How Weta FX Brought the Villainous Ash People to Life in James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash”

Weta FX brought James Cameron's terrifying Ash People to life in #AvatarFireAndAsh—from Varang's war paint to the Nightwraith creature design. VFX supervisors Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett break it down.

How Costume Designer Deborah L. Scott Dressed the Wind Traders and Ash People for “Avatar: Fire and Ash”

Four decades ago, Deborah L. Scott was on a plane to the middle of nowhere, Alaska, to design costumes for Carroll Ballard’s Never Cry Wolf (1983). The decision changed her career.

“As scared as I was, as ridiculous and unprepared as I probably looked, it was a good idea,” she shares with The Credits. “It’s ok to be unprepared, and stepping out of your comfort zone is good as an artist.” The project introduced her to Steven Spielberg and opened the door to E.T.

How Simon Franglen Brought Punk Energy and Mongolian Instruments to “Avatar: Fire and Ash”

The audible experience of an Avatar film is as ambitious as the groundbreaking visuals. With both familiar and otherworldly cues, composer Simon Franglen develops textured cues and themes that draw audiences into the story. Together with the sound effects, Franglen, his orchestra, and collaborators deliver another transportive score in James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash.

As vast as the world of Pandora is, the experience for Franglen scoring these mammoth spectacles is counterintuitively intimate.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Scene-Stealer Oona Chaplin on Creating the Captivating, Vengeful Varang

If ever there was an actor more perfectly aligned with the ethos of James Cameron and the world of Pandora, it’s Oona Chaplin. Chaplin’s first conversation with Cameron revolved around biodynamic and organic farming. She is an activist and environmentalist whose humanitarian efforts span from Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, and beyond. She’s volunteered in refugee camps and supported film education for Saharawi refugees through the FiSahara Festival. 

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How James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Uses Practical Filmmaking You’ve Never Seen Before

It has been three years since Avatar: The Way of Water became the third-highest-grossing movie, with $2.3 billion worldwide. The much-anticipated third installment in James Cameron’s cinematic spectacle, Avatar: Fire and Ash, launched this past Friday, once again immersing audiences in the lush forests and pristine oceans of the exomoon Pandora. The epic sci-fi from 20th Century Studios picks up after Jake (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña),

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Unveils Sizzling Trailer at CinemaCon

James Cameron’s more or less right on time with his third Avatar installment. The ever-ambitious filmmaker was able to reveal footage from Avatar: Fire and Water at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, wowing movie theater owners and industry insiders.

Fire and Water‘s spot-on timing benefited greatly from the fact that Cameron shot the second and third films in the franchise, The Way of Water and Fire and Water,

James Cameron Reveals a Secret “Terminator” Project & “Avatar” Sequel Updates

James Cameron is famously a very busy, very driven man. He’s currently working on Avatar 3, recently revealed as Avatar: Fire and Ash at Disney’s D23 Expo. The film is due in theaters on December 19, 2025, and will feature a more militant and hostile race of the Na’vi called the Ash People. This blockbuster will be followed by Avatar 4 and 5,