EXCLUSIVE: Is There Hair Sex in the New ‘Avatar’ Movie?

We answer the one question on everyone’s minds about “Avatar: The Way of Water.”

2:38 PM EST on December 9, 2022

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By Esther Wang, Nick Pinto, Christopher Robbins, and Max Rivlin-Nadler

"Avatar: The Way of Water" comes out in theaters on December 16. Everyone (those who saw the extended cut, at least) remembers one thing from the first "Avatar":

The only part of Avatar people talk about in 2022 AT ALL is the fact that they have sex via their hair. That’s the only thing most people remember about the movie.
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) December 7, 2022

I could tell you characters from Korean movies, French cinema, random one off movies from a decade ago but the most I could tell you about Avatar is Zoe Saldana is in it, the people are blue now and there's a hair sex bit that's very weird.
— Adam Hurd (@HurdANoise) December 7, 2022

the only part of the original avatar movie i remember is the weird tail sex bit
— soph 🌕 (@nulienna) December 5, 2022

The only thing I remember Avatar for was that they have weird tail sex.
— 🄰🅁🅀🎄🎄🎄 (@ARQ_004SP) December 7, 2022

I remember avatar being big and watching it as a kid but I don’t remember a single thing about the movie except like the weird hair sex scene
— Justice (@JkNoBitch) December 2, 2022

people always talk about not remembering the avatar movie but
I'm 90% sure I remember there being weird tail sex???
— evan! (@Marquee_Row) May 7, 2019

Many people are excited to revisit Pandora and the wonders of alien lovemaking:

Is there more hair sex in Avatar: The Way of Water? Asking for a friend’s friend’s dad.
— Richard Newby - Vote Blue and Save Yourselves (@RICHARDLNEWBY) December 7, 2022

So: Is there hair sex in James Cameron's new movie, "Avatar: The Way of Water?"

Hell Gate, a New York City news site that nevertheless punches above its weight in coverage of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, worked our extensive industry sources, determined to get an answer.

Now, we can be the first to report the answer to that question.

This is the answer:

No.

From a source deep within Hollywood who has seen the film: "There is no ponytail sex scene this time around, sadly."

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Esther Wang @estherxlwang

Prior to Hell Gate, Esther was a senior politics reporter at Jezebel and a columnist for the New Republic.

Nick Pinto @macfathom

Nick Pinto served two tours as staff writer at the Village Voice. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Gothamist, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, The Intercept, and elsewhere.

Christopher Robbins @christrobbins

Chris is an editor at Hell Gate. He spent a decade working for Gothamist, and his work appears in New York Magazine and Streetsblog NYC.

Max Rivlin-Nadler @maxrivlinnadler

Max Rivlin-Nadler is a co-publisher of Hell Gate. He's reported for Gothamist, The New York Times, Village Voice and NPR. You can find him walking his dog, Stiva, or surfing in the Rockaways.