Avatar: Fire and Ash will continue the saga that writer and director James Cameron began in 2009 with Avatar. But according to Cameron, the third film in the franchise was an unexpected chapter in his initial plan for three sequels.

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.

James Cameron shared on Friday that the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set to release Dec. 19, 2025, will be even longer than its predecessor 2022’s “The Way Of Water.”

Despite different themes, Fire & Ash is deeply interconnected with The Way of Water, offering nuanced characters. Early comments on Fire & Ash praise added depth and suggest a visually stunning and compelling viewing experience.

Better make it a large popcorn, because James Cameron’s next “Avatar” film, “Fire and Ash,” will be even longer than 2022’s “The Way of Water,” which clocked in at three hours and 12 minutes. In a recent sitdown with Empire,

The effects-heavy sci-fi film, titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, will be released later this year. Earlier this week, Cameron issued an update regarding the film’s runtime, with the previous entry, 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, having a hefty duration of three hours and 12 minutes.

James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver talk the writing process on the Avatar sequels. Read more at Empire.

Speaking with Stuff out of New Zealand, the place where the bulk of the second and third Avatar movies were shot, James Cameron reveals that a few people have already seen the next Avatar film, and those people are seemingly quite lucky as Cameron thinks Fire and Ash may be the best movie in the series so far. He said…

Fire and Ash's release this December, more concept art from the movie has been revealed along with confirmation that his threequel will be even longer than The Way of Water. Check it out!