On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption, discovery and unexpected love -- as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.
The story’s protagonist, Jake Sully, is an ex-Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. In order to participate in the Avatar program, which will give him a healthy body, Jake agrees to travel to Pandora, a lush rainforest environment filled with incredible life forms – some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also the home to the Na’vi, a humanoid race that lives at what we consider to be a primate level, but they are actually much more evolved than humans. Ten feet tall and blue skinned, the Na’vi live harmoniously within their unspoiled world. But as humans encroach on Pandora in search of valuable minerals, the Na’vi’s very existence is threatened – and their warrior abilities unleashed.
Jake has unwittingly been recruited to become part of this encroachment. Since humans are unable to breathe the air on Pandora, they have created genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids known as Avatars. The Avatars are living, breathing bodies in the real world, controlled by a human driver through a technology that links the driver’s mind to the Avatar body. On Pandora, through his Avatar body, Jake can be whole once again. Moreover, he falls in love with a young Na’vi woman, Neytiri, whose beauty is matched by her ferocity in battle.
As Jake slides deeper into becoming one of her clan, he finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth, and the Na’vi – forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.
Conceived 14 years ago and over four years in the making, AVATAR breaks new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story and reinvents the moviegoing experience.
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November 18, 2009: French Avatar poster:
When I heard there was a new poster out for AVATAR . my first thought was "I really hope it's not a giant head."
Well, I got my wish, sort of. The poster is in fact, two halves of two giant heads, which added together, I suppose, equal one giant head. But...
November 16, 2009: Leona sings Avatar:
If you were wondering who the new Celine Dion is now that she's permanently camped out in Vegas, it turns out it's none other than British songstress extraordinaire, Leona Lewis, who has been deemed worthy by James Cameron to sing the theme for...
November 13, 2009: Avatar featurette:
I just came across this rather in-depth, four and a half minute long featurette for AVATAR which has way, way more new footage than I thought I’d see.
The cast and crew talk about working on the set, though the information itself isn’t...
November 10, 2009: Avatar's real cost:
As if expectations on James Cameron's AVATAR weren't high enough, now comes the ultimate question: what exactly will determine if the film is a success or a failure?
Although TF2 came out with some of the most scathing reviews this year, that one is still...
November 5, 2009: Avatar TV spot:
How exactly do you cram a $300M, three hour movie into a thirty second TV commercial? Actually, it seems you can do it surprisingly well. This ad ran during the World Series, and is wise to focus less on the actual plot and more on the giant robots, rainbow...
October 29, 2009: New Avatar trailer!!:
It's been in theaters for almost a full week now (and was briefly online last week in bootleg form) but now the new 3 minute and 30 second trailer for AVATAR is finally here in HD! For all the people who were skeptical after seeing the original trailer, I...
October 29, 2009: Avatar meets NFL:
The new AVATAR trailer that debuted in theaters last week, popped up in bootleg form in the internet shortly thereafter and will debut officially on the internet later today, will have a massive airing this weekend on TV. Fox has announced that the 3:30 trailer...
October 23, 2009: Avatar pics hit:
I know we're all celebrating the release of the new AVATAR trailer (which I'm refusing to watch until I can see it in 1080p), but there are also a few new pics from the film that SpoilerTV dug up today, and I'm really liking the lead image of the warrior alien....
October 23, 2009: New Avatar trailer!!:
The new AVATAR trailer is online! The 3:15 trailer, which premiered today in front of almost all the major new releases (even AMELIA...), won't officially be online until sometime late next week but we've got a bootleg copy that you can take a look at...
October 20, 2009: James Cameron profiled:
The New Yorker has an absolutely massive profile of uber-director, James Cameron, in its latest issue online. It chronicles his early life, making spaceship models as a boy, to his most recent battle trying to hammer AVATAR into the greatest movie ever...
October 19, 2009: Avatar trailer soon:
Do you need more convincing to see James Cameron's AVATAR ?
Well, whether you do or don't, a new trailer for the movie will play in theaters this Friday, October 23rd. If you aren't heading to the theater, you'll have to wait until the 29th when it...
