Avatar: The Way of Water Latest News, Release Date

It’s been a long wait, 13 years to be exact by the time it releases, but Avatar: The Way of Water is tantalisingly close to appearing in your local cinema, and I can say without a hint of hesitation, this is my most anticipated movie of the last 12 years.

James Cameron, the visionary Director of Avatar: The Way of Water and the original movie that began my, and millions of others’ cinematic journey through the jaw dropping world of Pandora, 2009’s Avatar, is a personal hero of mine, having written, directed, and produced The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, four of the most iconic, beloved, and game changing movies in the history of pop culture.

So, please, read on, and join me as I break down everything that you need to know about Way of Water, whether you’re an existing fan like myself seeking a quick refresher on what’s happened on Pandora in the years between Avatar and Way of Water, or if you’re a new viewer curious about the world of Pandora and are seeking to know more before the movie’s release.

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All you need to know about Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water Latest News

23/11/2022:

The official Avatar Twitter page have just revealed the official Japanese poster for the movie that will be used to market its release in Japan:

22/11/2022:

With the release of Avatar: The Way of Water mere weeks away now. A brand new trailer was released last night along with brand new character posters for the movie:

03/11/2022:

To celebrate the official release of the movie’s first full trailer yesterday. A special celebratory lightshow featuring highlights from the movie was projected over the iconic Niagra Falls:

02/11/2022:

The first full official trailer for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ has just released and it gives us our best look yet at the movies stunning, photo real, visuals, and promises a movie that will be every bit as as beautiful, dramatic, action packed, and emotional as its predecessor:

At a brisk 2 minutes and 28 seconds, there’s so much information packed into this latest trailer, that I will be writing a separate article breaking down everything we see, including some very important teases of what’s to come, woven throughout the trailer.

But, before that, in addition to this brand new trailer, the movie’s full official poster has been released as well:

Simple but epic, this poster follows the movie’s latest trailer in that it shows us two of the key romantic relationships at the heart of the movie, Neytiri and Jake, and their son, Lo’ak, and Tsi’reya, the daughter of the clan leaders of the new water dwelling, Metkayina clan.

While below them we see several Na’vi riding on the backs of “Tsurak/Skimwings”, the new flying aquatic creatures seen throughout the promotional materials for the movie, seemingly taking over from ‘Avatars’ “Banshees”.

26/10/2022:

The official ‘Avatar’ YouTube channel has released a new featurette titled “Keep Our Oceans Amazing” that features new clips from ‘Way of Water’ and discusses how Disney and Avatar are working together to support the efforts of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) environmental organisation in order to help protect 10 of the globe’s ocean dwelling animals and their habitats:

21/09/2022:

With just 2 days left to the global re-release of the original ‘Avatar’ movie back into theatres. The official ‘Avatar’ YouTube page has released a brand new featurette on the original movie featuring writer/producer/director, James Cameron, and the movie’s stars, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang:

19/09/2022:

In anticipation of the re-release into cinemas of the original ‘Avatar’ this Friday, 23rd September 2022. Director, James Cameron, has released a brand new video in promotion of the re-release:

16/09/2022:

The official ‘Avatar’ social media accounts have just shared a brand new post with a 50 second clip advertising the re-release in one week’s time of the original ‘Avatar’ back into cinemas with a brand new 4K, 48 FPS, conversion:

14/09/2022:

Per /Film who attended a roundtable interview with director, James Cameron, for the upcoming re-release of ‘Avatar’ back into cinemas with a new 4K 48FPS cut. When asked about 3D and his decision to use 3D shooting once more on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, Cameron had this to say:

“I would say that the 3D was generally embraced for a period of time. ‘Avatar’ won the best cinematography with a 3D digital camera. No digital camera had ever won the best cinematography Oscar before. Then two out of the three subsequent years, the same cameras were used by the cinematographers that won the Oscar. So you got 3 out of 4 years where the Academy embraced digital cinematography. And all 3 of those films were in 3D.”

He would then follow this up by saying:

“3D appears to most people to sort of be ‘over.’ But it’s really not over. It’s just been accepted. It’s just now a part of your choices when you go to the theater to see a big blockbuster movie … I liken it to color. When color films first came out, it was a big deal. People would go to see movies because they were in color. I think around the time of ‘Avatar,’ people used to go to see movies because they were in 3D … I think it had an impact on how films were presented that’s now just sort of accepted and part of the zeitgeist and how it’s done.”

13/09/2022:

In anticipation for the theatrical re-release in 4K and 48FPS HDR of the original ‘Avatar’ on 23rd September 2022.

Two brand new posters have been released beginning with this Dolby Cinema poster:

And followed then by this IMAX 3D poster:

But these were not the only promotional releases in anticipation of the movie’s return to theatres worldwide. As a new trailer has also been released for this two week limited event:

12/09/2022:

Over the weekend, Disney held their annual D23 Fan Event where audiences in attendance at the ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ presentation were treated to world first exclusive clips of the movie in immersive 3D. But, for those of those who couldn’t be in attendance at the presentation. We have instead been treated with this beautiful piece of concept art for the movie:

Avatar: The Way of Water Release Date?

The movie is due for release worldwide on 14th, 15th, and 16th December 2022 depending which country you live in. Click here for the exact date for your country.

