James Cameron directed the 2009 science-fiction film Avatar, whose story is set on the moon Pandora.
Avatar follows former Marine Jake Sully, who operates a genetically engineered Na’vi-human body on Pandora. The moon is inhabited by the Na’vi and contains valuable resources sought by human corporations and military forces.
Cameron wrote, directed, co-produced, and co-edited the film. Its production relied heavily on digital effects, performance capture, and stereoscopic 3D presentation. Avatar became a major commercial success and won three Academy Awards.
This fictional Pandora is unrelated to the jar in Greek mythology, although the shared name evokes the mythological tradition. The film’s Pandora is a richly developed extraterrestrial setting with its own ecosystems, cultures, and language.