September 25, 2009: Avatar gameplay:
The folks behind the AVATAR game are determined to break the longstanding tradition of "all movie-based games must suck." That's why, as you'll see in this gameplay trailer, they've combined "Lost Planet" with "Gears of War" and “Crysis” to get...
September 21, 2009: Avatar viral site:
In an effort the jump start a bit of the hype AVATAR has lost since its lackluster trailer debut a few weeks ago, Fox (and Coca-Cola!) have launched AVTR.com , a viral site purported to be "your daily source of information about the Resource...
August 31, 2009: Del Toro on Hobbit:
Guillermo del Toro wants to put the HOBBIT 3D rumors to rest. He also talks about AVATAR and casting for Bilbo.
Del Toro took to the boards over at The One Ring Forums to discuss the possibility of a 3D film, "As a co-writer and director of this...
August 28, 2009: Avatar angers Hitler:
With the release of the AVATAR trailer came a series of mixed emotions. Mostly those who were not as impressed as they thought they would be.
Now, I know not everyone shares the same 'meh' response to the trailer, some of you actually enjoyed it. But no...
August 27, 2009: Avatar tix on sale?:
Worried that you'll show up to the movie theater and all the tickets for your movie will be all sold out? Well you gotta pre-order your tickets man! FOUR MONTHS IN ADVANCE! Yup, Fandango is already taking ticket orders for AVATAR , which doesn't open until...
August 26, 2009: New Avatar scans:
AVATAR is the star of the upcoming print edition of Empire, and MarketSaw has gotten their hands on a few of the scans from the issues, showcasing never-before-seen looks at the Na'vi, and most notably, Sigourney Weaver’s blue-skinned alter-ego....
August 25, 2009: Worthington on Avatar:
The cast and crew of AVATAR haven’t exactly been known for voicing their minds about the film all that often, probably due to the fact that James Cameron made them all sign some sort of pledge that promises him their first born children if they talk...
August 24, 2009: Avatar Day wrap-up:
Ed. note: We sent intrepid reporter Jenna Busch to her local theater to check out "Avatar Day." This is her report.
I just got to check out 16 minutes of the upcoming (and endlessly plugged) film AVATAR. James Cameron, I must shake your hand. And...
August 21, 2009: Avatar IS Delgo:
For most of yesterday, I was trying to think of what the Na'vi reminded me of while watching the AVATAR trailer . It was on the tip of my tongue, then suddenly, I started seeing it pop up in comments everywhere.
DELGO.
That's right, the movie that you never...
August 21, 2009: Avatar game trailer:
I know what you naysayers are thinking, "Didn't we already see the video game trailer yesterday? Hur hur!" But Na’vi/Delgo comparisons aside, today we have the debut trailer of the actual AVATAR video game trailer, which serves the dual purpose of...
August 21, 2009: Avatar 3D roadshow?:
Weren't wowed by yesterday's AVATAR trailer ? That might be because you saw it on 2D on your computer instead of in a theater in 3D as it was intended. Fox and James Cameron seem keenly aware of that and realize that even after Avatar Day, there will still...
August 20, 2009: Rockwell as Hammer:
Today has been an excellent day for movie news. We got both of the trailers for AVATAR and THE WOLFMAN , as well as news of a hot, agressive sex scene between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN . To continue with the trend, I give you a...
August 20, 2009: Avatar trailer!!:
The AVATAR teaser trailer is here! Scratch that.. It's supposed to be here but the proper links at Apple's trailer page aren't working. UPDATE - Apple has fixed the links and you can click on any of the screenshots below to watch the trailer in HD....
August 20, 2009: New Avatar pics!:
In anticipation of today's debut of the AVATAR teaser trailer (which should be online in just about two and a half hours at 10am EST) and tomorrow's AVATAR Day footage screening, Fox has released six new pics from the film. And instead of seeing James...
August 19, 2009: Avetar trailer:
I'm not going to preface this the way I’ve seen it presented all around the internet like, "OMG the AVATAR trailer has been leaked!!! You totally have to watch its awesomenessss!" and then have you get pissed off when it’s a fake (though the...
August 14, 2009: More Avatar goods:
For the most part I think that everyone is curious about the upcoming AVATAR .
On Wednesday, our own Dave Davis brought us some news on AVATAR Day . Today we bring you some goodies including a picture from the movie, as well as one of James Cameron, and a...
