Get ready to sit back and relax for a while when Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters.
Filmmaker James Cameron recently revealed to Empire magazine that the upcoming third installment in his Avatar franchise will actually be longer than 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, which ran three hours and 12 minutes long.
“In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie 2,” Cameron explained. “The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we weren’t drilling down enough on character. So I said, ‘Guys, we’ve got to split it.’”
The director added, “Movie 3 will actually be a little bit longer than movie 2.”
However, Avatar might not mind the film’s length as the first two films are some of the biggest theatrical releases to date, with 2009’s Avatar holding the spot as the highest-grossing film of all time, while The Way of Water holds the record for third.
Amanda Silver, co-wrote the Fire and Ash script with Cameron and Rick Jaffa, also told Empire that The Way of Water and Fire and Ash are separate films because “the characters needed to breathe.”
“These movies are a lot more than just propulsive plot and gorgeous spectacle,” she added. “I mean, these are real characters.” Sam Worthington is set to return as Jake Sully, while Zoe Saldaña will reprise her role as Neytiri in the third film.
While Cameron has remained tight-lipped on plot details for Fire and Ash, he told The Hollywood Reporter last year, “It’s really fucking cool. You’re going to love it.”
When asked if he still plans to direct the fourth and fifth installments, he said, “Absolutely. I mean, they’re going to have to stop me. I got plenty of energy, love doing what I’m doing. Why would I not? And they’re written, by the way. I just reread both of them about a month ago. They’re cracking stories. They’ve got to get made. Look, if I get hit by a bus and I’m in an iron lung, somebody else is going to do it.”
Fire and Ash is currently slated to hit theaters on Dec. 19, 2025. Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 are set for Dec. 21, 2029, and Dec. 19, 2031, respectively.
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