AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Concept Art Features "Ash Village," the Opposite of Pandora
We’ve got a couple of new pieces of concept art to share with you from James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, and one of them offers a first look at Ash Village, which is the home of the Mangkwan Clan, aka the Ash Clan.,
As you can see, the location is void of any color, and it’s described as being the opposite of Pandora. Production designer Dylan Cole explains:
“[The Mangkwan] had a natural disaster befall them, and that sort of helped shaped their culture. So much of the world of Pandora is rich and vibrant and full of life — this is just the exact opposite.”
It wasn’t always that way though, apparently the centre of their village used to be a gigantic hometree, now standing just as charred remains.
Cole teased: “They used to live not too dissimilarly to the Omatikaya from Avatar 1. Each new film gives us a chance to open up a door that was closed before and go, ‘Check this out.’”
When previously talking about the film, Cameron said that the Ash People are a reflection of the worst side of N'avi, suggesting he pulled inspiration from the reality when he noted, "We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now."
He also explains that the new N'avi tribe will be nomadic and travel through the air; however, the Ash People "were destroyed by volcanic eruptions, so they resent nature and everything the forest Na'vi preach."
The director also talked about the film, saying: "It's just a continuation of the epic. You'll see new environments, new characters. The characters that you know and love will be challenged even more, and go through some trials and tribulations. I think it's going to be a tougher ride than A2, in a good way."
Cameron also offered some insight into Avatar 3 and who the film will focus on, saying: “Lo’ak really emerged as a character that people went with. So I might find ways to…he’s already the narrator. I’m giving away something here, but this is OK.
“I think it could be intriguing for people to think about what’s coming. Jake was our voiceover narrator for movie one and for movie two, and we have a different narrator for each of the subsequent films. We see it through the eyes of a different character. Movie three is through Lo’ak’s eyes.”
Cameron previously talked a little bit about the representation of fire in Avatar 3, saying: “To show cultures different from those I have already shown. The fire will be represented by the ‘Ash People.’
“I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”
The movie stars Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Kate Winslet.
Avatar: Fire and Ash will hit theaters on December 25, 2025.
Source: Empire