Even before Avatar: Fire and Ash hit theaters, most of us had the exact same reaction. That badass fire chick is going to steal the show. And, once you’ve seen the film, you know that it’s 100% true. Varang, the head of the Ash Clan, played by Oona Chaplin, doesn’t just steal the movie; she […]
What James Cameron Changed in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ After Audiences Saw ‘Way of Water’
“After [Avatar: The] Way of Water came out, I started to reevaluate and change things a little bit to answer kind of what the audience was responding to,” James Cameron told io9 recently. ‘Who are they interested in? What parts of it are they interested in? I even wrote some new scenes, and we went […]
James Cameron Wants to Start Doing Things That Aren’t ‘Avatar’ Again
With all the hubbub about James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in his Navi epic with more story to tell should he get the go-ahead, you’d think the director would be OK with seeing blue for the rest of his career. You’d be wrong. In fact, Jimmy has a plan to make […]
Everything to Remember Before ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
After waiting 13 years for James Cameron to release a second Avatar, a mere three years for the third one is nothing. Nevertheless, there’s a good chance that even if you saw and liked Avatar: The Way of Water back in 2022, maybe you don’t remember everything about it heading into Avatar: Fire and Ash, […]
James Cameron Changed ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ After Audiences Saw ‘Way of Water’
You, the audience, may have had an impact on Avatar: Fire and Ash. The third film in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise opens December 19, and though it was largely filmed at the same time as 2022’s The Way of Water, Cameron told io9 that after fans saw that film, he went back and tweaked its […]
Sci-Fi Is Already Making a Good Showing This Awards Season
As the year comes to a close, awards season starts to heat up. We’re still a few weeks away from the biggest nominations like the Golden Globes or Oscars, but other major groups have started to roll out their nominations, and, for us here at io9, they’ve been very exciting. That’s because while most years […]
James Cameron Says ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Closes the First ‘Avatar’ Saga
If James Cameron never makes another Avatar film, he’s happy where this new one leaves things off. Speaking with io9 about that new film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, the writer and director of some of the greatest sequels of all time pushed back on calling this film a sequel, instead describing the first three films […]
James Cameron Has a Backup Plan for ‘Avatar’ If ‘Fire & Ash’ Flops
December is here, and with it, a new Avatar movie. These movies keep making that holiday money, and the upcoming Fire & Ash looks to keep that going. But if for whatever reason, it underperfomed and this was the last movie in the series? James Cameron’s got a contingency plan. On a recent episode of Matt Belloni’s “The Town” […]
The CEO of Disney Loved ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ When It Was Even Longer
The world premiere of Avatar: Fire and Ash takes place on Monday, December 1, in Los Angeles, CA. That’s almost three weeks before the film will be released in theaters on December 19, which means Disney is incredibly confident in the film. It has no problem with reactions leaking out early, presumably because the company […]
The Final ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Trailer Is as Dazzling as Ever
It’s just over a month until Avatar: Fire and Ash takes over the holiday weekend (and over 1/3 of your day), and Disney did what Disney often does: put out one final trailer during a football game. Like the trailers before it, this one highlights main baddie Varung, leader of the Na’vi Ash People clan, and her […]