This weekend, theater audiences will get their first look at “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” but only if they’re seeing “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”
In a post on the official “Avatar” X account, it was revealed that the first trailer for James Cameron’s “Avatar” threequel will screen exclusively in theaters before showings of Marvel’s “Fantastic Four.”
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” is set to hit theaters on Dec. 19. Meanwhile, the fourth and fifth “Avatar” films are set for Dec. 21, 2029, and Dec. 19, 2031, respectively.
The trailer was first revealed exclusively to CinemaCon attendees back in April. The footage returns to the lush world of Pandora and introduces two new Na’vi tribes: The soaring Wind Traders, who traverse the skies on contraptions resembling hot air balloons, and their sworn rivals, the Fire People, who ride on flying beasts. The two clans clash, and one Na’vi is taken out with a flaming arrow.
“We can not live like this, baby,” Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) tells his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) in the trailer. “We can not live with this hate.”
“Fire and Ash” picks up directly after “The Way of Water,” which followed Jake and his family as they team with Pandora’s water tribe, known as the Metkayina, to fight against the tyrannical Resources Development Administration. The new films see them pinned against the Ash People, who have defected from Jake’s Na’vi clan and their nature-worshipping religion.
“Avatar” and “The Way of Water” both grossed over $2 billion at the worldwide box office, making them the No. 1 and No. 3 most commercially successful films of all time worldwide. If “Fire and Ash” follows suit, “Avatar” will be the only franchise to have three films cross the $2 billion threshold.
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From Variety US