August 12, 2009: Avatar Day details:
After filmmaker James Cameron managed to keep a lid on AVATAR for so long, the hype train is about to gain significant speed on the approach to the movie's December release.
For starters, Jim and studio Fox are giving the fans (who didn't get to Comic Con)...
August 7, 2009: 1st Avatar Na'vi toy?:
Look what just slid into in our inbox -- a snap of what would seem to be the toy for Sam Worthington's alien alter-ego in James Cameron's AVATAR .
In the movie, Worthington plays a disabled war vet who "downloads" his consciousness into one of distant world...
August 3, 2009: New Avatar poster:
If you were anywhere near Comic Con last week, you probably saw the giant AVATAR banners which featured Sam Worthington all gussied up as a blue-skinned Na’vi. On first glance, you might confuse this new poster with that one, but as you’ll see this...
July 25, 2009: CON: Jackson / Cameron:
It’s happened again. I get all ready to cover Hall H from the San Diego Comic Con International Live , but have to resort to covering it Almost Live as in it’s just me preten ding like I’m live here with Peter Jackson and James...
July 23, 2009: Avatar stuff!:
After years of playing coy and putting it together in relative secrecy, James Cameron finally unveiled a glimpse at his 3D sci-fi epic AVATAR to the salivating masses at Comic Con.
In case you weren't following our live updates from the Con , Cameron also...
July 23, 2009: CON: Avatar!:
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: For those who missed it (although you can still access our panel coverage below), AUGUST 21st will be considered AVATAR DAY as the film will be taking over as many IMAX 3D theaters plus selected 3D theaters and letting a global audience...
July 23, 2009: JoBlo ConCast 1!:
ConCast #1
The Good, The Bad, and The JoBlo Movie Podcast has arrived at Comic Con 2009 and we've teamed up with Ammon Gilbert and Arrow in the Head's Blood Bullets and Broads podcast to bring you an inside look at our adventures. We even stopped...
July 20, 2009: JoBlo Podcast #24:
Comic Con, Bitches!
The Good, The Bad, and The JoBlo Movie Podcast is going to Comic Con this Wednesday. To celebrate Johnny Moreno and I invite our boss, Mike Sampson to the podcast to tell us what we're doing there between getting shit-bombed and...
July 16, 2009: Cameron shows Avatar:
James Cameron is getting ready to screen a bunch of footage from AVATAR . No, not at Comic-Con (though he will be doing that next Thursday), he's actually showing some footage sooner. Like tomorrow. Wanna know how you can get it? OK, here it is: you can't....
July 1, 2009: Avatar at Comic-Con!:
There's no details on the panel just yet (the full programming schedule will be available next week) but you can rest assured that James Cameron's AVATAR will have a big presence. How can we be sure? Well Fox and Comic-Con already have banners hanging up on...
June 23, 2009: Some Avatar seen:
True fans of sci-fi, genre cinema and next-tech are salivating for James Cameron's upcoming 3D epic AVATAR .
He finally just unveiled some footage from his $300 million (!!!) project at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam utilizing the RealD XL Cinema...
June 18, 2009: Avatar game pictures:
I'm not sure if these are considered SPOILERS , so I'll ramble on for a bit before I involve them, but here are a couple of pictures from the AVATAR game, which give us a little look at the world James Cameron and his crew are working on. Man, I can't wait for...
June 3, 2009: Cameron talks Avatar:
James Cameron has been talking up his upcoming epic sci fi action adventure AVATAR at E3 recently, mostly as it relates to the game based on the film, but IGN managed to corner him and drill him about the actual movie. He doesn't really say anything...
June 2, 2009: Avatar pics!:
Sadly they're from AVATAR the game and not AVATAR the movie. But anything AVATAR is worth looking at at this point! James Cameron was on hand at E3 yesterday and took part in Ubisoft's presentation where he explained that he knew video games based on movies...
May 28, 2009: Avatar concept art!:
Now, since the materials in this article could be deemed SPOILERS , and those materials are pictures, I think what I'm gonna have to do is pad this thing out a little first. So that if you clicked on the article and then realized you didn't want to see what the...
