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Fox France has just released the final French theatrical poster for James Cameron's Avatar. The French are lucky, as 3-D sci-fi adventure opens two days earlier than it does here in the United States.

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As you can see, this poster is a little more captivating than the current US Avatar poster, but the cheesy font remains. Be sure to check out the other posters and images from the film in our Avatar photo gallery!

Avatar opens here on December 18.

USA Today has published a new photo of Neytiri, the blue-skinned heroine from James Cameron's Avatar. The character, played by Zoe Saldana is the love interest of hero Jake Sulley, a paraplegic soldier who takes part in a covert operation to infiltrate an alien race on the planet Pandora.

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Don't forget to take a look at our other Avatar photos!

James Cameron's latest sci-fi epic opens December 18th.

James Cameron makes 'em big. Ever since he shocked the box office with Aliens in 1986, each Cameron project has been bigger, better and badder than the one before it. 1991's Terminator 2 was a cinema landmark, and 1997's Titanic, the most costly movie of its day, an Oscar-winning legend and resounding box-office success.

Now, 12-odd years later, Cameron is planning to take us to the world of Pandora, a 3-Dimensional feast for the eyes, in his latest sci-fi epic, Avatar. But a recent New York Times article points out that the trip could cost a pretty penny: $500 million dollars.

While some doubts are circling as to whether the film will live up to expectations (including my own impressions of the Avatar Comic-Con footage), 20th Century Fox is sure of its investment.

“I’m confident we will lead the Christmas season,” media mogul and Fox owner Rupert Murdoch said. He added that he was “excited and moved” by Avatar.

However, according to reports, the studio isn't the sole cash provider, with much of the film's funding, at least 60 percent, being put up by outside investors. Fox's largest contribution to the film may be in the marketing, to which it has set aside $150 million.

In an effort to hedge bets, James Cameron offered up his share of the proceeds if the film crosses a certain budget line, which was rumored to be at the $300 million mark, despite his laboring nearly 14 years on the project.

Even so, Fox is not worried if Avatar fails. Their backup plan?  Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel.

20th Century Fox presents the full trailer for James Cameron's newest science fiction adventure, Avatar! This is the trailer that has been playing in theaters, and is now available online! Check it out below!

The highly anticipated film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald.

I personally like how the studio felt it necessary to list just about every film James Cameron has made, as if "the director of Aliens" or "Titanic" wouldn't have sufficed. I know it's been 12 years since we've seen his name on a marquee, but really? At least the movie looks cooler and cooler each time I see something new from it. As you may remember, I had mixed feelings about the Comic-Con preview footage. 

One thing I haven't changed my opinion about is the cheesy font they've used for the main title... 

Avatar opens in conventional 3-D and Imax 3-D theaters on December 18th, 2009.

December is right around the corner, which means James Cameron is putting the finishing touches on his latest opus, Avatar.

Take a look at some newly released images from the film! Click on the thumbnails for larger versions, and view even more pictures from the film in our Avatar photo gallery.

Avatar, which has been in the making for over 10 years, will be Cameron's first feature film since 1997's Titanic.

Avatar is set during the 22nd century on a small moon called Pandora, which orbits a gas giant, and is inhabited by the tribal Na'vi, ten foot blue humanoids that are peaceful unless attacked. Humans cannot breathe Pandoran air, so they genetically engineer human/Na'vi hybrids known as Avatars that can be controlled via a mental link. A paralyzed Marine named Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) volunteers to exist as an Avatar on Pandora, falling in love with a Na'vi princess and becoming caught up in the conflict between her people and the human military that is consuming their world.

The film has been shot with a new 3-D camera system that Cameron has developed, and will be shown in Imax 3-D, where available.

Avatar hits theaters on December 18.

After an exhausting journey to geek central, Rupert Pupkin has seen Comic-Con 2009's much-ballyhooed feature attraction:

About 20 minutes of James Cameron's much-ballyhooed new film Avatar, in 3-D! See what he has to say in his Avatar Comic-Con Preview Footage Review!

Earlier this week, we posted the first official Avatar trailer, as excitement over this James Cameron movie is truly starting to build.

Today, we present a couple screen shots from the film.

In it, Jake is a paraplegic war veteran. He's brought to another planet that's inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Humans from Earth find themselves at odds with this local culture.

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On December 18, movie fans will be introduced to Avatar, James Cameron's latest adventure... in 3D!

The film stars Sam Worthington and is focused on a group of people that are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population.

Below is the flick's first official trailer:

On December 18, movie goers will be introduced to Jamers Cameron's next project, Avatar.

The latest poster released on behalf of the film features Na'vi, a character played by Zoe Saldana.

Avatar tells the tale of an ex-Marine that finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet.

As a human mind in an alien body, he's torn between two worlds, and is engaged in a fight for his own survival, along with that of the indigenous people.

Movie fans have over a year to wait until James Cameron releases Avatar.

But when the sci-fi adventure comes out on December 18, 2009, it will open in IMAX3D and conventional 3D theaters.

"Our goal with Avatar is to revolutionize live-action 3D moviemaking, and I have no doubt that it will look and sound incredible in IMAX 3D," said Cameron. "The larger field of view and powerful surround sound of an IMAX® theatre will completely immerse the audience in a way that cannot be experienced anywhere else."

"We are delighted to be releasing Avatar in all available theatrical formats, and by including the premium IMAX 3D format, we can give consumers the entire spectrum of choice at the box office," added Bruce Snyder, President, Domestic Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox.

"The IMAX theatre network is increasingly becoming an important part of our distribution strategy, as it continues to expand with its new digital projection system."