There's a plan in the back of Cameron's head in the event the sequels don't move forward. Since the kickoff to the Avatar: Fire and Ash press tour, writer-director James Cameron surprisingly pumped the brakes on sequel talk, even though Disney already set release dates for the next two installments.

Avatar: Fire and Ash has grossed $500 million at the global box office, taking James Cameron's Avatar franchise to $1 billion.

Plus, the James Cameron request that surprised her, and how she honored Janis Joplin in one section of the original song.

James Cameron returned with the third installment of his hit franchise, Avatar Fire and Ash. Check out actor Govinda's connection with the film.

But behind the scenes, the moment was shot between actors Sigourney Weaver (who is now 76) and a then-underage Jack Champion (now 21). Given that portions of Fire and Ash were filmed as much as eight years ago, director James Cameron says Champion was only 15 at the time of shooting.

It is less about the reviews for me than whether people show up or not,” James Cameron told me when I interviewed him about the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Surprising? I thought so, coming from a man whose films have grossed more $8 billion and hold three of the four spots in the top-grossing films of all time with Avatar at No.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

Avatar: Fire and Ash kicked off with a $88 million domestic debut — meaning the blockbuster soared above its rival releases of Sydney Sweeney’s thriller The Housemaid and Angel Studios’ animated musical David, but fell short of its projected $100 million mark.