Some needed to close. They were rundown buildings. But other theaters have poured money into upgrades, making movie theater spaces into larger entertainment centers and experimenting with events and programming.
And when the universe needed him most, he returned to us. Payakan, the sensitive, misunderstood bad boy of Tulkun society first introduced in Avatar: The Way of Water,will return "at the very highest level" for the third film in the franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash, which debuted a first look at footage at CinemaCon 2025.
"I really can't tell you how much I admired his work, how much I thought of him as a human being, and how grateful and honored I was when he joined 'Top Gun' and then came back for 'Top Gun: Maverick.'"