Avatar: Fire and Ash opens this December, and we're learning more about the unfriendly Na'vi clan that will be making the protagonists' lives harder.

James Cameron doesn’t seem like he’s afraid to shake things up with the Avatar franchise. In a recent interview with Empire, the filmmaker teased that the third installment in the blockbuster franchise,

The new issue of Empire features a brand new look at the next Avatar movie – along with a major new James Cameron interview, all part of our Path To Pandora, bringing you fresh Avatar updates across every single Empire issue of 2025.

James Cameron has shared some new details about the upcoming Avatar 3, and it seems like it won't be what you're expecting. The auteur says Avatar: Fire And Ash will make some "brave choices" with its storytelling as we return to Pandora once again.

Cameron makes particular reference to the new character Varang, who will be played by Oona Chaplin in Avatar: Fire and Ash. She's the leader of a clan of Na'vi who are volcano-dwelling, rather than being in the air or sea. He spoke more to Empire about that newcomer, offering:

Cameron – talking to Empire in the first of our Path To Pandora exclusives, bringing you fresh details from the Avatar saga in the magazine every single month in the run-up to Avatar: Fire And Ash – promises not just an escalation of action,

In a new interview with Empire Magazine, Cameron told them that Avatar: Fire and Ash will feature "some really clever action set-pieces" and teases that it will be a heart-racer,

Avatar: Fire and Ash director James Cameron previews one of the central characters in his anticipated threequel.