Filmmaking Behind-the-Scenes with James Cameron Making ‘Avatar 3’

by Alex Billington
December 17, 2025
Source: YouTube

“My team & I’ve had 25 years of experience doing this. We know the technology, we know the guidelines, we know what makes beautiful 3D.” It’s finally time. 20th Century has revealed a handful of new behind-the-scenes featurettes for James Cameron’s next amazing Pandora sequel titled Avatar: Fire and Ash. This third Avatar movie is a follow-up to the release of Avatar 2: The Way of Water in late 2022 – arriving 3 years later. It’s opening this week so they’re going all out with promos. The story continues following Jake & Neytiri’s family while they keep growing, with more troubles as the brutal RDA comes after them directly. They also encounter a dangerous Ash Clan of flying Na’vi – who end up partnering with Quaritch against the other Na’vi tribes. James Cameron’s Fire & Ash stars Sam Worthington as Jake, Zoe Saldana as Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver as Kiri, Stephen Lang as Quaritch, Britain Dalton as Lo’ak, Jack Champion as “Spider”, Bailey Bass as Reya, Trinity Bliss as Tuk, Kate Winslet as Ronal, Filip Geljo, Edie Falco, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Keston John, Joel David Moore, Jemaine Clement, featuring Oona Chaplin as Varang. They cover everything from 3D cameras to concept art by Dylan Cole to creating Varang to motion capture work with Stephen Lang. I always enjoy seeing Cameron work! These are worth watching.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes promo videos for James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire & Ash, from YouTube:

You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Cameron’s Avatar: Fire & Ash right here and the main official trailer.

Set on the moon Pandora directly after the events of the first two movies Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water. Jake & Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe – the Ash People – who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges. Avatar: Fire and Ash, also known as Avatar 3, is directed by iconic Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, director of the films Piranha II: The Spawning, The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar & Avatar: The Way of Water previously; and a producer on Alita: Battle Angel and Terminator: Dark Fate. The screenplay is by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver; story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. Produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau (RIP), and Rae Sanchini. 20th Century Studios + Disney releases James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters worldwide in every cinema size starting December 19th, 2025 at the end of the year. More updates @officialavatar. Who’s ready to return again?

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