Avatar 3 (2025)

Production: Timeline, news & updates

• April 3, 2016
  • Both Avatar sequels will be filmed back-to-back, with production expected to begin in April 2016 in New Zealand. (Source: MTV)
• July 31, 2017
  • New Zealand special effects studios Weta Digital begin work on the sequels. (Source: Variety)
• August 8, 2017
  • Stephen Lang will return as the villain Colonel Quaritch for all sequels. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• October 3, 2017
  • Kate Winslet joins the cast. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• May 7, 2019
  • Avatar 3 is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2024. (Source: Variety)
• December 17, 2020
  • The filming of the third film is completed. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• January 3, 2023
  • James Cameron teases a fire-based race of Na'vi for the third film called the 'Ash people'. He also confirmed that some scenes for the third Avatar movie were shot during the production for Avatar 2. (Source: ScreenRant)
• January 16, 2023
  • News emerges that Avatar 3 will be narrated by Lo'ak. (Source: ScreenRant)
• January 18, 2023
  • Oona Chaplin is confirmed to be playing the fire Na'vi chief. (Source: ScreenRant)
• March 5, 2023
  • James Cameron confirms that Avatar 3 will tie-in to Disney World's Pandora. (Source: ScreenRant)
• March 23, 2023
  • Giovanni Ribisi is confirmed to be reprising his role from the first Avatar movie. (Source: ScreenRant)
• June 13, 2023
  • The release date of Avatar 3 is pushed back to December 19, 2025. (Source: ScreenRant)
• November 20, 2023
  • It is reported that the movie is in a post-production phase. (Source: ScreenRant)
• December 13, 2023
  • Kate Winslet is confirmed to be starring in the movie as the character Ronal. (Source: Deadline)