AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Trailer Teases Fiery Battles, Evil Na’vi, and Jake Sully’s Next Fight
James Cameron has finally lifted the curtain on Avatar: Fire and Ash, and it looks like it’s going to deliver another epic story.
The first trailer for the third Avatar film is going to be visually spectacular, and the story is going to dive headfirst into darker, more emotionally charged territory. The film brings back Jake Sully and Neytiri as they rally their family and allies against a new Na’vi threat: the Ash People.
These fearsome, soot-covered warriors are introduced in the trailer dancing around a blazing fire pit, setting the tone for a movie that leans into chaos, destruction, and rising tension between the clans.
“You’ll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,” Cameron previously said at D23. “It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before. We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.”
Oona Chaplin makes her debut as Varang, the Ash People’s commanding and ominous leader. The trailer shows her raining fire down on Pandora’s lush forests, with her clan now allied with Stephen Lang’s returning villain, Quaritch.
As expected, the visuals are jaw-dropping, blending Pandora’s familiar beauty with new volcanic landscapes and explosive fire sequences. The Ash People’s aesthetic is a stark contrast to the oceanic Metkayina from The Way of Water, and Cameron has hinted that their aggression and ambition outmatch anything we’ve seen before. “There are new characters, one especially I think you’re gonna love, or love to hate,” he teased.
The returning cast includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco, and Dileep Rao, along with younger actors like Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, and Bailey Bass. New faces joining the fight include Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis.
The Way of Water and Fire and Ash were originally written as one massive film, but Cameron split them after realizing the story needed more room to breathe. The result is a saga that grows in scope with each chapter while pushing its characters into darker, more complex emotional territory.
There’s no doubt that Fire and Ash will raise the stakes for Jake Sully’s family and expand the mythology of Pandora in bold new ways.
The movie is set for release on December 19, 2025.