Avatar 3 (2025)
Avatar 3 is the third entry in James Cameron's five-movie franchise set in the fictional world of Pandora. Following Jake Sully and Neytiri's first encounter in 2009's Avatar and Colonel Miles Quaritch's retaliation in 2022's The Way of Water, Avatar 3 sees the Na'vi heroes come across a fire Na'vi tribe known as the Ash People.
Avatar 3
- Director
- James Cameron
- Release Date
- December 19, 2025
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Zoe Saldana , Sigourney Weaver , Sam Worthington , Stephen Lang
- Writers
- Josh Friedman , James Cameron
- Franchise(s)
- Avatar
- prequel(s)
- Avatar , Avatar: The Way of Water
Summary
Avatar 3 is the third entry in James Cameron's five-movie franchise set in the fictional world of Pandora. Following Jake Sully and Neytiri's first encounter in 2009's Avatar and Colonel Miles Quaritch's retaliation in 2022's The Way of Water, Avatar 3 sees the Na'vi heroes come across a fire Na'vi tribe known as the Ash People.
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