Overview
- ABC News Studios will air Avatar: A New Era — A Special Edition of 20/20 on December 12 on ABC, with additional coverage streaming December 15 on ABC News Live, Disney+, and Hulu, featuring Cameron, the cast, and Miley Cyrus discussing her new song.
- Entertainment Weekly’s breakdown spotlights the Wind Traders’ airborne galleon and leader Peylak (David Thewlis), with Cameron calling their vessel the biggest performance-capture set his team has ever built.
- Oona Chaplin details Varang, leader of the Ash People, describing a layered antagonist shaped by trauma as the film expands Pandora’s cultural landscape.
- AFP reports early reactions praising the visuals and reiterates the ecological conflict with the RDA’s Tulkun hunt, as the film rolls out in major markets starting December 17 ahead of the December 19 wide release.
- Early market signals in India show momentum, with BookMyShow logging 7.54K tickets sold in 24 hours and Delhi IMAX 3D premium seats listed at Rs 2,400.