New Pictures from James Cameron’s 3D epic movie “Avatar”

As the promotional blitz for James Cameron’s slightly-anticipated sci-fi epic Avatar continues, more pictures have surfaced.

The first shot reveals Sigourney Weaver in her human guise as Dr. Grace Augustine, a human scientist who works with Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully on the alien planet of Pandora.

The second gives you first look at the movie’s villain, Stephen Lang’s hard-as-nails and literally battle-scarred Col. Miles Quaritch, piloting a human battleship known as the Dragon

Avatar tickets go on sale – four months ahead of release

Online ticket vendors Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com began accepting money for Avatar midnight showing tickets on Friday to coincide with the sneak preview footage. Tickets are only being offered for around 75 AMC locations, the majority of which are IMAX. The Hollywood Reporter is claiming tickets have already been sold which is unpredecented given the film is still almost four months out. Unfortunately due to an unknown runtime, theaters cannot offer tickets beyond the midnight showing as they would not know when the next show could start.