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No one expected James Cameron to deliver a $2.3 billion blockbuster with an Avatar sequel that came a decade and a half after the first film. He did, and the expectations have been sky high for his next film in the franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash. During CinemaCon, Disney released the first footage from the film to the distributors.

Reports suggest that the released footage has created a buzz among the distributors with its seemingly dark storyline. Zoe Saldaña’s Neytiri and Sam Worthington’s Jake Scully appear in the footage as they face off against a threat even more dangerous than the human invaders.

Sam Worthington as Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water | Credits: 20th Century Studios

Saldaña presented the footage at CinemaCon, while Cameron appeared in a video segment. He informed the audience that he was in the middle of completing the film in New Zealand. Fans...

Are you ready to go back to Pandora?

Disney screened the first footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash for exhibitors at CinemaCon on Thursday, introduced by James Cameron in a video segment. Cameron explained that he is in New Zealand finishing the film but was pleased to share a “glimpse at the increased emotional heart and soul.”

Cameron also teased that our heroes “face not only the human invaders but new adversaries, the Ash people.”

Avatar star Zoe Saldaña then took the stage to tease the film. “Fire and Ash expands the beautiful world of Pandora and introduces two new clans, the Wind Traders and the Ash People,” she explained.

The footage opens with Neytiri (Saldaña) telling Jake (Sam Worthington), “The strength of the ancestors is here.”

Later, after the pair deal with dangerous attacks involving plenty of fire, Jake implores Neytiri to let go of her hatred: “You cannot live like this.

The upcoming film The Life of Chuck (which Neon will be giving a theatrical release on June 6) is the latest Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan, who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – but it is not a horror movie. Neon has released a new poster of The Life of Chuck, which evokes a mysterious, but beautiful journey into an introspection of life.

Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.

Tom Hiddleston (Loki) is playing Chuck, with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) playing a character named Albie.

Avatar director James Cameron reveals that Jake Sully is partially based on himself. Released in 2009, the sci-fi fantasy film remains not just Cameron's most successful film ever, but the highest-grossing movie of all time. Avatar stars Sam Worthington in the lead role of Jake, a paraplegic marine dispatched on a mission to colonize the alien moon of Pandora who becomes torn between following orders and defending the people and culture he comes to love. Worthington returns as Jake to lead the cast of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Cameron's hit sequel.

During a recent interview with Empire magazine, Cameron recalls the writing process for the Avatar sequels. The director reveals that the franchise's characters were created and written by drawing from his own life, as well as the lives of his co-writers, Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno. Cameron mentions Jake, specifically, as a character that has...

James Cameron revealed that his wife had a strong emotional response after watching Avatar: Fire and Ash for the first time. In an interview with Empire, the director said she watched an early cut of the film without having seen any prior footage and was deeply affected.

“My wife watched the whole thing from end to end. She had kept herself away from it, and I wasn’t showing her bits and pieces as we went along,” Cameron said. “She cried for four hours. She kept trying to compose herself so she could tell me specific reactions, and then she’d tear up and start crying again.”

He eventually had to pause the conversation. “Finally, I’m like, ‘Honey, I’ve got to go to bed. Sorry, we’ll talk about it some other time,’” he recalled.

Avatar: Fire and Ash is the third installment in Cameron’s Avatar series.

James Cameron said his wife had an intense emotional reaction when she first watched his latest “Avatar” installment, “Fire and Ash.”

In a conversation with Empire, Cameron said when he first showed his wife an early cut of the sci-fi epic, she was completely overcome with emotion and could not stop herself from crying.

“My wife watched the whole thing from end to end. She had kept herself away from it and I wasn’t showing her bits and pieces as we went along. This was Dec. 22,” Cameron said. “She bawled for four hours. She kept trying to get her shit back together so she could tell me specific reactions, and then she’d just tear up and start crying again. Finally, I’m like, ‘Honey, I’ve got to go to bed. Sorry, we’ll talk about it some other time.’”

“Fire and Ash” is Cameron’s third chapter in his sprawling “Avatar” franchise.

