‘Avatar 3’ Title Unveiled By James Cameron & Stars At D23

Avatar 3 is officially titled Avatar: Fire and Ash.

James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington took the stage Friday at D23 to show off concept art, not footage, with a look at the fire Na’Vi people.

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“I came 7,000 miles from New Zealand for this,” Cameron told to the full house at the Honda Center before revealing the title in a snippet of footage. The filmmaker wasn’t ready to show off any clips.

“Holy crap, that’s a lot of people. Is this epic or what? Most epic event for most epic fans,” he continued.

“High emotional stakes,” is how the filmmaker described the threequel.

“New cultures and settings… you’ll see more of Pandora the planet than you ever see saw before. The new film isn’t what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want,” Cameron added.

“We’ve been hard at work at it,” said Worthington about the next chapter.

The movie hits cinemas, and in 3D, on December 19, 2025.

One of the grandest Cameron public appearances was CinemaCon 2016 during the 20th Century Fox panel when he announced there would be four Avatar sequels, not three.

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