyam
- Devereau Chumrau as Troupe
- Jake McLean as Na’vi
- Johnny Alexander
- Stacey King as Military Trooper
Storyline:
Sequel of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
About Avatar: Fire and Ash Movie:
Avatar: Fire and Ash is an American epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, co-written, and directed by James Cameron. It serves as the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and the third installment in the Avatar film series.
In 2006, James Cameron expressed interest in making two sequels if Avatar was successful. By 2010, the film’s success confirmed his plans. Initially scheduled for release in December 2014 and 2015, Cameron included scenes in the first film to set up future stories. He intended to shoot the sequels back-to-back, starting once the novel was completed.
In 2011, Cameron announced plans to film the sequels at a higher frame rate than the industry standard to enhance realism. By 2013, it was confirmed that the sequels would be filmed in New Zealand, with performance capture beginning in 2014. An agreement with the New Zealand government required significant production activity in New Zealand, including a world premiere in Wellington.
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver were initially announced as co-writers, but Cameron, Jaffa, Silver, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno collectively contributed to the writing process for all sequels before focusing on individual scripts.
Principal photography for Avatar: The Way of Water and Fire and Ash began on September 25, 2017, in Manhattan Beach, California. By November 2018, Cameron confirmed that filming with the principal performance capture cast was complete.
In August 2024, the official title Avatar: Fire and Ash was revealed at the D23 fan convention. Live-action filming for Fire and Ash and its predecessor commenced in early 2019 in New Zealand, but production was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visual effects work continued at Weta Digital in Wellington.
By July 2022, the New Zealand Film Commission acknowledged that the Avatar sequels had received over NZ$140 million in taxpayer funding through the Screen Production Grant.
Two additional sequels, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5, are in various stages of production and are expected to be released in 2029 and 2031, respectively.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Release Date:
Avatar: Fire and Ash is scheduled to be released on December 19, 2025, by 20th Century Studios, following numerous delays. It was initially set for December 2015, but subsequent delays pushed it to 2025, influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The film will be released in Dolby Vision.
In December 2022, Cameron revealed that the first cut of Fire and Ash had a nine-hour runtime, which included material for Avatar 4 and Avatar 5. He later clarified that each film would be three hours long. The film will introduce new Na’vi people, the “Ash people,” as antagonists.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $250 million |
| Opening Day | TBA |
| Domestic Collection | TBA |
| International Collection | TBA |
| Worldwide Collection | TBA |