The upcoming film The Life of Chuck (which Neon will be giving a theatrical release on June 6th) is the latest Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan, who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – but it is not a horror movie. JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray got to see the movie a while back (you can read his 7/10 review Here) and described it as a “bittersweet tearjerker.” We’re still waiting to see a trailer for this one, but today a teaser poster has been unveiled and can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse,...

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. The first Avatar was quite long, with a running time of 2 hours and 42 minutes, but Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed it, going on for 3 hours and 12 minutes. Now, Cameron has confirmed that Avatar: Fire and Ash will be even longer.

Speaking with Empire, Cameron said, “In a nutshell, we had too many...

James Cameron has revealed that Avatar: Fire and Ash, the upcoming third installment in the Avatar franchise, will surpass the runtime of The Way of Water, which ran for three hours and 12 minutes. The director explained that an overflow of ideas during production led to the decision to shift part of the story to the next film.

“In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie two,” Cameron told Empire magazine. “The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we weren’t drilling down enough on character. So I said, ‘Guys, we’ve got to split it.’” As a result, he confirmed, “movie three will actually be a little bit longer than movie two.”

Cameron first introduced the title Fire and Ash at D23 in August 2024. While no footage was shown at the time, concept art offered glimpses of new elements, including massive airships,...

Better make it a large popcorn, because James Cameron’s next “Avatar” film, “Fire and Ash,” will be even longer than 2022’s “The Way of Water,” which clocked in at three hours and 12 minutes.

In a recent sitdown with Empire, Cameron said he and his writers developed too much material for “The Way of Water,” and when production began, had to move some of the story from that movie into its sequel, “Fire and Ash.”

“In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie 2,” Cameron said. “The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we weren’t drilling down enough on character. So I said, ‘Guys, we’ve got to split it.’” For that reason, Cameron teased, “movie 3 will actually be a little bit longer than movie 2.”

Cameron first revealed the title for “Fire and Ash” at D23 in August 2024. He didn’t reveal any footage at the time,...

James Cameron's Avatar movies have proven to be extremely divisive, but no matter how you feel about him devoting such a huge chunk of his career to the series, seeing Pandora on the big screen remains quite the spectacle. From lush jungles to blue skies and, in 2022's The Way of Water, sweeping oceans, the planet is visually breathtaking.

However, when Avatar: Fire and Ash takes us to the home of the Mangkwan Clan (a.k.a. the Ash Clan), we'll explore the Ash Village, a location that's vastly different to what we've grown used to seeing in these movies.

That doesn't mean we're leaving Pandor's oceans behind, though, something that's evident from a newly revealed piece of concept art showing Lo'ak riding an ilu. Then again, perhaps this was to be expected.

Talking to Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com), Cameron explained how Avatar: The Way of Water evolved...

James Cameron's Avatar movies have proven to be extremely divisive, but no matter how you feel about him devoting such a huge chunk of his career to the series, seeing Pandora on the big screen remains quite the spectacle. From lush jungles to blue skies and, in 2022's The Way of Water, sweeping oceans, the planet is visually breathtaking.

However, when Avatar: Fire and Ash takes us to the home of the Mangkwan Clan (a.k.a. the Ash Clan), we'll explore the Ash Village, a location that's vastly different to what we've grown used to seeing in these movies.

That doesn't mean we're leaving Pandor's oceans behind, though, something that's evident from a newly revealed piece of concept art showing Lo'ak riding an ilu. Then again, perhaps this was to be expected.

Talking to Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com), Cameron explained how Avatar: The Way of Water evolved...

Academy Award-winning Canadian director James Cameron, renowned for being uncompromising in his art, is one of the most innovative filmmakers of the post-New Hollywood era. An idealistic perfectionist, Cameron’s attention to realism and detail, technological ingenuity, and visceral viewing experience has carved out a name for himself in the film industry as an auteur who pushes the boundaries of cinematic capability. A master of technical craft, he truly stands in a class of his own for his unique filmmaking style that includes genre-spanning work, epic, and lofty ambitions, resonating deep human emotions, and the use of novel technologies.

