James Cameron hasn’t made it a secret that his former Aliens star Sigourney Weaver would return for the upcoming sequel Avatar: The Method of Water. The half that was a thriller was who she would play. Weaver’s character in Avatar, Grace Augustine, died close to the top of the unique movie. So how would she seem in the sequel?

Effectively, she’d play a very new character clearly. That‘s what Cameron and Weaver revealed in a brand new interview with Empire. This time, Weaver takes over the function of a brand new member of the Na’vi; Jake and Neytiri’s adoptive teenage daughter, Kiri.

Weaver instructed Empire she had no drawback stepping into the headspace of a personality many years youthful than she is. “I feel all of us just about bear in mind what we had been feeling as adolescents,” she mentioned. “I definitely do. I used to be 5’ 10” or 5’ 11” after I was 11 … I used to be thrilled to be provided that problem by Jim.”

Cameron mentioned of Weaver’s efficiency as Kiri: “She seemed youthful, she had extra power, and she or he by no means fairly stepped out of Kiri for our complete seize interval. She had a glow on her face and lightness in her step and a enjoyable spirit.”

And right here is the primary picture of Kiri from The Method of Water.

Avatar: The Method of Water is scheduled to open in theaters on December 16. Sure, lastly after 13 years and limitless delays, the primary of a 4 deliberate Avatar sequels is popping out earlier than the top of this calendar yr.

Every subsequent sequel is predicted to premiere two years later — so Avatar 3 ought to open round Christmas 2024, Avatar 4 premieres round Christmas 2026, and Avatar 5 ought to debut round Christmas 2028. Let’s hope we’re all nonetheless right here to see it.

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