May 25, 2009: Avatar's Powersuit?:
The Internet is drooling over any and every potential new tidbit of information from James Cameron's upcoming sc-fi epic AVATAR . Everyone is screaming teaser but unfortunately it looks as though we're going to have to sit down and shut up for a while because...
May 20, 2009: Even more Fallen:
Just as Michael Bay dropped a brand spanking new Sideways picture from his upcoming destructive robot opus TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN , four more new pics have made their way online, featuring a mysterious Brazilian Mark Ruffalo. Seriously, who is...
May 20, 2009: Avatar hearts IMAX:
When the man behind the highest grossing movie of all time says that his next film will change the way movies are watched and made, people tend to stand up and listen. To say that the expectations for James Cameron's sci-fi epic AVATAR are huge is a...
April 25, 2009: More Avatar bits:
In a time of constant "spy reports" and production minutiae available online for almost every movie, you have to admit -- they've done a pretty incredible job keeping AVATAR a secret. The project has been in the works for years, and is due in just a few months,...
April 7, 2009: An Avatar trilogy?:
I thought that when James Cameron first began his sci-fi epic AVATAR , he mentioned the possibility of the story conceivably spilling into more movies.
Now that some of his actors are out promoting other projects, they're dropping the term "trilogy" in regards...
March 20, 2009: Time sees Avatar:
UPDATE - Time has issued a correction stating that the budget of the film was $200 million NOT $300 million...
TIME magazine writer Josh Quittner is one lucky dude. In his upcoming article about 3-D movies, the writer reveals that he was privileged...
February 2, 2009: Na'vi first look:
What you see to the right is our first genuine look at James Cameron's upcoming sci fi epic action adventure AVATAR , not some lamo behind the scenes shot of Cameron and star Sam Worthington making kissy face with each other. It comes courtesy of "Market...
December 23, 2008: Avatar pic!:
I know that title is misleading and I'm sorry for that but this really is a picture from behind-the-scenes of James Cameron's AVATAR . And the title isn't really misleading, it's just that when you hear the word avatar now you get an immediate boner and get...
December 22, 2008: A Forbidden trilogy?:
Last week, we told you about James Cameron possibly looking to make the upcoming J. Michael Straczynski scripted FORBIDDEN PLANET remake one of his upcoming flicks. Well, it seems that the updated story of a mission to investigate the disappearance of genius...
December 19, 2008: Cameron's next?:
A remake of the science fiction classic FORBIDDEN PLANET has been floating around for a while now and in its current incarnation, Warner Bros. has tasked scribe J. Michael Straczynski with giving a modern edge to the story of a starship sent to investigate the...
November 21, 2008: Avatar aliens!:
UPDATE : These images may be nothing like what we see in the final film after all. The artist himself has declared they were just a part of his portfolio and not concept art used for the movie. More specifics can be found at Rope of Silicon .
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November 6, 2008: IMAX 3D for Avatar:
I don't know what's worse -- that there's still more than a year before AVATAR hits theaters, or that there's such a frustrating lack of available material on the next movie from the guy responsible for TERMINATOR, ALIENS and the still-reigning box office...
October 22, 2008: Battle Angel talk:
At the rate he actually finishes things, it could be another decade before we ever see James Cameron's live-action movie based on the popular manga BATTLE ANGEL ALITA (he originally announced it at Comic Con in 2002). Until he completes AVATAR (and whatever...
October 15, 2008: James Cameron talks:
James Cameron was interviewed a couple of days ago by George Stroumboulopoulos for The Hour. If you're a fan you'll definitely want to check it out (if nothing else he talks about AVATAR ). If you aren't then don't. It's your life. Also, I'm not sure why this guy...
May 21, 2008: Cameron on Avatar:
TITANIC sinker and AQUAMAN swimmer James Cameron recently spoke at the Microsoft Advance conference, and served a dish of wassup on his finance-straining sci-fi epic AVATAR .
Cameron downplayed the story in favor of his experimentation with the latest...
April 11, 2008: Cameron talks 3D:
James Cameron, currently in production on his science fiction epic action adventure AVATAR , took a little time out from his surely incredibly busy schedule to talk to Variety about stereoscopic aka 3D technology and how it's affected and will affect the film...
