Brace Yourself: Avatar: Fire and Ash Delivers Titanic-Level Heartbreak

James Cameron is not exactly easing us into Avatar 3. At the Los Angeles premiere of Avatar: Fire and Ash, he basically told fans to brace for impact. The third movie, he says, goes straight for the feelings. Big swing. Also, apparently, still hopeful. Welcome to the emotional whiplash portion of Pandora.

Cameron turns up the heartbreak

Nearly 20 years into this franchise, Cameron looked back on the long haul and said he’s proud of what the team pulled off this time. Then he made the kind of promise only James Cameron would make: expect real, painful, gut-punch stuff.

"There are scenes of heartbreak, heart-wrenching heartbreak in this movie like you haven’t seen since Titanic. And I’m serious about that."

He also stressed Fire and Ash isn’t a doom spiral. He called it very hopeful and said it doubles down on the strength and importance of family. Expect plenty of conflict and dysfunction inside the Sully clan, but when it counts, they close ranks.

Worthington says it goes deeper than Way of Water

Sam Worthington is back as Jake Sully, and when asked if this one made him cry, the answer was basically yes. He compared it to the last film’s ocean obsession and said this one dives just as deep emotionally. The goal, as he put it, is not just to expand the world but to make you care more about these characters. He called the movie passionate, heartbreaking at times, and described the cast and crew as family after years of working together.

What to expect when Fire and Ash hits worldwide

• Cameron is promising Titanic-level heartbreak, and he means it.
• Despite the tears, he says the movie is ultimately hopeful and centered on family.
• Worthington says it digs deeper emotionally than The Way of Water.
• The Sullys will clash, but stick together when it matters.
• All of this was teed up at the film’s Los Angeles premiere ahead of its worldwide release.

First reported by Disheeta Maheshwari at SuperHeroHype.