<i>Avatar: Fire and Ash</i>: What We Know So Far

The third installment of the Avatar series is on its way. Helmed once again by James Cameron, Avatar: Fire and Ash is slated to hit theaters at the end of the year. Here’s everything we know about the film.

Here’s the official logline, per The Hollywood Reporter:

Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña will return to Avatar: Fire and Ash as Jake and Neytiri, respectively. The rest of the cast includes Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Bailey Bass, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Brendan Cowell, Matt Gerald, Cliff Curtis, Jemaine Clement, David Thewlis, and Oona Chaplin.

In a previous interview with ELLE in June, Saldaña elaborated on the film’s plot. “Fire and Ash is definitely a continuation, but a process for the Sullys, and it’s just so beautiful,” she said. “Out of the five-episode saga, it is the exact middle for them. I do believe that Fire and Ash is going to be the biggest turning point in this journey for these two individuals and this world.”

She went on to confirm that Avatar: Fire and Ash is “heart-wrenching.”

“In the making of the third one, we lost [Avatar producer] Jon Landau,” she shared. “Experiencing loss, it’s just hard. Now more than ever, Avatar [has become] a much more meaningful [series], a story for all of us. So, we’re very proud of it... For me to be a part of an amazing family of people since my 20s, I think, Oh my God, I love them, and I’ll do anything for them.”

Saldaña also shared that the film hit a soft spot for her as a mother. “I can’t wait for Fire and Ash [and] to share it with the world, because it almost killed me,” she revealed. “Shooting that scene at the end of The Way of Water was so difficult, but shooting Neytiri and Jake forcing themselves to get up and move on, and be there for their surviving children, was the hardest thing.”

She continued, “It teaches you a lot about what it must be like as a parent, as a guardian. How do you also stay together, and how do you let love win once again after experiencing that kind of loss? It’s the most complex thing.”

You can watch Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters on December 19, 2025.

If you had the pleasure of watching 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, you’ll know that the runtime clocked in at just over three hours. So, will Avatar: Fire and Ash have a similar length? “Movie three will actually be a little bit longer than movie two,” Cameron told Empire.

On July 28, the official trailer was revealed.

This story will be updated.