Even the colour palette tells a story. In Avatar (2009), Cameron famously leaned into a luminous jungle dreamscape and a bright blue tone. In Fire and Ash, colour looks to be drained. Scenes hang in smoke-drenched oranges and greys, as if grief itself has leaked into the soil.

The world of the Na'vi might be expanding, per director James Cameron, who opened up about his plans to take the franchise to animated territory.