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Disney has confirmed recent reports that the first trailer for James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash will screen ahead of Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps this weekend. We're not sure when it will be released online, but we're hearing July 28 (it will almost certainly leak before then).

In the meantime, we have a first official poster for the sci-fi threequel, which introduces Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones) as the villainous leader of the Ash People, aka the Mangkwan Clan, Varang.

Cameron has previously said of the character: "Varang is the leader of a people who have gone through an incredible hardship. She's hardened by that. She will do anything for them, even things that we would consider to be evil."

Check out the poster artwork at the link below, along with some reactions to the trailer, which was shown to those in attendance at last night's LA premiere of First Steps.

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. We’ll dig into the fourth and fifth movies eventually, but they’re still pretty far down the line. For now, we’ve put together a list of everything we know about Avatar: Fire and Ash. Here we go:

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Cameron started talking up Avatar sequels years before the first movie was even released,...

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. Empire has been giving Avatar: Fire and Ash extensive coverage in the build-up to the film’s release, and their latest report has unveiled a new image of the characters Quaritch and Spider! You can check it out right here:

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Quaritch and Spider return in #Avatar: Fire And Ash, a father-son dynamic set to get seriously complicated.

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. The first Avatar was quite long, with a running time of 2 hours and 42 minutes, but Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed it, going on for 3 hours and 12 minutes. Now, Cameron has confirmed that Avatar: Fire and Ash will be even longer.

Speaking with Empire, Cameron said, “In a nutshell, we had too many...

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. The Sullys, the Na’vi family at the heart of these films, lost one of its members in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Cameron has let it be known that they will still be dealing with that grief in Avatar: Fire and Ash – and he has said that the film will show...

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. A couple of months, Avatar: Fire and Ash unveiled some pieces of concept art, and now Empire has shared a couple more pieces of concept art, which can be seen below.

First, we have a look at the Ash Clan. Cameron told Empire, “Varang (played by Oona Chaplin) is the leader of a...

Despite suggestions that the title for Avatar 3 might be The Seed Bearer, producer Jon Landau says it's not the case.

"I'm qualified to tell you that that is not the title for Avatar 3," Landau told ComicBook at an Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora video game event. When the long-time franchise producer was told that Avatar: The Seed Bearer appeared on his Wikipedia page, he said the error would be rectified immediately. "That's what my Wikipedia page says? That is getting changed tonight!" he said.

Related Sigourney Weaver Reveals Avatar 3 Isn't Quite as Complete as We Thought Avatar franchise actor Sigourney Weaver admits Avatar 3 isn't as close to being done as originally suggested ahead of its scheduled 2024 release.

Landau recently explained why the Avatar sequels were pushed back for so long following the record success of the 2009 flagship movie. "Look, we don't want to do anything in any area without quality,...

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is James Cameron's magnum opus, a spectacle 13 years in the making. While at times it feels like an updated retread of 2009's "Avatar," the sequel contains more cinematic wonder and stronger effects, suggesting that it's the movie that Cameron really wanted to make over a decade ago. Familiarity aside, "The Way of Water" really is filmmaking at its most cinematic. Not to echo those theatrical ads before the feature, but if "Avatar: The Way of Water" is being watched on anything less than a stadium-sized screen, it isn't being watched the right way.

Your mileage may vary, of course — not unfamiliar territory for those familiar with Cameron's filmography — but "Avatar: The Way of Water" is every bit the groundbreaking achievement that audiences had hoped for. It's big, it's visceral, it's emotional, and it's a staggering technological achievement, a movie so indelible on the eyes...

Following the groundbreaking release of “Avatar” in 2009, James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise about a humanoid species called the Na’vi is finally back with the first of several sequels. After a 13-year gap, the saga will pick up with “Avatar: The Way of Water” in December before continuing on with what are currently being dubbed “Avatar 3”, “Avatar 4” and “Avatar 5” in 2024, 2026 and 2028, respectively.

Stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and others look back on the original while teasing what’s to come as “The Way of Water” picks up on their story over a decade later.

