The trailer forAvatar: Fire and Ashhints that a real human villain is returning. Since theending ofAvatar: The Way of Water, audiences have been eagerly anticipating the next installment in James Cameron’s epic saga. Finally, almost three years later, the firsttrailer forAvatar: Fire and Ashhas been released.
Thereaction toAvatar 3’s trailerhas been predictably big, with many looking forward to the next cinematic event in the $5.2 billion franchise.Fire and Ashis only the first of severalupcomingAvatarsequelsthat will continue to chronicle the clash between the humans of Earth and the Na’vi natives of Pandora.
This time around, a rogue Na’vi tribe, led by Varang, will also be involved in the story. Additionally, the film will delve into the ongoing battle between Jake Sully and Miles Quaritch, as the latter seeks to wipe out the former’s family. Beyond all of these promises, though,Avatar: Fire and Ash’s trailer teases the return of another human villain.
Varang & Quaritch Won’t Be Avatar 3’s Only Villains
A Minor Way Of Water Character Could Return In A Big Way
Many are naturally talking about Varang asAvatar 3’s new villain, and the excitement to see Quaritch’s return stems from the effectiveness of his vendetta inAvatarandAvatar: The Way of Water. However, the brief shot of Jake Sully in human custody inAvatar: Fire and Ash’s trailer seems to indicate that a minor character from its predecessor is returning.
The character in question is Edie Falco’s General Frances Ardmore, the commander of military operations on PandorafromAvatar: The Way of Water.Naturally, the potential Na’vi civil war with Varang and Quaritch’s vendetta will be a big part ofAvatar: Fire and Ash, but Jake’s implied incarceration promises they will not be the film’s only villains.
Why exactly Jake is in custody inAvatar: Fire and Ashremains to be seen, but, logically, he would answer to Ardmore in this scenario. Ardmore and her higher-ups want to colonize Pandora as Earth is dying, so it also makes sense that she would want to dispose of Sully and his Na’vi resistance if Quaritch failed to do so.
Ardmore can be presented as the real human villain ofAvatar: Fire and Ash…
All of this indicates that there is more toAvatar: Fire and Ash’s story. If the prior twoAvatarfilms can be described as anything, it is long.Avatar: Fire and Ashwill likely continue this by including several subplots away from Varang and Quaritch, be it the continued exploits of Jake Sully’s children or, as theorized, the return of Ardmore.
As the leader of the human exodus to Pandora, Ardmore can be presented as the real human villain ofAvatar: Fire and Ash. The trailer hints that Quaritch is allying himself with Varang as a means to an end, but this could indicate him further embedding himself with Pandora’s natives, allowing Ardmore to be the true human antagonist ofAvatar: Fire and Ash.
