Avatar - 3D Experience will never be the same!

A movie revolution will take place at the end of the year - potentially offering as big a leap in our viewing experience as the change from black-and-white television to colour.

Avatar, when it is released in December, will be the most ambitious 3D film ever released, and the first trailer gives us a glimpse of the future.

The storyline follows the future battle between Earth and alien moon Pandora, a 'terrifyingly beautiful' world full of strange creatures and rich minerals.

But while James Cameron is known for packing his sci-fi films with strong storylines - from the fatherhood theme of Terminator 2 to the motherhood theme of Aliens - the story which will dominate this film's release is the 3D experience.

The story focuses on Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, who took one of the lead roles in this summer's Terminator 4, on Cameron's recommendation.

Jake is a former Marine who is confined to a wheelchair following a war on Earth. He is selected to take part in the Avatar program - where his mind will control a healthy body on a remote world - and sent to Pandora, a rainforest-covered moon with a mix of beautiful and terrifying creatures, known as the Na'vi.

These are sentient, humanoid beings, considered primitive by humans - but this turns out to be a grave misjudgment once humans decide to savagely claim the world as their own.

Meanwhile, Jake has to decide where his allegiances lie in a battle which will decide the fate of the two planets.

We'll have to wait until December to see how the film will fare with audiences and critics, but it is an experiment that will be watched keenly.

Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date: December 18th, 2009 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Lola Herrera, Joel David Moore
Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau, Rae Sanchini

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