Several stunning new concept art images tease the epic visuals to come in director James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash. The sequel will introduce several new Na’vi tribes, including an air tribe and a villainous fire tribe, with the new look at the highly anticipated sequel revealing some of what we can expect from Avatar 3 when it lands in theaters on December 19, 2025. You can check out the new images, which were released during this weekend’s D23 Brazil, below.
The concept art was done by Dylan Cole, Zachary Berger, and Steve Messing, and showcases the flying vehicles that will be used by the air tribe, a vibrant water scene, and our first look at where the volcano-dwelling “Ash People” clan live. This image also seemingly reveals that a character (possibly Stephen Lang’s Colonel Miles Quaritch) will find themselves being captured by the tribe, who have been confirmed as the main villains of the sequel.
While plot details for Avatar: Fire and Ash remain under wraps, we do know that the sequel will star Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, and Oona Chaplin. Avatar: Fire and Ash is due to land in theaters on December 19, 2025, with the next sequel, Avatar 4, now not due to be released until December 21st, 2029, with the final installment, Avatar 5, due for release on December 19th, 2031.
The Ash People Will Represent the ‘Worst Side’ of the Na’vi
During the event, James Cameron revealed that the “Ash people” will represent “the worst side of Na’vi.” Something which we have yet to see. He said (via Discussing Film):
“We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now.”
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Previously, Cameron has teased how the next installment will be “unexpected,” and, while maintaining the detail and “rich world” of its predecessors Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, the follow-up will also delve much deeper into the characters.
“This film goes much deeper on our characters and deep emotional consequences for them that threatens their relationships with each other, test their bonds. And that’s why I say I think the movie is simultaneously unexpected. Based on what you think you’ve seen six hours into the Avatar saga so far between the first film and the second film, and it will also be what you crave.
I think what you crave as an audience is not just more beautiful imagery. We have that, of course we have that, we have an amazing detailed, rich world and the imaginations of a lot of great artists that go into it. by this point, I believe we care about the journey of these people.”
- Release Date
- December 18, 2024