Best known for his groundbreaking visual effects, breathtaking worldbuilding, and engaging storytelling, his larger-than-life creations, typically epic sci-fi films such as The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), explore the conflicts between intelligent machines and humanity or nature, technologically advanced imperial culture, the dangers of corporate greed, and environmental conservation and protection.

Love or hate the Avatar movies, it's hard to deny that seeing Pandora on screen has become quite the spectacle. From lush jungles to blue skies and, in 2022's The Way of Water, sweeping oceans, the planet is visually breathtaking.

However, when Avatar: Fire and Ash takes us to the home of the Mangkwan Clan (a.k.a. the Ash Clan), we'll explore the Ash Village, a location that's vastly different to what we've grown used to seeing in these movies.

That's evident from the newly released concept art below and, in an interview with Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com), production designer Dylan Cole explained, "[The Mangkwan] had a natural disaster befall them, and that sort of helped shape their culture. So much of the world of Pandora is rich and vibrant and full of life - this is just the exact opposite."

"They used to live not too dissimilarly to the Omatikaya from Avatar 1," he teased,...

Avatar: Fire and Ash will once again explore previously unseen areas of Pandora. Along with the hostile Ash Clan, the Mangkwans, Jake and Neytiri will meet the mysterious Wind Traders (a.k.a. the Tlalim Clan).

According to Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com), they're a group of Na'vi who "traverse the lush moon on gigantic jellyfish-like creatures," with Wonder Woman star David Thewlis set to play their leader, Peylak.

"They’re upbeat, happy, colourful," Avatar: Fire And Ash costume designer Deborah L. Scott says of the group. "And when they come into our movie, everyone’s excited to see them. It’s like the circus is in town."

"Originally the cloak was a little more rugged, a little more rustic," she continued, sharing a first look at Peylak which you can check out below. "But as all the clans developed, Jim [Cameron] said, 'I just don’t think it’s grand enough.

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. The Sullys, the Na’vi family at the heart of these films, lost one of its members in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Cameron has let it be known that they will still be dealing with that grief in Avatar: Fire and Ash – and he has said that the film will show...

Released in 2009, director James Cameron’s film Avatar became the first movie to officially gross more than $2 billion. Then it took him thirteen years to get a sequel into theatres, so it wasn’t clear if the follow-up was going to be able to replicate that success. But then, sure enough, Avatar: The Way of Water also grossed more than $2 billion, paving the way for not only Avatar 3, or Avatar: Fire and Ash, (which is scheduled to reach theatres on December 19, 2025) but also Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 – which will be released on December 21, 2029 and December 19, 2031, respectively. A couple of months, Avatar: Fire and Ash unveiled some pieces of concept art, and now Empire has shared a couple more pieces of concept art, which can be seen below.

First, we have a look at the Ash Clan. Cameron told Empire, “Varang (played by Oona Chaplin) is the leader of a...

We have a lot of huge movies heading our way this year, but 2025 will conclude with what's likely to be by far the biggest: James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash.

The threequel will once again explore new parts of Pandora as we move on from the ocean-loving Metkayina to instead focus on the considerably less friendly Ash Clan. Today, we have a first look at Oona Chaplin's Varang and the movie's "Wind Traders."

"Varang is the leader of a people who have gone through an incredible hardship. She's hardened by that," Cameron tells Empire Online (via SFFGazette.com). "She will do anything for them, even things that we would consider to be evil. One thing we wanted to do in this film is not be black-and-white simplistic. Or blue-and-pink simplistic."

"We’re trying to evolve beyond the ‘all humans are bad, all Na’vi are good’ paradigm," he...

Mike Flanagan started his career with a series of horror films before stepping into horror miniseries and Stephen King adaptations. His latest project, The Life of Chuck, was a major success during its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and continues to receive rave reviews.

The movie premiered in September, but it has yet to have a wide release, set to premiere in theaters in May 2025. The movie, which stars Tom Hiddleston as the titular character, has received stunning reviews following its release, marking Flanagan's third King adaptation. In a new interview with Screen Rant, The Life of Chuck actress Molly C. Quinn had nothing but praise for the adaptation.