“It’s been about 10 years,” Weaver tells Et of the time she’s committed to the franchise since starring in the first one. “And then, in the meantime, Jim Cameron has written four amazing stories about what is now a family, the Sully family. And so, the stakes are higher. There are more amazing characters.

Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel may have just joined the cast of James Cameron's upcoming Avatar sequels. The actor posted a video of himself and Cameron on social media from the set of the highly anticipated franchise, but does not confirm whether or not he is actually going to be in that project or another one down the line with Cameron. Diesel did use the Avatar hashtag and he seems pretty pumped to be there with the legendary director.

Now would be a good time to reveal more members of the cast since they are about to start shooting the live action portions for Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Avatar 4, and Avatar 5. In the video clip Vin Diesel posted, he and Cameron talk about the level of secrecy on the set, referring to it as the "Manhattan Project." Cameron then jokes he's going to have to use...

(L-r) Josh Mauga, Cliff Curtis, Dwayne Johnson, Roman Reigns and John Tui in the new Fast & Furious

Actor Cliff Curtis modestly acknowledges he is not a brand or a marquee name, despite a vast body of work which includes Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider, The Dark Horse, Blow, Three Kings, The Insider, Sunshine, Training Day, Collateral Damage and Crossing Over.

That could soon change as Curtis plays a key role in the latest iteration of Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise, followed by a recurring character in all four of James Cameron’s Avatar epics.

In Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw he plays the brother of Dwayne Johnson’s character, diplomatic security agent Luke Hobbs, who teams up with mercenary Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) to stop a new threat — “super-human” terrorist Brixton (Idris Elba). Directed by David Leitch, the action adventure is due to open in August.

The actor...

Does your family watch the Odd Squad TV show on PBS? If so, we've got good news. PBS has announced that an Odd Squad movie, Odd Squad: World Turned Odd will premiere on PBS Kids on Monday, January 15, 2018. According to PBS, the movie will air on PBS stations’ primary channels and on the PBS Kids 24/7 channel. Check your local listings, for times in your market. An educational comedy, Odd Squad stars Millie Davis, Sean Michael Kyer, Dalila Bela, Filip Geljo, Christian Distefano, Anna Cathcart, and Isaac Kragten. The PBS TV series comes from creators Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman. Read More…...

With Avatar 2 and the rest of the Avatar sequels starting production just a few weeks ago, the cast continues to be rounded out, with the latest addition returning from the original blockbuster Avatar. Giovanni Ribisi has come aboard to reprise his role as Parker Selfridge from the original Avatar, joining returning stars such as Sam Worthington (Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), Sigourney Weaver (Dr. Grace Augustine), Stephen Lang (Colonel Quaritch), Cch Pounder (Moat) and Matt Gerald (Corporal Lyle Wainfleet). This also comes a few weeks after the young Avatar 2 cast was announced, which make up the Sully family, members of the Metkayina Clan and a former Hell's Gate Adolescent.

Giovanni Ribisi also joins a slew of new cast members including Cliff Curtis as Tonowari, the leader of the Pandora underwater reef clan known as the Metkayina Clan, Oona Chaplin as a new character named Varang and Kate Winslet,...

Simon Brew Sep 28, 2017

The Avatar sequels are finally up and running, and the new cast have just been introduced...

James Cameron has finally, this week, started shooting his four planned Avatar sequels, that are set to keep him busy through until the end of 2025. The first of the movies, Avatar 2, will arrive in December 2020, and an official start of production announcement has now landed, as well as a first picture of the new cast.

From the official blurb, details on the new characters joining the ensemble are as follows (yes, I copied and pasted from the press release. I ain't typing that lot out...):

The Sully Family

Jamie Flatters: Neteyam (neh-tay'-ahm) Jake and Neytiri's first born son.

Britain Dalton: Lo'ak (loh' ahk) Lo'ak is Jake and Neytiri's second born.

Trinity Bliss: Tuktirey: (took-tee'-ray) She goes mostly by "Tuk" (rhymes with "nuke"). She is youngest of the Sully family.

