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Avatar: Fire and Ash Sydney Premiere Canceled After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

Organizers scrapped the Sydney event out of respect for victims after police confirmed 16 deaths in the Hanukkah beach shooting.

Overview

  • New South Wales Police said 16 people were killed and about 40–42 others were hospitalized following the Bondi Beach attack.
  • Police identified the suspects as a father and son; the 50-year-old was shot dead at the scene and the 24-year-old remains hospitalized under guard.
  • The violence unfolded during a beachside Hanukkah gathering outside Sydney, according to officials.
  • Event organizers canceled both the red carpet and a planned press junket that James Cameron and Australian star Sam Worthington were set to attend.
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the assault as a targeted anti-Semitic attack as the investigation continues, and the film’s global release remains set for December 19.