Related New Stephen King Film From Longlegs Director Teased as 'Hyper Dark' & 'Really Funny,' New Clip Released

Theo James hypes up Oz Perkins’ film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey story, teasing the filmmaker’s incredible vision for the project.

The release date for Mike Flanagan’s highly-anticipated film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck short story has finally been announced. The movie will be led by Marvel vet Tom Hiddleston, who is playing the titular role of Charles Krantz.

Per ScreenRant, Neon will officially be releasing The Life of Chuck movie in theaters next spring on May 30, 2025. This comes after the film had its world premiere last September at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it successfully won the People’s Choice Award. Since then, the film has received positive early reactions from critics. It currently holds a Tomatometer score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film will be debuting in the same month as other high-profile movies like Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*, Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and Sony Pictures’ Karate Kid: Legends.

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Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) showcases the more sentimental side of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds. Neon has officially set a release date for the new King adaptation.

The Life of Chuck will be released in theaters on May 30, 2025.

TIFF’s People’s Choice Award winner is split in three separate acts, all linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse. “It’s a Stand By Me for the multiple lives within each of us, pulled between our dreams and down-to-earth pragmatism.” Tom Hiddleston plays the title character.

I wrote in my TIFF review, “It’s the little things that matter most, both in life and in The Life of Chuck. Flanagan finds inventive and stylish ways to remind us of this throughout, shaking loose deep-seated memories from Chuck’s upbringing and highlighting...

The Life Of Chuck, based on Stephen King’s novel and directed by Mike Flanagan, is confirmed for a 2025 release.

Coming out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, there was a feeling that Mike Flanagan’s upcoming adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Life Of Chuck could be an awards contender. Not only is this year’s race for Best Picture said to be one of the most open we’ve had for years, but The Life Of Chuck would win TIFF’s coveted People’s Choice Award, historically a strong indicator that a film would go on to earn a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Twelve of the last 14 winners have gone on to do so.

The film’s US distributor Neon, however, has instead elected to give the film a May 2025 release slot according to Deadline. Not only does that preclude the film...

Several stunning new concept art images tease the epic visuals to come in director James Camerons Avatar: Fire and Ash. The sequel will introduce several new Navi tribes, including an air tribe and a villainous fire tribe, with the new look at the highly anticipated sequel revealing some of what we can expect from Avatar 3 when it lands in theaters on December 19, 2025. You can check out the new images, which were released during this weekends D23 Brazil, below.

The concept art was done by Dylan Cole, Zachary Berger, and Steve Messing, and showcases the flying vehicles that will be used by the air tribe, a vibrant water scene, and our first look at where the volcano-dwelling "Ash People" clan live. This image also seemingly reveals that a character (possibly Stephen Langs Colonel Miles Quaritch) will find themselves being captured by the tribe, who have been confirmed as the main villains of the sequel.

James Cameron showed up at D23 Brazil (by video) earlier today to confirm that Avatar: Fire & Ash, the third instalment in the hit franchise, is now officially in post-production.

Five gorgeous pieces of concept art have since been released (via SFFGazette.com), offering a better idea of what to expect from the new corners of Pandora we'll explore in this next chapter of the filmmaker's epic sci-fi saga.

Cameron mentioned that the Ash People are a reflection of the worst side of N'avi, suggesting he pulled inspiration from the reality when he noted, "We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now."

The threequel's other newly introduced N'avi tribe will be nomadic and travel through the air; however, the Ash People "were destroyed by volcanic eruptions, so they resent nature and everything the forest Na'vi preach."

Avatar: Fire and Ash...

While Stephen King is a prolific horror author, not all of the writers upcoming adaptations belong to the genre he is most famous for. Stephen King is a horror legend. Ever since his 1974 debut novel Carrie hit the shelves, the author has been one of the most-read horror writers alive, but not all of Kings biggest hits have been horror novels. While The Shining and It prove that King is a great storyteller when it comes to spooky subjects, the epic fantasy of The Dark Tower series and the post-apocalyptic epic The Stand prove that there is more than frights in the writers back catalog.

