Avatar: Fire and Ash with James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro (Ep. 592)

Director James Cameron discusses his new film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, with fellow Director Guillermo del Toro in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses his experiences of shooting in performance capture and how they compare to real-world shoots, coming up with the concept for the fire clan and the complex characters that stray from their expected alignments, and his own thoughts on capturing beauty in his films and advocating for the theatrical experience. The third installment of the Avatar franchise continues the story of Jake and Neytiri’s family unit as they encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, led by the fiery Varang. When Varang forms an alliance with Jake’s nemesis, Colonel Quaritch, the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges. See photos and a summary of this event below:

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Avatar: Fire and Ash with James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro (Ep. 592) is an episode from The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast by Directors Guild of America.

This episode is 45:58 long.

This episode was published on Dec 19, 2025.

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