New look of Jake Sully reveals him in trouble from Avatar: Fire and Ash

A brand new look at Jake Scully in Avatar: Fire and Ash shows him in trouble as director James Cameron opens up on what his character's fate could look like in the latest film. It has now been revealed that the film will show Scully battling for Quaritch’s soul, who, as Cameron has revealed, plays an important part in the film.

Speaking to Empire for their latest edition, Cameron opened up on Quaritch's fate in the new film as he said,

“Quaritch is undergoing an identity crisis. His interest in the biological son of his biological precursor form is all about trying to define, ‘Am I a completely new person? Am I bound by the rules and the behaviours of the person whose memories and personality I was imprinted with?’ It’s a true existential dilemma for him in the philosophical sense.”

Avatar: Fire and Ash will also have quite a lot of action, as Cmeron talked about how Jake and Quaritch's dynamics will play out and added,

“I don’t want to tell you where it goes, but we’re gonna see all this play out, because Jake would rather have this guy on side. It’s very uninteresting to just have two guys trying to kill each other for three movies, so it gets much snakier. Quaritch’s soul is very much in play in movie three.”

More details about Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash takes James Cameron’s long running sci fi universe into its most intense chapter yet. Cameron directs the film and co writes the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, shaping the story with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. The movie is produced by Lightstorm Entertainment, distributed by 20th Century Studios and serves as the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water, marking the third film in the franchise. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet all return to their roles.

The film has experienced nine release delays, the most recent being announced on June 13, 2023. It is currently scheduled to premiere in the United States on December 19, 2025. Two more sequels, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5, are in various stages of production and are expected to arrive in 2029 and 2031.

Avatar: Fire and Ash begins one year after Jake and Neytiri settle with the Metkayina Clan. Their family is still mourning Neteyam’s death when they encounter a new Na’vi tribe known as the Ash People. Their leader, Varang, is fierce, hardened and willing to make brutal choices for her people’s survival. She forms an alliance with Quaritch, escalating the conflict on Pandora and pushing it toward catastrophic consequences.

The returning cast includes Worthington as Jake, now permanently living in his Avatar body, and Saldaña as Neytiri. Weaver plays Kiri, the adopted daughter of Jake and Neytiri. Lang returns as Quaritch, resurrected in a recombinant body with a personal vendetta. Oona Chaplin joins as Varang, the leader of the volcano dwelling Ash People. Cliff Curtis returns as Tonowari. Britain Dalton plays Lo’ak and narrates the film. Trinity Jo Li Bliss appears as Tuk, and Jack Champion returns as Spider. Bailey Bass plays Tsireya, and Winslet reprises her role as Ronal.

Additional cast members include Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald and David Thewlis. The Tulkun Payakan also returns.