This is reflected in Kings screen output too. While Hollywood rarely gets Stephen King adaptations right, some of the industrys best adaptations of his work are based on the authors non-horror output. 1994s The Shawshank Redemption is a masterpiece that is frequently listed among the best movies ever made,...

Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) returns to the world of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, and Variety reports today that Neon (Longlegs) is “closing a distribution deal” to acquire the film in the wake of it winning the People’s Choice Award at TIFF.

Variety speculates, “The film will likely be released in the summer of 2025.”

Tom Hiddleston plays the title character in The Life of Chuck, based on the 2020 Stephen King short story of the same name. The film just World Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival for its 49th edition, running from September 5–15, 2024.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger), and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) will also star in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, alongside Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

The full cast also features...

Mike Flanagan has been behind many successful projects, some of them adaptations of famous classic works like The Haunting of Hill House Netflix show or 2019's Doctor Sleep. A self-proclaimed Stephen King fan, the filmmaker tackled several projects based on King's work, the latest being The Life of Chuck, which he proudly calls his best work ever.

The Life of Chuck adapts the novella from the 2020 collection If It Bleeds, putting Tom Hiddleston in the spotlight as the titular character. The novella follows the eponymous character's life in reverse in three acts. Flanagan wrote and produced the film with Trevor Macy through their Intrepid Pictures banner, and is very proud of the result, and confirmed to Collider he thinks it's the best movie he's done.

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A departure from their characteristic genre,...

The Life of Chuck director Mike Flanagan opened up about Stephen Kings involvement during the production of his upcoming film adaptation of Kings 2020 short story of the same name. This marks Flanagans third Stephen King movie, after directing the 2017 psychological thriller Geralds Game and 2019s The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep.

During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Flanagan was asked about Kings behind-the-scenes involvement in The Life of Chuck movie. The Haunting of Hill House creator confirmed that he had a lot of conversations with King regarding "casting and other details" before the film went into production. However, during filming, King took a step back in order to give Flanagan the freedom to do what he wanted with the movie. "When we were doing The Life of Chuck, we talked a lot before production," Flanagan shared. "He has an enormous amount of approvals on things like casting and other details.

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Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has several exciting upcoming projects. His deal with Netflix ended with the miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Edgar Allan Poe's gothic short story of the same name. Deadline reported that Flanagan signed on with Amazon Studios at the end of 2022, meaning he'll be working on producing projects for Prime Video for the foreseeable future. There's already a lot of buzz and excitement surrounding that prospect and his work for the platform will undoubtedly prove popular after his tenure with Netflix.

At the moment, Flanagan is slated to helm three movies and a TV series in the future. The possibilities regarding all four projects are endless, and Flanagan himself has discussed them several times publicly. Although every detail about Flanagan's upcoming projects isn't known, Flanagan recently signed on to take over the Exorcist franchise.

The Life of Chuck features a wide-ranging cast full of familiar faces. The project is an adaptation of the Stephen King novella published as part of the 2020 collection If It Bleeds, composed of the achronological stories "Thanks, Chuck," "Buskers," and "I Contain Multitudes." The movie was written and directed by Mike Flanagan, who has previously helmed the Stephen King movie adaptations Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep and has also acquired the rights to develop a television series based on The Dark Tower as of late 2022.

Mike Flanagan is a director who has become known for having a stable of actors with whom he frequently collaborates across a variety of projects, bringing stars back to play different characters in different contexts. The upcoming The Life of Chuck sees him following this habit, as it features more than a dozen memorable stars with whom he has worked before. However, the movie, which...

Mike Flanagan also didn't direct The Life of Chuck. Ahead of the movie's TIFF premiere, the filmmaker opened up about how author Stephen King almost prevented him from adapting his 2020 novella, which was published as part of the collection If It Bleeds.

Speaking with Vanity Fair, which debuted several first look images of The Life of Chuck, Flanagan explained how King usually "doesnt like to give the same filmmaker more than one thing, because it typically means one thing is not advancing at all." Since Flanagan had already acquired the rights to King's fantasy saga The Dark Tower with Trevor Macy, King was hesitant to let the filmmaker hop aboard another adaptation, out of fear that The Dark Tower would be put on the back burner. "He said, 'Well, lets focus on The Tower and Ill try to keep this one available for you for later,'" Flanagan recalled.

