We've teased the new "Avatar" trailer for you. We've given it to you in Freeze Frame. And now here it is again in Stop Motion, 40 images, frozen in time and captioned for your reading enjoyment. The first pic is below. Click it to be whisked off to the shiny, new image gallery.

Yesterday we gave you a tease, only the smallest taste, of the just-released three and a half minute trailer for James Cameron's "Avatar." Well MTV's resident mad scientists -- ie our digital producers -- have been working hard with the full trailer to twist it into an all-new episode of Freeze Frame for your viewing pleasure.

Want to know who the stars are, how long its been since Cameron made a proper movie and other fun, informative tidbits? Take them and the shiny new trailer in simultaneously in the "Avatar" Freeze Frame trailer, embedded below.

James Cameron is a journalist's dream. The director actually says what's on his mind—and says it with foul-mouthed panache—rather than delivering the juiceless soundbites we're used to hearing from most folks in the entertainment biz. But the "Avatar" director can afford to be open, I suppose. He's free to speak his mind, seeing as how he's behind the biggest selling movie of all time ("Titanic") and a handful of other barrier-busting popcorn flicks ("The Abyss," "Terminator 2," etc.).

This week's New Yorker features an absurdly long, glowing and straight-up amazing profile of the director. The angle is of the "mad genius" variety, and after perusing its pages, I can't say I disagree with the author's assessment. Dana Goodyear's piece brims with so many remarkable quotes from Cameron and those that have worked with him that we had to gather them all together for you. Read more...

It's a given that if James Cameron's "Avatar" is as big as expected then 20th Century Fox will want a sequel. Even though we won't know for a few more months if the highly anticipated 3-D sci-fi blockbuster is the hoped-for success, producer Jon Landau is already talking about the possibility of a follow-up.

Landau, who also worked with Cameron on "Titanic," told French magazine Le Film (brought to our attention and initially translated by /Film) that the world of "Avatar" is big enough that it should be explored further in subsequent films. He says "Avatar" only deals with the surface of the planet Pandora, and that a sequel could venture deeper into the interior. Read more...

For the record, I didn't dislike "Terminator Salvation." It was far from perfect and it felt more like a reboot than a continuation, but it was a fun action flick with good-borderline-great special effects and a promising performance from soon-to-be-everywhere Sam Worthington. None of that matters now though, as it seems the franchise is up for sale. Again.

There have been as many "Terminator" franchise owners as there have been movies, a trend that will continue at least through the fifth movie, according to the Los Angeles Times. Halcyon Holding Group heads Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek purchased the franchise rights in 2007. As the company now inches towards bankruptcy, Halcyon is looking to sell. They've valued the property at $60 million -- more than double the $25 million they paid in 2007 -- but with home video releases incoming and additional spin-off and/or sequel possibilities, the number might not be too far off. Read more...

Even if James Cameron's "Avatar" somehow doesn't hit big with audiences this December, the filmmaker may soon have a couple more 3-D movies in theaters. Proven successes no less. Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, believes it will be ready to announce a 3-D re-release for "Titanic" within the next six months, and they have been doing tests on "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" for a similar reissue, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Imagine: Leonardo DiCaprio saying "I'm the king of the world" while seemingly sitting on your lap. Okay, so the first section of "Titanic" doesn't seem to lend themselves to 3-D in an exciting way, but you know it'll look cool when the boat starts going down. Scary too. Bodies that originally fell towards the camera on their way into the icy water will now likely be headed into the audience thanks to the added dimension. Read more...

Wow. Have I got one cool eBay Prop-Watch for you today. Fans of James Cameron and "Aliens" will want to pay extra attention, as this concerns you specifically. It's rather expensive -- though not ridiculously so -- and available for local pick-up only in Indiana, but the right fan will jump on this rare offering regardless of expense or distance.

"Aliens" was recently named the number one greatest movie sequel by Empire Online. It was a potent follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1979 original, giving fans more in just about every way, especially when it came to the titular aliens. The item up for auction in today's Prop-Watch is actually a promotional item more than it is a prop... but what a promotional item it is for you alien lovers. Read more...

-- Empire Online isn't technically a blog, but they do put together some reaully fun features. Features like "The 50 Greatest Movie Sequels," which pretty much speaks for itself. "Shrek 2" closes out the list, but the number one pick? Beating out "Godfather Part II" at number two, "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" at number six (BLASPHEMY!!!!) is James Cameron's "Aliens." Cameron gets two in the top 5, with "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" coming in at number three. (Empire Online)

-- Cinematical launched a new regular feature, Shelf Life, which takes a look back at movies that are more than five years old to judge whether the good ones hold up and whether the bad ones got an unfair condemnation. Their first pick? Sensibly (what with "Avatar" on the way), James Cameron's "Titanic." The verdict? You'll have to read the writeup to find out. (Cinematical) Read more...

Not everyone is digging the look of the Na'vi in "Avatar," and frankly, neither was I -- until a picture of Sigourney Weaver as a Na'vi popped up online, that is. In an upcoming issue of Empire, the "Aliens" heroine -- who plays a scientist in the James Cameron-directed film -- is revealed in all of her blue-skinned, yellow-eyed glory... and holy heck if she doesn't look exactly like an aliened-up Ellen Ripley!

The transformation of Weaver got me wondering about other Cameron-directed characters who'd benefit from the "Avatar" treatment -- and it got our crack team of designers wondering, too! The result is our very own visual interpretation of five classic Cameron characters as Na'vi warriors! Read more...

If James Cameron’s upcoming 3-D blockbuster “Avatar” doesn’t look like your kind of thing, perhaps you’ll be interested in a smaller, more serious 3-D film from the man who gave us “Titanic.” Following all of last week's "Avatar" hype, the Oscar-winning filmmaker is back in the news for a much different project he’s shepherding called “Sanctum.” This film will also be made with Cameron’s new 3-D cameras and technology, but it will be more independent and have a much, much, much lower budget ($30 million).

“Sanctum” is based on a true story about a diving expedition gone wrong, though this is no underwater documentary a la "Ghosts of the Abyss." For one thing, Cameron’s not directing. Instead, Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson will be taking the helm in a partnership being compared to the recent mentoring team-up of Neill Blomkamp and Peter Jackson for “District 9.” Also, the film will be a scripted dramatization of the real events rather than a straight work of nonfiction. Read more...