Just like “The Way of Water” introduced the aquatic Metkayina clan of Pandora, “Fire and Ash” will debut a new group called the Ash People. At the 2024 D23 Expo, Cameron came on stage to debut a teaser to attendees, which showed the fearsome, soot-covered tribe who danced around a giant fire pit.

Disney has officially revealed the stunning first trailer for James Cameron's next "Avatar" film, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," which is set to hit theaters on December 19, 2025, three years after "Avatar: The Way of the Water."

Get ready to meet a sky captain who'll have a big part to play in the rest of the Avatar saga. Read more at Empire.

James Cameron's third Avatar movie is turning the rules upside down, introducing a nefarious Na'vi clan as the human invaders go all-out.

Even the colour palette tells a story. In Avatar (2009), Cameron famously leaned into a luminous jungle dreamscape and a bright blue tone. In Fire and Ash, colour looks to be drained. Scenes hang in smoke-drenched oranges and greys, as if grief itself has leaked into the soil.

Avatar: Fire and Ash will be released in global theatres on December 19, 2025. Initially, after witnessing the box office numbers of the first film, Cameron announced two sequels. He wanted to get them released in 2014 and 2015, respectively. However, it seems fate had some different plans.

Despite takedown efforts, footage from ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ has already sparked significant fan reactions online. One viewer remarked, “The trailer has some of the most beautiful footage I've seen all year, and I was struck by the real sense of doom and rage — fist fights inside of cosmic volcanoes, heroes terrified, huge aerial battles.”

James Cameron offers a first look at Oona Chaplin as Varang, the formidable leader of the Ash Clan, in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash.' This new Na'vi faction, revealed ahead of the film's December 2025 release,