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Mike Flanagans newest Stephen King movie The Life of Chuck has received its first official photos, featuring some of its main cast members. Prior to the upcoming movie, Flanagan previously directed film adaptations of Kings other novels: 2017s Geralds Game and 2019s Doctor Sleep.

Released by Vanity Fair, The Life of Chuck photos show off its all-star cast led by Marvel vet Tom Hiddleston as the adult version of titular character. He will be sharing the role with young actors Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak, and Flanagans son Cody Flanagan, who will each portray the character in different stages of his childhood. Also featured in the official stills are Carl Lumbly, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Annalise Basso, and Mark Hamill, providing the audience with a first look at their respective characters. This comes ahead of the film's impending world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 6.

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Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) returns to the world of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, and Vanity Fair has shared a gallery of first-look images this week.

Tom Hiddleston plays the title character in the film, based on the 2020 Stephen King short story of the same name. The film will World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival for its upcoming 49th edition, running from September 5–15, 2024.

“There is a profound optimism in this story,” Tom Hiddleston tells Vanity Fair. “As the world is spinning off its axis, there are moments of magic.” Read the full preview on Vanity Fair.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger), and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) will also star in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, alongside Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

The full...

Critically acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan usually teams up with actors he's worked before and his upcoming project is no different. He will direct another Stephen King story, and he teamed up again with original scream queen Heather Langenkamp for it.

The Life of Chuck adapts the same-titled novella from King's 2020 collection If It Bleeds. Among its star-studded cast of returning actors, is A Nightmare on Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp, with whom he previously worked on the Netflix series The Midnight Club. Although details about her role in The Life of Chuck are scarce, the actress shared her excitement about working with Flanagan again in an interview with Bloody Disgusting.

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Volveremos a Pandora en diciembre de 2025. © Disney

Durante la D23 Expo de Disney, James Cameron, acompañado por las estrellas de Avatar Sam Worthington y Zoe Saldaña, reveló por primera vez el título de la tercera entrega de la exitosa franquicia Avatar. Será Avatar: Fire and Ash.

Avatar: Fire and Ash continuará poco después de los acontecimientos de la segunda entrega, cuando Jake y Neytiri se encuentren con la Gente de Ceniza, a quienes Cameron ha insinuado que les atrae más la violencia y el poder que a otros clanes.

El reparto de la tercera película cuenta con el regreso de Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco y Dileep Rao. A ellos se unen Oona Chaplin (Juego de tronos), que interpreta a la líder del Pueblo de la Ceniza, Varang, junto...

Following the title reveal of the third outing in the hugely successful Avatar franchise, director James Cameron has revealed some insight into what that subtitle, Fire and Ash, means for the movie. Discussing Avatar 3 with Rotten Tomatoes, Cameron has teased what the introduction of the new tribe, known as the Ash People, will mean for the world of Pandora and the continuing adventures of Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their family.

Well, if you think about 'what is fire?' Fire can represent hatred, violence, trauma, possible misuse of power. There's a lot of thematic stuff: What does ash represent? In my mind, in this film, it represents the aftermath of all of that energy, which is grief and having to live with what youve done.

The new title, and now Camerons insight, confirms that Avatar 3 will center on the Sully family and the conflict between the water tribe, the Metkayina,...

Avatar, director James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic about blue aliens on the distant moon of Pandora, is the highest-grossing movie of all time, with nearly $3 billion earned at the box office. Its sequel, 2022's The Way of Water, is the third highest-grossing, with $2.3 billion to its name. You can bet Disney is going to want to milk this. There are three more sequels planned. The next movie is due out in 2025. And now we have a title: Avatar: Fire and Ash.

Just announced at #D23, our title for the next Avatar film:

Avatar: Fire and Ash. Get ready to journey back to Pandora, in theaters December 19, 2025. pic.twitter.com/gZkCCsTl9x

— Avatar (@officialavatar) August 10, 2024

Cameron revealed the title this weekend at D23, Disney's yearly celebration of itself. There wasn't any footage, but attendees did see some concept art of Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, some huge airships, and a look at the Ash People,...

