James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Water, the third installment in the saga, unveiled the very first trailer on Thursday afternoon at the annual gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas.

Cameron shot the follow-up films back-to-back, so the rest of the otherworldly sci-fi series should arrive on time.

CinemaCon attendees were given 3D glasses to watch the trailer, which hasn’t been released to the general public. The dazzling footage begins on Pandora and introduces two new Na’vi clans — the Wind Traders, who soar in the sky using what resemble highly stylized hot air balloons, and their adversaries, the Fire People, who arrive by riding Ikran flying creatures. As a battle begins in the skies, one Na’vi is shot with a flaming arrow and killed.

Saldaña took the stage to introduce the footage and set the scene for the third chapter: “The Wind Traders are a peaceful, nomadic air-traveling clan, and the Ash People are former Na’vi who have forsaken Eywa,” a deity on Pandora. At one point in the trailer, the female Ash clan leader tells Neytiri, “Your goddess has no place here.”

Cameron wasn’t in attendance (he’s putting the final touches on “Avatar 3”) but he appeared in a pre-recorded video to tell exhibitors about the threequel.

“The Sully family are really put through the wringer on this one as they face not only the human invaders,” he teased, “but new adversaries, the Ash People.”

“So sorry I can’t be there, but I’m in New Zealand, finishing up ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ which I think we can all agree is a good use of my time, considering this sucker is coming at us like a freight train on Dec. 19,” Cameron cracked in the video. “I hope this film can provide a shot in the arm for theater owners, as we’re still struggling after the one-two punch of the pandemic and streaming.”

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” will hit theaters December 19.

“Avatar 4” is scheduled for Dec. 21, 2029 and “Avatar 5” is slated for Dec. 19, 2031.

Also during Disney’s CinemaCon showcase, the studio offered exclusive looks at Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and “Fantastic Four: The First Steps,” as well as “Zootopia 2,” “Freakier Friday,” “Tron: Ares” and the live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake, all of which will land on the big screen before the year’s end.

“Disney films are exclusively in theaters for longer than any of our competitors,” the studio’s global distribution chief Andrew Cripps told the room of cinema owners.