20th Century Fox has revealed the newest cast members of Avatar 2 and the other Avatar Sequels, who recently explored Pandora The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom for inspiration. Concurrent production began in Manhattan Beach, CA on Monday, September 25th on the four sequels, the first of which will be released December 18, 2020. The new photos reveal members of the Sully family, members of the Metkayina Clan and a former Hell's Gate Adolescent.

The Sully Family includes Jamie Flatters as Neteyam (neh-tay'-ahm) Jake and Neytiri's first born son, Britain Dalton as Lo'ak (loh' ahk), Jake and Neytiri's second born, with Trinity Bliss playing Tuktirey: (took-tee'-ray), who goes mostly by "Tuk" (rhymes with "nuke"), the youngest of the Sully family. The Metakyina Clan cast members include Bailey Bass as Tsireya (see-ray'-ah), who goes by "Reya." This character is described as a graceful and strong free-diver, the young Neytiri of the ocean.

The Avatar family is getting a little bigger.

James Cameron's Avatar 2 will introduce seven young castmembers, who will take a trip to Pandora.

The new characters 20th Century Fox unveiled Wednesday include three children from the Sully family (the offspring of Zoe Saldana's Neytiri and Sam Worthington's Jake). 

Jamie Flatters plays Neteyam, the eldest child, while Britain Dalton plays second-born Lo'ak and Trinity Bliss rounds out the family as the youngest, Tuktirey.

There are also three young members of the Metkayina clan of reef people, with Bailey Bass playing a skilled freediver named Tsireya (described as like a young Neytiri of the ocean). Filip Geljo is playing Aonung, a hunter/free...

Waterfall_1_067_V5 – The next generation cast of the Avatar sequels at Disney’s new Pandora – The World of Avatar located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. L-r: Britain Dalton (Lo’ak of the Sully Family), Filip Geljo (Aonung of the Metkayina Clan), Jamie Flatters (Neteyam of the Sully Family), Bailey Bass (Tsireya of the Metkayina Clan), Trinity Bliss (Tuktirey of the Sully Family), Jack Champion (Javier “Spider” Socorro), and Duane Evans Jr (Rotxo of the Metkayina Clan). Photo Credit: Sheryl Nields.

20th Century Fox has revealed the newest cast members of the Avatar Sequels who recently explored Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for inspiration.

Concurrent production began in Manhattan Beach, CA on Monday, September 25th on the four sequels, the first of which will be released December 18, 2020.

The next generation cast of the Avatar...

Teen actor Filip Geljo will make some serious green for playing one of the blue people in "Avatar 2" ... TMZ has learned. The 15-year-old's set to appear in the next 2 sequels from director James Cameron, and will rake in at least $150,000 for his role, according to his contract. He'll also bank an additional $5k per day for any voice-over work he does ... if there's an 'Avatar' video game. Talk about an out-of-this-world career...

Kayti Burt Kirsten Howard Joseph Baxter May 15, 2019

Everything you need to know about Avatar 2, the sequel to the James Cameron alien planet blockbuster...

James Cameron is currently at work on four — yes, four — sequels to Avatar, with the first one scheduled for release in 2020. While that still may seem far away, Cameron and company started rolling cameras for Avatar 2 back on September 25, 2017.

Here's everything you need to know about the Avatar sequel effort!

Avatar 2 News

Jemaine Clement has been officially announced for the Avatar sequel(s) cast. He will play Dr. Garvin, a marine biologist on Pandora. This is a major tentpole notch for the famed kiwi comedian, known as one-half of Flight of the Conchords, and an actor in films such as What We Do in the Shadows (for a vampiric role he recently reprised in a guest spot on the TV version), Men in Black...

Does S.H.I.E.L.D. know about this? No case is too big or fantastical for the pint-size investigators on Odd Squad, an ambitious new live-action PBS Kids series that trails secret agents Olive (Dalila Bela) and Otto (Filip Geljo) as they try to solve a head-scratching array of problems in their goofy hometown. Whether it's runaway dinosaurs or citizens suddenly vanishing into thin air or a basketball team that's been hit with a string of bad luck, Olive and Otto always save the day. But get this: They do it by using various forms of mathematics. Consider it damage control.

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