[Global Times Special Correspondent Luc] US media "Variety" said on the 13th that at the Disney D23 project conference, Hollywood director James Cameron announced the follow-up information of the "Avatar" project, and the third part was named "Avatar 3: Fire and Fire" Ash". In ad

[Global Times Special Correspondent Luc] US media "Variety" said on the 13th that at the Disney D23 project conference, Hollywood director James Cameron announced the follow-up information of the "Avatar" project, and the third part was named "Avatar 3: Fire". and Ashes". In addition, Oscar-winning actress and Chinese-American actress Michelle Yeoh is also confirmed to appear in "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5".

Oscar-winning actress and Chinese-American actress Michelle Yeoh, file picture

At the Disney project press conference, Cameron appeared together with the two leading actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, revealing the details of the "Avatar" series information and images. Although no actual shots of the new film were announced at this conference, the subtitle "Fire and Ashes" of "Avatar 3" was still released, as well as artistic concept drawings of the blue planet Pandora and the Na'vi people. “You’re going to see more of Pandora than you’ve ever seen before,” Cameron said. “This is a crazy adventure, a visual feast, and a higher emotional investment than ever before. We It will bring all the characters you know and love into truly challenging areas."

In addition, Cameron also revealed in an interview with "Entertainment Weekly" that Michelle Yeoh will not appear in "Avatar 3", but in "Avatar 3". It officially appeared in "Avatar 4" 4 years later. "Michelle Yeoh will star in the fourth and fifth "Avatar" films," Cameron said. "Previous media reports were misleading. Michelle Yeoh will soon play her new role, a very interesting character. I have already planned it. It has been many years. The script was written a few years ago and has been written until the end of the fifth part. Currently we have been dealing with the characters of the fourth part, mainly because we still have many young actors and we need to play the roles when everyone is still young. All filming." Cameron revealed that he had already decided to invite Michelle Yeoh to play the role of scientist Dr. Karina Mogg in the "Avatar" series before she won another award and became popular. "We all love Michelle Yeoh. She has always been a movie star and has become a huge phenomenon in recent years, and we look forward to working with her."

According to Disney's current release schedule, "Avatar 3" will be released on December 19, 2025. "Avatar 4" is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2029, while "Avatar 5" will not meet the audience until December 9, 2031. "Avatar", which was born in 2009, was a huge success. It not only earned US$2.9 billion at the global box office, but also set off a revolution in film technologies such as 3D, IMAX and motion capture. "Avatar 2: Path of Water" in 2022 earned a global box office of US$2.3 billion, allowing the market to see the appeal of this IP and paving the way for the release of "Avatar 3" next year.