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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.

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.

If you don't know Zoe Saldana now, give yourself a year or so.

The actress will be appearing in Avator and the new Star Trek movie in 2009. She recently spoke to ComingSoon.net about the latter project:

I know you can't tell me too much about "Star Trek" but can you talk about the experience at all? What was it like to step into those iconic shoes â€" or boots as the case may be?
Zoe Saldana: It was amazing! It was a humbling experience. I met Nichelle Nichols, I worked with Leonard Nimoy. I was not a "Star Trek" fan before the film. Now I can honestly say that out of respect for the pioneers of this amazing conception, I am. They are amazing.

They are the most graceful actors I have ever met. To work with J.J. [Abrams] I just hold him in the highest regard. Up there with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, they are my idols and my everything. J.J. I hold in that regard and at that level. He's younger and those directors, Steven would go to the set constantly to visit him and lend his support to J.J. and Jim invited him to the ["Avatar"] set to go see it.

I don't know who was more in awe. It's amazing to witness that and be in the middle going "Oh my God." I feel like the selfish one because I'm working with all of them. I feel very blessed and I think "Star Trek" is going to be amazing. Have you seen the trailer? It says "Under Construction"? I got goose bumps! I'm like "Dude! What are you doing?"

It's amazing.