James Cameron doesn't like to rewatch his movies too soon after release, but he had to break his own rule with Avatar: The Way of Water: "It's a pretty good ride, I have to say!"

Three years after its original release, Avatar: The Way of Water is returning to US cinemas today, and director James Cameron thinks it's a "pretty good ride" after rewatching it himself. With The Way of Water, however, Cameron had to break his own rule, as he needed to revisit his latest work during the production of the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is releasing in cinemas in December. "And I want to be thematically consistent about the way music was used and underscore during dialogue scenes and things like that. The Way of Water marked the highly anticipated return to Pandora thirteen years after the original Avatar. Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters on December 19, 2025.