A concept trailer forAvatar: Fire and Ashreveals Pandora in ruin. Set for release at the end of next year,Avatar 3, which has the subtitleFire and Ashwill continue the hit franchise popularized by 2009’sAvatarand 2022’sAvatar: The Way of Water. Both films were huge financial successes, and currently maintain spots as the no. 1 and no. 3 top-grossing films of all time, withAvatarmaking $2.9 billion and its sequel bringing in $2.3 billion. As of now, theplot forAvatar: Fire and Ashremains unknown.

A guess atAvatar 3’s plot is revealedthrough the new video fromThe Yeti. The trailer opens by showing familiar views of Pandora, highlighting its mystique, before revealing a darker truth that “the fires of war are spreading.” The concept trailer then reveals that the “ash people” have formed an alliance with the enemy people, RDA. The narrator goes on to say that “if fire represents hatred, anger, and violence, then ash is its aftermath.” Brief glimpses at the imagined ash people are shown to be Na’vi with fire in their bodies.

Avatar way of water collage of Neytiri, Quaritch, and Jake Sully

What This Could Mean For Avatar 3

Avatar 3 Could Have A New Enemy

None of the elements of this concept trailer have been confirmed to be plot points inAvatar 3, as the movie’s plot is still under wraps. However, the Ash People are expected to bevillains inAvatar: Fire and Ash, which would make it such that the Na’vi have to fight against a different tribe within their own kind.Allying with the RDAwould certainly be one way in which the Ash People could antagonize the Metkayina and Omatikaya people, so it would not be shocking if this much came true.

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The narration of the concept trailer does really capture the spirit of theAvatarfranchise dialogue. The franchise tends to be a thinly-veiled metaphor for the cost of environmental destruction, something partially captured by the sentiment “this battle is for our children” and “for the soul of this planet.“The imaginedAvatar 3plot also hints at the power of rebelling and rising up against evil, a theme that has permeated throughout the franchise.

Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri looking concerned in Avatar The Way of Water

Our Take On The Avatar 3 Concept Trailer

The Ash People Could Create An Interesting Dynamic

ThisAvatar: Fire and Ashconcept trailer is a good reminder of the ways that this third installment could depart from franchise trends. While the plots of the first two movies are not identical, they generally involve the Na’vi people fighting against the RDA, the latter of whom is trying to exploit their resources in some way. If the Ash People are indeed evil,Avatar: Fire and Ashwill see a franchise first in pitting the Na’vi in a kind of civil war against their own people, creating a fascinating new dynamic.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

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Avatar: Fire and Ash is a 2025 science fiction film continuing the saga of Pandora. Jake Sully and Neytiri confront a formidable new enemy, the Ash People, led by Varang. Struggling with personal loss and external threats, they strive to protect their family and Pandora’s future.

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