Avatar: Fire and Ash is trying to subvert our expectations. Not only does it mark a major departure where its villains are concerned — focusing on an “adversarial” Na’vi clan rather than greedy humans — but it’s also turning our attention to a new realm on Pandora. The third film in the Avatar saga will bring Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their family to the Ash Village, home to the Mangkwan Clan. Also known as the Ash People, their life on Pandora is a far cry from the Omatikaya and Metkayina clans introduced in the first two films.
Production designer Dylan Cole detailed the differences between the Ash Village and other realms of Pandora in a conversation with Empire, saying, “So much of the world of Pandora is rich and vibrant and full of life — this is just the exact opposite.”
