Posted on 12/02/2025 11:41:08 AM PST by dennisw
Avatar: Fire and Ash has had its first few screenings for press on Monday, and the early reaction suggests James Cameron can celebrate yet another billion dollar box office mega hit.
While official critics reviews for Fire and Ash are embargoed till closer to the film's Dec. 19 release date, 20th Century Studios allowed press to release social media reaction to screenings this week.
The third installment in Cameron's groundbreaking Avatar series, sees the action return to Pandora after the events of 2022's Avatar: The Way of Water, and introduces the "Ash" people, fire-themed Na'vi clan. Fire and Ash stars Avatar regulars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder and Giovanni Ribisi. The Way of Water‘s Kate Winslet and Cliff Curtis reprise their roles.
The major new additions to the cast are Oona Chaplin, who plays Varang, the Na'vi leader of the volcano-dwelling Mangkwan clan and David Thewlis, who plays Peylak, the Na'vi leader of the Wind Traders.
Given the Cameron's pedigree, and Avatar‘s unique place in pop culture, Fire and Ash‘s box office prospects look good, but the film will still need to perform heroics to keep up with the hauls of the first two chapters. 2009's Avatar, the film that ushered in the 3D film craze, made over $2.9 billion at the global box office, not adjusted for inflation. The film still holds the title of the highest grossing movie in history. 2022's The Way of Water scored an incredible $2.34 billion worldwide, a figure all the more remarkable as the theatrical industry was still reeling from a post-COVID slump.
The third film is set to be followed by Avatar 4 in 2029 and Avatar 5 in 2031.
See a selection of social media reaction to Avatar: Fire and Ash below.
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Who watches these cornball epics?
Blue people: The Saga Continues...
The Smurfs: All Growed Up Now.
Looks like I have to wait till Christmas 26’ to see Dune 3. I’d rather wait than watch this Avatar crap.
I always found this amusing-full disclosure, I have the Avatar movie simply because I am a 3D enthusiast and I purchased it for that reason alone...:)
I thought they were visually interesting...
Based on the commercials, this looks beyond cheesy. More “indigenous cultures imagined by leftist drug addicts”. Boring.
I don’t believe these films are as popular as they say they are. 100% propaganda.
Yup—it is well known by screenwriters that Hollywood interviews are toxic.
It is very common for the studio to want proof of writer bona fides with unreleased drafts.
Then they turn the applicant down and just steal their stuff.
I watched the first movie. The storyline turned me off as it was nothing more than the age-old story of humans invading and colonizing a planet to procure its resources. Couldn't bring myself to watch what has come since.
Let me guess. The evil humans from earth and their infernal technology are again threatening the peaceful nature-worshipping natives of Pandora.
Politics aside, I thought Avatar was entertaining. Second film, not as much; the new had worn off.
You can do that with Pilgrim’s Progress, just make the changes and voila, you have the Wizard of Oz.
As did I. With the first t one I was able to mentally background thr hyper-enviro message for the graphic appeal alone. Have not watched The Way Of Water and not sure I will.
Part II really sucked.
I’m waiting for Critical Drinker’s review before I spend $ on part III
Made it halfway through the first one. Despite the dazzling special effects, it’s just the same old tired noble savage trope gussied up. The most fascinating thing for me isn’t the movie, it’s that Cameron has devoted so much of his life to this thing all the way out to Avatar 5 in 2031(?)
Agreed. Visual effects were great in the first one. But it had enough white-man-bad to make me not want to see another one.
It’ll need to make $2bln to break even.
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