TheTitanicfilmmaker wowed CinemaCon attendees with the first clip from his thirdAvatarmovie during Disney’s presentation Thursday afternoon.

Later, Jake tells Neytiri, “We cannot live like this, baby.

We cannot live with this hate.”

The footage also showed numerous shots of the Sully family in peril.

Cameron explained the intentions behind the subtitleFire and Ashduring an interview withEntertainment WeeklyatD23last year.

So what’s the aftermath?

Grief, loss, right?

And then what does that cause in the future?

More violence, more anger, more hatred.

It’s a vicious cycle."

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Cameron also teased the tone and character work of the thirdAvatarchapter.

They want to know more.

They want to know more about them, find out what their limits are, so to speak.

And we do that."

Avatar: Fire and Ashhits theaters Dec. 19, 2025.

With reporting from Lauren Huff and Mike Miller.