Overview
- The Australian premiere at IMAX Sydney and a planned press junket were canceled out of respect for victims after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, which authorities say left 16 dead and more than 40 injured.
- James Cameron sent theaters a signed note directing calibration to a Projection Specification file and framing chart and asking exhibitors to play the mix at a 7.0 reference level.
- The filmmaker defended high frame rate 3D, noting that most of the new film was shot at 48 frames per second and citing prior box-office success as support for the format.
- Cameron stressed that the movie’s performances come from actors through extensive performance capture rather than generative AI, describing an 18‑month capture process across installments.
- The third Avatar installment is set for a December 19 theatrical release with a premium-format emphasis, as the franchise moves into a darker, more intimate chapter for the Sully family.