Guillermo del Toro Calls All Three ‘Avatar’ Movies Masterpieces After Watching Them

Guillermo del Toro recently spoke with Konbini Video, a well-known French video platform, and shared his thoughts on James Cameron’s “Avatar” films. Del Toro has seen all three movies, including the upcoming third installment, “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

“I’ve seen the three Avatars. They are absolute masterpieces. I know where it’s going and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people […] I can’t say anything about [the third] but I can say there are very few Americans that have created an entire mythology. You have [George] Lucas. You have the entire ‘Wizard of Oz’ mythology with Frank Baum. Jim is creating that with ‘Avatar’ and he’s going to take you places,” del Toro said during the interview.

This isn’t the first time del Toro has praised Cameron’s work. After watching “Avatar: The Way of Water,” he called it “a staggering achievement,” adding that it was “chock-full of majestic vistas and emotions at an epic, epic scale — a master at the peak of his powers.”

James Cameron has also been promoting the third film, which is scheduled for release on December 19, 2025. He has said he believes “Fire and Ash” will be the best of the franchise and hinted that it could be even longer than the last film, which ran over three hours. Cameron also shared that his wife, Suzy, watched an early version of the movie last year and was so moved that she cried for almost four hours.

Del Toro’s comments underline the growing excitement around the “Avatar” series and show that even top filmmakers are impressed with Cameron’s storytelling and world-building.

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