After more than 100 days of waiting, viewers will finally be able to enjoy the third chapter of Avatar at home – for the first time in HDR in most countries – starting next week.
Disney's Avatar: Fire and Ash gets its global digital premiere on March 31 via storefronts such as Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango (Vudu). It can be pre-ordered now for $20 / £14 / €14.
This is the purchase price. The rental version will arrive later.
4K HDR with Dolby Atmos
The vast majority of cinemas are incapable of presenting movies in HDR with extended brightness and color range, but at home you can enjoy all 3 hours and 17 minutes in full glory with 4K resolution, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound.
The second film grossed $2.32 billion in tickets worldwide, while the third has so far grossed about $1.5 billion. Creator and director James Cameron has said that films four and five depend on the success of Avatar: Fire and Ash.
After the digital premiere on March 31, it will take another month and a half before Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives onBlu-ray and UHD Blu-ray (with Dolby Vision, 100GB disc) starting May 19. The film will later come to Disney+, but no date has been announced – for the second film, it took over two months.
Avatar Fire and Ash is now up for pre-order. Photo: FlatpanelsWhat about HFR?
Avatar: Fire and Ash – like Avatar: The Way of Water – is one of the few films created in high frame rate (HFR), with 48fps instead of the usual 24fps. This applies to the 3D version.
Avatar: The Way of Water is available in HFR exclusively on Apple Vision Pro. There is currently no confirmation regarding Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Also read: Do today's TVs support 48fps HFR like 'Avatar: The Way of Water'?
Meta has tried to get involved through closer collaboration with James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision studio, but no Meta Quest headset has hardware decoding for MV-HEVC, which is required for 4K 3D at 48fps, and the LCD panels in Meta Quest cannot display 4K or HDR at all.
A 3D Blu-ray version will be made available but limited to 1080p, SDR and 24fps, as per the 3D Blu-ray specification.
Avatar: Fire and Ash bonus material
| - English Family Audio Track: All objectionable language removed
- Igniting the Flame: The Making of Avatar: Fire and Ash — A series of featurettes that explores the filmmakers' journey making Avatar: Fire and Ashwith exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and insights about the process from the creative talents who shaped the film.
- Writing the Sequels: In 2013, James Cameron gathered a team of top screenwriters to craft a vision for the Avatar sequels. Together they created an ambitious saga that weaves new stories, clans, biomes, creatures and, most importantly, a family for Jake and Neytiri.
- Pandoran Design: Production Designer Dylan Cole and his team tackle their biggest design challenge: creating a vivid world and culture for the new clans, the Wind Traders and the Ash People, and the creatures that share their world.
- RDA Design: Production Designer Ben Procter and his team of concept artists and art directors showcase the sets of Bridgehead and the RDA. From concept art to over 70 sets, Procter's designs set the stage for many of the film's action scenes.
- The Women of Pandora: Dive deeper into James Cameron's fiercest Na'vi warriors with the powerhouse actors that define these epic roles.
Varang and the Mangkwan: Like every aspect of the Avatar films, Varang and the Mangkwan are a melding of talents, from character and scenic design to costumes and body art, but most distinctive is the performance by Oona Chaplin. Discover how she approached her role.
- Capturing Performance: Cameron and his cast take the “freedom to imagine” on Avatar's capture stage. The characters come to life instinctively as actors rely on their connection to each other, rather than the physical trappings of lighting, costumes, and sets.
- Stunts: Second unit director Garrett Warren takes us inside the action ofFire and Ash. If you see it in the film, his stunt team did it for real: climbing, falling, fighting, shooting, swimming, and even dogfighting on ikrans.
- Editing and Virtual Camera: On the Avatar films, Editorial is the quiet hero of production. Discover the editors’ complex process of transforming filmed "scenes" from the capture stage into performance edits, camera loads, shots, templates and finally, a finished film.
- WĒTĀ FX: Wētā FX tackles the monumental task of rendering every shot in photoreal detail. Fire and Ash is bigger and more complex than any film before it, with giant set pieces, virtual characters, dynamic creatures and vivid effects.
- ILM: ILM undertakes a pair of key scenes: Jake’s imprisonment in a thanator cage, and his thrilling escape on the gritty tarmac of Bridgehead.
- Score: Composer Simon Franglen takes us behind the scenes of his thrilling score for FIRE AND ASH, capturing the majestic beauty of the Wind Traders and the unsettling world of the Mangkwan. Also hear from Miley Cyrus on her hit single, "Dream As One."
- The Art and Impact of 3D: James Cameron takes us inside 3D, a critical component of the Avatar films. Audiences feel the immense scope of Pandora, not just through the breadth of the movie screen, but in the endless depth enabled by stereoscopic filming.
- Home in New Zealand: Though Fire and Ash’s live action filming was centralized in one cozy corner of Wellington, vendors from all parts of New Zealand banded together to build the sets, costumes, props, and even working maritime vessels
- Jon Landau Tribute: If James Cameron is the guiding vision for the Avatarsequels, producer Jon Landau was their nurturing heart. In this warm tribute, the filmmakers celebrate a beloved friend and colleague with remembrances from cast and crew.
- RDA Orientation: Do you have what it takes to survive the wild frontier of Pandora? In these tutorial videos, the RDA provides essential training in Na'vi language and an intelligence briefing on the clans of Pandora and the biomes they inhabit.
- Na'vi 101: The RDA’s Official Language Orientation: Before you set foot on Pandora, the RDA requires personnel to complete Na’vi language training. This video covers the basics of Na’vi - greetings, key phrases, proper pronunciation, and cultural mores. Trust us: say it right or pay the price.
- Pandora Intelligence Brief: Prepare for deployment with this essential RDA orientation video designed to give new recruits a tactical edge when navigating the uncharted territories of Pandora. This isn’t just a new world. It’s a new frontier
- Marketing Materials & Music Video - Marketing materials used to build audience awareness of the film.
“Dream as One” Music Video: Multi Grammy-winning superstar Miley Cyrus performs her emotional end-title ballad, "Dream as One," in the official music video.
- Theatrical Trailer 1: New clans, new villains. The Sully family fights to survive. Watch trailer 1 now.
- Theatrical Trailer 2: The Pandoran world goes deeper than you can imagine. Watch trailer 2 now |
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