Five Episodes Of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Behind The Screen’ Will Focus On The Making Of ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ 

Now that Avatar: Fire And Ash is right around a week out from its debut, many outlets are getting ready to crack open the film and look at how it came together. Some have already begun to delve into production details, including The Hollywood Reporter, with a full series planned to tackle different aspects of how it was made. 

Avatar: Fire and Ash marks the third installment in James Cameron’s award-winning series. Still reeling from the loss of their son, the Sully family faces a new threat to Pandora in the form of the Ash People, a rogue group of Na’vi hellbent on spreading their ideals across the planet. After joining forces with an old enemy, Jake and his family face the biggest fight of their lives in hopes of saving what they love from burning to ash. 

The Hollywood Reporter has dedicated five episodes of their Behind The Screen podcast series to different aspects of how Fire And Ash came to be. The first episode, which has already been released, focuses on composer Simon Franglen’s score for the film. The other four episodes are to focus on production design (releasing December 17th), visual effects (December 23rd), editing (December 30th), and costume design (January 7th). 

As for the only segment now released, Franglen shed some light on the process of creating the music, explaining that the main people who need to be pleased by it are he and Cameron. 

“[There are times] when I’ve had to rewrite things again and again; then, I’ll give him something and he goes, ‘Yes! That that’s the sound of the Ash people!’” Franglen said. 

Avatar: Fire And Ash hits theaters December 19th.