James Cameron ’s vision for the Avatar sequels was always massive, but even he didn’t anticipate just how much story his writers’ room would come up with. Originally, the plan was to follow up the 2009 blockbuster with three sequels,

Avatar: Fire and Ash will continue the saga that writer and director James Cameron began in 2009 with Avatar. But according to Cameron, the third film in the franchise was an unexpected chapter in his initial plan for three sequels.

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,