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Avatar: The Way of Water Trailers

Avatar: The Way of Water “Our Fortress” Official Trailer:

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Avatar: The Way of Water’ 1st Official Trailer:

Avatar: The Way of Water Teaser Trailer:

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Avatar: The Way of Water Clips

Avatar: The Way of Water “Keep Our Oceans Amazing” featurette:

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Avatar: The Way of Water Posters

Avatar: The Way of Water Japanese Poster:

Avatar: The Way of Water 1st Official Poster:

Avatar: The Way of Water Story?

To begin, here is the movie’s story synopsis per the official ‘Avatar’ website, and then I will elaborate further on this synopsis with more information that has been revealed by James Cameron, and his producer, Jon Landau, over the years about the movie:

“Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.”

Further to this synopsis, it’s important to know that, while Avatar explored the lives and culture of the Omatikaya clan and their home, Kelutral/The Home Tree. ‘Way of Water’, as its name suggests, is set to explore the oceans of Pandora, introducing new reef dwelling Na’vi tribe, the Metkayina.

As the movie, while bringing back Neytiri and Jake Sully, our heroes from ‘Avatar’, are not necessarily the main focus of this story. For, as confirmed by Jon Landau in this interview in December 2021 with Entertainment Weekly:

“Ultimately, the sequels are a story about family, and the lengths parents will go through to keep that family together and keep them safe,”

“I always say that Jim’s movies have universal themes — and really, there’s no more universal theme than family.”

Further to this, at the time of ‘Way of Water’, we will see that Jake and Neytiri have five children, three of whom are their biological children, and two who they’ve adopted and raised as their own:

Thanks to Empire Magazine and the official ‘Avatar’ website, the first image above shows Jake and Neytiri with their biological Na’vi children:

(From Left to Right) Tuktirey (played by Trinity Bliss), Neteyam (played by Jamie Flatters), and Lo’ak (played by Britain Dalton)

In the next image, we see Jake and Neytiri’s adopted daughter, Kiri, who is another brand new character in the ‘Avatar’ universe, but one who will be played by one of the original movie’s most iconic cast members, Sigourney Weaver.

Then, in the final image, we see a close up of Jake and Neytiri’s adopted human child, Spider/Miles Socorro (played by Jack Champion). For, as revealed in this Empire Online article, Spider was only a baby at the conclusion of the first movie, when the movie’s antagonists, the human corporation, the RDA, were exiled from Pandora and forced to return home to Earth. But, because Spider was too small to make the journey back to Earth, he was left on Pandora, where he was taken in by Jake and Neytiri and raised as part of their family.

Which, speaking of the RDA, the movie’s first trailer makes it clear that they have now returned to Pandora, despite agreeing to never return, because, as we all know, for corporations like the RDA, greed trumps honour every time.

However, unlike before, when the only RDA human/Na’vi hybrids were research scientists documenting Pandora and their interactions with the Na’vi, with Jake then being the sole military trained human to be given a human/Na’vi hybrid. As he was meant to protect the scientists he was assigned to, but was also, initially at least, working at a duel purpose under the orders of Colonel Miles Quaritch, who ordered him to ingratiate himself with the Na’vi in order to learn their secrets.

Whereas now, we see that Jake is no longer the only military trained human/Na’vi hybrid, as none other than Quaritch himself, has been resurrected, following his defeat at the hands of Jake in the original movie’s climactic battle, and now appears to lead his own human/Na’vi hybrid soldiers, as the RDA once more try to destroy Pandora by stripping it of its natural resources.

Avatar: The Way of Water cast?

Sam Worthington returns as Jake Sully

Zoe Saldana returns as Neytiri

CCH Pounder returns as Mo’at

Sigourney Weaver returns to the Avatar series, but in a brand new role, as new character, Kira

Joel David Moore returns as Norm Spellman

Stephen Lang returns as Miles Quaritch

Giovanni Ribsi returns as Parker Selfridge

Matt Gerald returns as Corporal Lyle Wainfleet

Kate Winslet plays new character, Ronal

Michelle Yeoh plays new character, Dr. Karina Mogue

Cliff Curtis plays new character, Tonowari

Edie Falco plays new character, General Frances Ardmore

Jemaine Clement plays new character, Dr. Ian Garvin

Oona Chaplin plays new character, Varang

Jamie Flatters plays new character, Neteyam, while Jeremy Irwin plays Young Neteyam

Britain Dalton plays new character, Lo’ak, while Chloe Coleman plays Young Lo’ak

Trinity Jo-Li Bliss plays new character, Tuktirey

Jack Champion plays new character, Spider

Bailey Bass plays new character, Tsireya

Keston John plays new character, Va’ru

Brendan Cowell plays new character, Mick Scoresby

Avatar: The Way of Water FAQ

Is Avatar: The Way of Water out?

The movie is due for release worldwide on 16th December 2022.

How long is Avatar: The Way of Water going to be?

The movie is heavily rumoured to be 3 hours 10 minutes long.

Why can’t humans breathe the air in Avatar?

Pandora, the planet that Avatar is set on, has a high degree of Carbon Dioxide in its atmosphere making it dangerously poisonous to humans if they breathe it in.