Fire and Ash’ in theaters, THR travels back across the director’s wildly influential career for a definitive ranking.

"Avatar 3" director James Cameron unpacks "Fire and Ash" spoilers and why it's unlikely you'll see a fourth and fifth movie any time soon.

Yes, James Cameron's 'favorite scene' in “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is that 'erotic' drug trip (exclusive) James Cameron, writer and director of the hit Avatar franchise, talks to PEOPLE about the newest installment, Fire and Ash

Narratively, though, Fire and Ash exposes the franchise’s diminishing returns. Cameron still stages action with trademark clarity, but the déjà vu is harder to hide. The film is polished and often thrilling, yet it’s also the clearest indication that this saga may have finally reached its end.

Fans can see the Matt Damon-less Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters nationwide. Also, revisit the previous two Avatar films now with a Disney+ subscription. Those who love the Jason Bourne star can see him in his own big Hollywood blockbuster, The Odyssey, which heads to cinemas on July 17 amid the 2026 movie schedule.

Fire and Ash, the confrontation between Neytiri and Varang, almost didn’t happen? In a recent conversation with acclaimed filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, director James Cameron revealed that the now-talked-about face-off between the two women was never part of the film’s original script.

James Cameron wants to return to The Terminator franchise, and he has some big ideas about what the seventh installment would feature.

Fire and Ash makes its cinematic debut, here's James Cameron's best directorial sci-fi movies to date – and the list is earth-shatteringly impressive.

Quaritch, played again by Stephen Lang, isn't just your typical bad guy. He actually serves as an essential thread in the Avatar story, showcasing the darker sides of humanity and our unresolved issues. For Cameron, cutting these parts to make the film shorter would really diminish its emotional and philosophical impact.

In the early 80s, production company Carolco — which would later put out James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," the greatest action movie of all time — tapped Cameron to turn Kevin Jarre's "First Blood" sequel story treatment into a full script. He wouldn't be working alone, though.

2009’s “Avatar” was nominated for nine Oscars and took home three, while 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” garnered four noms and won one trophy for visual effects. The third installment, “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was released on Friday. Meanwhile, fellow sci-fi flick, “Dune: Part One” hit theaters in 2021 while “Dune: Part Two” was released in 2024.

Iliff details the story of Point Break, which he wrote based on an idea from filmmaker Rick King, with Ridley Scott originally attached to direct. The movie would then jump around studios, and lose Scott to Black Rain, before it ended up at 20th Century Fox with Kathryn Bigelow directing.