'Avatar' to return to Indian theatres on September ahead of 'Avatar 2'

As the sequel to Avatar titled Avatar: The Way of Water marks its grand release date in December, the magic of the original is set to be experienced again for the Indian theatres.

James Cameron’s Academy Award winning 2009 epic adventure “Avatar,” the most successful film of all time, returns to theatres on September 23rd in stunning 4K High Dynamic Range. 

Check out the new trailer and new poster to celebrate the re-release of the 2009 film.

Producer Jon Landau announced Avatar's return to theaters at CinemaCon in April. Director James Cameron has been hard at work on bringing Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 to theaters. CinemaCon also delivered the news that Avatar 2 now has the official title Avatar: The Way of Water. 

The new Avatar trailer takes viewers back to Pandora, beginning with visitors Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, and Joel David Moore arriving awestruck on the alien planet. We then Pandora's inhabitants, the Na'vi, including Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri, who Worthington's Jake Sully falls in love with after moving his consciousness over to an Avatar.

20th Century Studios President Steve Asbell spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about juggling the company's transition under Disney and navigating feature films with streaming and television deals. The topic of conversation soon turned to Avatar 2's 2022 release, with Asbell quickly responding that the movie will make its way to theaters later this year. 

With no hesitation, Asbell replied, "Yes. It will," when asked about Avatar 2's release. He then added, "For real. It's going to blow people away. You're not ready for what Jim is doing."