Director James Cameron treated film industry workers at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam to over 20 minutes of footage from his highly anticipated new 3D film Avatar, about a battle on a distant planet.

A media ban was in force at the event, but leaks soon spread throughout Twitter and elsewhere, where the comments were "jaw-dropping", "stunning", and the rest of the "Holy f**k" variety. Avatar hits cinemas in the UK and US on 18 December.

There are no clips or stills from the movie, as it is shrouded in secrecy, but there are a couple of Concept Art images to be found on the web.

Image Sources:

http://origin.aintitcool.com/images2009/avatarwaterfall.jpg

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/11/26/avatar-creature.jpg

Looks tempting!

Rock