March 3, 2008: Avatar details?:
We're still almost two years away (December 2009!) from the release of James Cameron's AVATAR , and while I'm trying to avoid knowing too much about his first project since AQUAMAN, I just can't help myself.
The website MarketSaw, dedicated to upcoming 3D...
February 23, 2008: Weaver talks Avatar:
A few days ago, James Cameron gave an update on his currently filming sci fi epic AVATAR to AICN, basically keeping very general on everything but making sure to note that this film will absolutely blow our fucking minds. Sigourney Weaver, who co-stars in...
February 19, 2008: Avatar artwork!:
UPDATE: Cameron dropped a note to AICN (apparently his only conduit for communicating with the outside world) to say that the below artwork didn't come from them. Also, he's ecstatic with the movie so far, and his animators are currently in flames. Check the...
December 12, 2007: Avatar pushed back:
For everyone out there who was really looking forward to James Cameron's next film AVATAR, you'll have to wait a little bit longer. Fox has pushed the film back from Memorial Day 2009 to December 18, 2009 giving Cameron more time to work on the groundbreaking...
December 4, 2007: Cameron speaks out:
James Cameron has spoken out about the fake concept art for AVATAR that spread across the net a little while back. Here’s what he had to say to AICN: “You recently posted some artwork of a supposed Na’vi character. Don’t know where you got it but it’s...
November 27, 2007: Alien hotness:
UPDATE - James Cameron wrote into Ain't It Cool saying, "Aside from two legs, two arms and a tail," the below artwork "doesn't have any features in common with our final designs." So there.
James Cameron's monumental sci-fi epic AVATAR is coming next...
September 21, 2007: Ribisi joins Avatar:
How's this for a little bit of late casting news. Well into production, James Cameron has added popular character actor (and personal favourite of mine) Giovanni Ribisi (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) to the cast of his $190 million epic AVATAR . Ribisi will play a...
July 24, 2007: Avatar game by Ubi.:
Realizing it would be criminal not to develop a next gen video game for his epic sci fi adventure AVATAR, James Cameron has partnered with mega game manufacturer Ubisoft to create what'll presumably be an action adventure game to be released alongside the...
April 5, 2007: Avatar Teaser Poster?:
One of the best parts about upcoming movie news is getting a super early, so early that it’s almost naughty, peek at the teaser poster for a much-talked about blockbuster epic from a truly revolutionary director. Well folks, today is that day...
March 27, 2007: Cameraless Cameron?:
I have serious trouble finishing the first few pages of a screenplay before completely giving up. Then there's James Cameron, who not only writes and directs incredibly complex movies, but he invents and pioneers new movie technology while doing it.
We all...
January 15, 2007: Where ya Biehn?:
With news coming last week that James Cameron and Fox had "officially" greenlit AVATAR, you had to know it was a matter of time before we heard word of Michael Biehn's involvement. Heck, the guy's a Cameron staple - he just has to be involved somehow. And...
January 9, 2007: Shyamalan's Avatar:
Just hours after the official production start on James Cameron's AVATAR was announced , Paramount and M. Night Shyamalan said "oh yeah?" and then, accompanied by a droopy "beeeoooo" noise, revealed plans for their own AVATAR movie. Rather than a...
January 9, 2007: Cameron's Avatar is on:
No
more rumors, no more gossip, no more dudes calling me in the middle
of the night with the latest on James Cameron's future, as the
TITANIC helmer's next project was officially announced by Fox...
October 17, 2006: Avatar casts Moore:
The guys at FreezeDriedMovies.com have taken a break from unnecessarily but thankfully freeze drying imperishible items (because it's damn fun) to bring us this scoop: Although not an official announcement, it seems Joel Moore has been cast in a lead role in...
June 30, 2006: An Avatar trilogy?:
James Cameron hasn't made a narrative feature film since TITANIC (can you believe it's been almost 10 years?) but he's about to come back in a big way. He recently confirmed that his next project would be AVATAR and now he told MTV that he's planning not just...
February 4, 2006: Cameron talks movies!:
Just
when you thought things couldn't get any more confusing about what
movie project director James Cameron was going to be creating next
(read our last article about all that HERE
-- and yes, we...
