Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash releases with spectacular action and familiar story
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James Cameron's third Avatar film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, hits theaters on December 19, 2025, delivering stunning visual effects and intense action sequences while continuing the saga on Pandora. Critics praise its immersive 3D spectacle and emotional depth but note the story feels repetitive compared to previous entries. Advance bookings are strong, with over 70,000 tickets sold in national chains targeting more than 200,000 day-one admissions.
Filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer and Wētā Workshop co-founder Sir Richard Taylor will be honored at the 24th annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Bruckheimer is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Taylor will get the Visionary Award. The gala is scheduled for February 25 at The Beverly Hilton, with comedians Randy and Jason Sklar as hosts.
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Con Pederson, one of the special effects supervisors on Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey,' died on January 2 at age 91 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. His work helped the 1968 film earn an Oscar for best visual effects in 1969. Pederson's career spanned animation, military projects and pioneering computer graphics firms.