PREMIERE OF NEW AVATAR FILM CANCELLED 'OUT OF DEEP RESPECT'

• The Australian premiere of the film Avatar: Fire and Ash in Sydney was cancelled following a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
• The event, scheduled for Monday, was expected to feature director James Cameron and star Sam Worthington for a press junket.
• Organisers stated the cancellation was made "out of deep respect for the victims of the Bondi shooting," expressing solidarity with the affected community.
• The mass shooting occurred on Sunday night at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, resulting in at least 15 deaths and dozens of injuries.
• Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as "antisemitic terrorism" and a "targeted attack on Jewish Australians," though he later clarified there was no evidence linking the two suspected gunmen, a father and son, to ISIS, suggesting they acted as lone agents.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash premiere in Australia canceled ‘out of deep respect’ for Bondi Beach victims

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