The Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer has leaked online, ahead of its rumored release next week.
Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to release on December 19, 2025. The film is the third in the ongoing Avatar franchise by James Cameron, and is set to introduce another culture of Na’vi found on the planet of Pandora.
This week, rumors began floating around that the film’s first trailer would debut alongside the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. While not officially confirmed, it seems likely now considering that the trailer has made its way online.
The leaked trailer shows various shots of life on Pandora and from the first two Avatar films, before highlighting the Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family’s journey to a new land following the events of 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, which ended with Sully and Neytiri’s (Zoe Saldaña) son, Neteyam.
The trailer also gives us our first look at the “Ash People,” a new group of Na’vi that will be the central focus of the new film.
What else do we know about Avatar: Fire and Ash?
Avatar: Fire and Ash is once again directed by Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The ensemble cast includes returning stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, and Joel David Moore, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Edie Falco, and more.
Cameron previously said that the upcoming sequel will explore “different cultures from those I have already shown. The fire will be represented by the ‘Ash People.’ I want to show the Na’vi from another angle because, so far, I have only shown their good sides.”
“In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples,” he continued. “In Avatar 3, we will do the opposite. We will also explore new worlds, while continuing the story of the main characters. I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal.”