Overview

• Cameron described himself as at a crossroads on continuing to helm the franchise after the upcoming release of Avatar: Fire and Ash.
• Scripts for the fourth and fifth films are complete, though his directing role on those entries remains undecided.
• Avatar: Fire and Ash is scheduled to open on December 19, 2025, following years of overlapping work with The Way of Water.
• He said theatrical attendance has plateaued about 30% below 2019 levels and argued that streaming’s boom-and-bust cycle has squeezed big, imaginative projects.
• The filmmaker called for lowering VFX costs through new tools and training and discussed developing Ghosts Hiroshima as a separate project.