The Walt Disney Company took center stage at the Honda Center on Friday night during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The company made numerous movie, TV, and Broadway announcements that we will run through here.

Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger kicked off the evening to thank fans for their enduring passion. “Our deep bond with fans, forged over a century of storytelling, is stronger today than ever before,” he said, “driven by the unmatched strength of our creative studios, the wide appeal of our brands and franchises, and the innovative ways that we bring our stories to life in our theme parks and experiences.”

Hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, the event featured many of Disney’s creative leaders, including Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, Pixar Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee,...

Avatar director James Cameron was joined by stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington at D23 to confirm (via SFFGazette.com) that the highly anticipated third instalment of the epic sci-fi franchise is titled Avatar: Fire and Ash.

No new footage was revealed at the event, but the filmmaker did promise that, "You'll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before. It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes. We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love."

"There are new cultures and settings and creatures, and new biomes," Cameron added. "You will see a lot more of Pandora, the planet, that you’ve never seen before. The new film is not what you expect, but it’s definitely what you want."

Avatar: Fire and Ash was shot back-to-back with 2022's...

“Avatar” director James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington revealed first official title for the third “Avatar” film on Friday during the D23 expo: “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

While Cameron didn’t preview any footage, he did showcase some concept art from the film, including Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, what appeared to be giant airships, and a first look at the fearsome Ash People of the Na’vi, covered in ghost-like soot and otherworldly masks as they dance around a giant fire pit.

“You’ll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,” Cameron said. “It’s an insane adventure and a feast for the eyes, but it’s also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before,” Cameron said during the presentation. “We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.”

Cameron shot “Fire and Ash” back-to-back...

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has written some dark, disturbing endings in his career… but we shouldn’t expect to see much of that from him in the future. During a recent interview with actress Katee Sackhoff for the Sackhoff Show podcast, Flanagan explained why he’s done with bleak, hopeless endings.

Flanagan told Sackhoff (with thanks to Cbr for the transcription), “A lot of the stuff I was writing had really bleak endings and very hopeless endings. It pivots right after [Hill House] and everything I’ve done since then doesn’t have that.” Sackhoff asked if that’s the influence of his wife Kate Siegel coming through, and Flanagan said, “I think in a lot of ways it is. And it’s because of family. When Kate and I got together, my outlook changed a lot. We had kids of our own and the kids started growing up and it...

Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) is headed back into the world of Stephen King with The Life of Chuck, and the film has set its World Premiere this morning.

The Toronto International Film Festival is getting ready to roll out the red carpets for its 49th edition from September 5–15, 2024, and we’ve learned this morning that Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck will World Premiere at the festival. Tom Hiddleston plays the title character in the film, based on the 2020 Stephen King short story of the same name.

While you wait, check out a first-look teaser image above.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger), and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) will also star in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation, alongside Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

The full cast also...

The upcoming film The Life of Chuck is the latest Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan, who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – but it is not a horror movie. We’ve previously heard cast member David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) describe the film as a beautiful, heartfelt drama – and now Dastmalchian’s co-star Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) has told Movieweb that The Life of Chuck is a beautiful masterpiece.

Based on the short story from King’s 2020 anthology If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse, beginning with his death from a brain tumor and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.

Gillan told Movieweb,...

The upcoming film The Life of Chuck is the latest Stephen King adaptation from Mike Flanagan, who has previously been at the helm of the Stephen King adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep (and is also developing a series adaptation of The Dark Tower for Amazon Studios) – but it is not a horror movie. Flanagan has let it be known that this isn’t horror, and cast member David Dastmalchian has said the same in a new interview with Gizmodo, describing the film and elements in it as beautiful and heartbreaking.

Dastmalchian, who was also in the recent King adaptation The Boogeyman, said (with thanks to Coming Soon for the transcription), “It’s beautiful. You think, ‘Oh, Mike Flanagan, Stephen King, this thing’s going to just be the most horrifying, terrifying, thing you’ve ever seen.’ [But] it is so beautifully rendered, heartfelt, the drama, the performances. The cast in this is deep.

