Following CinemaCon’s taste of Pandora that attendees were treated to when Disney debuted the long-awaited trailer for James Cameron‘s upcoming sci-fi sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, 20th Century Studios’ has today released the first teaser trailer and stills for the film.
Directed by James Cameron, and starring Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement and Kate Winslet, the long-awaited sequel picks up over a decade after the first film, chronicling the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, this first follow-up to the highest-grossing film of all time will open in theaters on December 16. Not only that but, the studio will re-release the first film in theaters on September 23 – with restored picture and sound – to allow new fans and old a chance to revisit the original classic before the first of four sequels drops in December.
We’ll leave you with the aforementioned trailer and stills below.