It’s been a little over a month since Avatar: Fire and Ash became available on digital, and we finally have a streaming release date. Disney revealed at its latest Upfront in New York that James Cameron’s latest film will be coming to Disney+ on June 24.
If you don’t want to wait for the film’s streaming debut, you have a couple of options. You can either purchase it digitally for $20 or grab the 4K Blu-ray edition that releases on May 19. If you already have a Disney+ subscription, however, it’s probably worth waiting for the third entry in the series to join the rest of the Avatar movies on the streaming platform.
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Return to Pandora for the third chapter of James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise.
While the actual streaming release date was somewhat expected, what’s even more surprising is that the Avatar franchise has yet to be greenlit for a fourth movie. Despite making more than a billion dollars at the box office, Fire and Ash has been the least successful Avatar movie in the entire franchise. James Cameron himself has stated on a few occasions that he’d need to make the next movie cheaper to continue on.
The 4K Blu-ray gets a new price drop
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Now that Avatar: Fire and Ash has an official release date, Amazon has decided to drop the price of physical copies of the film before they come out. The 4K Blu-ray has dropped down to below $30 for the first time since it was announced. If you already got your preorder in, this is now the price you will pay, but for new purchasers its a nice little extra discount.
Will There Be an Avatar 4?
James Cameron has confirmed that he’s got plans for both Avatar 4 and 5 in the works. And for fans of the series who have been following along, it would seem like the latest film was actually an improvement over its predecessors. IGN gave Fire and Ash a near-perfect 9 out of 10 score in our review, calling it “refinement on every level.” And while the film was successful at the box office last year, it didn’t reach the same heights as Avatar 1 and 2 in terms of revenue.
There’s currently no guarantee that Avatar 4 will actually happen, but there have been some positive signs recently that would suggest the projects are moving forward. One of the main producers of the franchsie has claimed that they are actively planning the schedule and budgets for the next two movies. There has yet to be any official confirmation from Disney, but it does seem likely that we’ll get Avatar 4 by 2029.
Alternatively, James Cameron has stated that if the movies don’t pan out that he would love to write Avatar books that tie together the rest of the story.
Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor’s degree in communication and 10 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics — from TV series to books and the latest Pokémon games.