Quick Links The Stakes in Avatar: The Way of Water Only One Major Character Died in Avatar 2 Death Isn't the End in Avatar Avatar 3 Will Have More Deaths Neteyam is the only major character to die during Avatar: The Way of Water, though minor characters also die. Few significant named characters die in Avatar 2, intensifying the impact of the major death that does come. Death is not the end in Avatar, with characters like Quaritch resurrected, but Neteyam's sacrifice still changes the Sully family forever.

As the long-awaited sequel to 2009's Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water was always going to have heavy stakes. In the real world, it was following up on a movie that made nearly $3 billion at the box office and had been in development for nearly a decade and a half. On Pandora, it was the next stage of a devastating battle between...

Guardians of the Galaxy vet Karen Gillan discussed what it was like reuniting with director Mike Flanagan in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck short story.

After a decade since first working together on 2013’s supernatural horror film Oculus, Gillan had finally set up her next project with Flanagan, after joining the cast of the upcoming The Life of Chuck movie last October 2023. During a recent interview with Collider, the Marvel actor opened up about her reunion with the horror filmmaker, whom she praises for being the same "brilliant" director she’s known him to be. "You know what, it didn’t feel that different. I was going into it like, 'Ok, how has he changed? He’s done so many movies.' [It] felt the same! We were back in Alabama like we’d never left," she said.

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Palm Royale and Apples Never Fall.

SXSW

Hollywood headed over to Austin for the annual festival, which this year ran from March 8 to March 16 and featured the premieres of The Fall Guy, Road House, I Don’t Understand You, Immaculate, Civil War and The Idea of You.

Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Stephanie Hsu, Ryan Gosling, Hannah Waddingham, Kelly McCormick, and David Leitch attend the SXSW premiere of ‘The Fall Guy’ Post Malone, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lukas Gage, Jennifer Salke and Conor McGregor at the ‘Road House’ premiere Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells at the ‘I Don’t Understand You’ premiere party Michael Mohan, Benedetta Porcaroli, Sydney Sweeney, Simona Tabasco, and Alvaro Morte attend the world premiere of ‘Immaculate’ Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny and Alex Garland attend...

“Little Wing” is a new ‘coming-of-age drama’ feature, directed by Dean Israelite, starring Brian Cox, Kelly Reilly, Brooklynn Prince, Che Tafari, Simon Khan, Lowell Deo, and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, streaming March 13, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…a young girl gets involved in the world of pigeon racing…

“…as she deals with her parents' divorce and the impending loss of her home…”

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"What makes them come home?" "They love their home so much, they'll die trying to get back to it." That's a bit on the nose with this story. Paramount+ has revealed an official trailer for a movie titled Little Wing, a drama based on a true story about a moody young girl struggling with her parents and their divorce. It's set to premiere streaming on Paramount+ in March, skipping theaters entirely. The story follows 13-year-old Kaitlyn, who is dragged into the world of pigeon racing while she deals with her parents' divorce and the impending loss of her home. The film is based on Susan Orlean’s 2006 New Yorker article, and centers on a teen who tries to solve her mother's financial problems by stealing a rare bird, only to become unexpected friends with its owner, a man named Jaan. Brooklynn Prince stars as Kaitlyn, with Brian Cox as Jaan,...

With only two films in James Cameron’s Avatar series since 2009, it is challenging to imagine the existence of five installments by 2031, let alone two more movies later. That’s right, folks. I said two more movies! According to James Cameron, he has ideas for Avatar 6 and Avatar 7, but there’s a twist. Instead of dedicating the remainder of his mortality to the effects-driven, money-printing franchise, he could pass the torch to another filmmaker.

Speaking with Collider about the Avatar franchise’s future, Cameron said, “We’re fully written through movie five, and I’ve got ideas for six and seven, although I’ll probably be handing the baton on at that point,” he said. “I mean, mortality catches up. But I mean, we’re enjoying what we’re doing. We’re loving it. We get to work with great people.”

Mine some coal for the fires of speculation, folks,...