Avatar: Fire and Ash gets a new image, giving a glimpse at a key villain and the conflict to come in Pandora as the sequel releases this year.

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:

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.

Pandora is about to get a whole lot hotter, as concept art from Avatar: Fire and Ash reveals a fiery Na'vi clan and their menacing leader.

But this time, fans can expect a slight shift in the franchise's familiar moral focus. According to director James Cameron, humans will no longer be the outright bad guys threatening the always peaceful Na'vi.

Avatar 3 is going to take us beyond the moral paradigm seen in the franchise so far, director James Cameron has teased. A new look at the Ash People, AKA the Mangkwan Clan, has also been revealed by Empire magazine,

New images have dropped for the long-awaited sequel to 2022's Avatar: The Way of Water. Avatar creator and director James Cameron will bring audiences back to Pandora at the end of 2025 with the franchise's third installment,