Avatar: The Way of Water trailer – James Cameron reveals ‘epic’ return to Pandora, 13 years on
It’s been a while – but the wait is finally over
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Your support makes all the difference.James Cameron has finally unveiled the first full look at Avatar 2.
A brand new full-length trailer was released for the movie sequel, titled Avatar: The Way of Water, on Wednesday (2 November) after premiering on Good Morning America.
It showcases the world of Pandora as well as returning Na’avi characters played by Sam Worthington and Zoë Saldaña.
In the film, they have four children, including an adopted daughter who will be played by Sigourney Weaver.
The trailer, which has been branded “epic” by viewers, follows the initial teaser, which was released back in May.
The Avatar: The Way of Water trailer, and title, indicates that the film will mostly set underwater.
It was recently hyped us as being “the most insanely complicated movie” ever made.
As was noted by writer-director Liam O’Donnell, Cameron’s filmmaking process included the usage of 15 cameras, two of which were focused on every actor’s face, as well the use of underwater performance capture and “infrared depth capture to place CG characters in live-action footage”.
The film’s cast, including Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet, as well as crew members, were trained to breathe for two to three minutes underwater in order to shoot many of the film’s scenes.
It was reported last week that the film’s runtime will be three hours, 10 minutes, which is more than 30 minutes longer than the first Avatar film.
The sequel will be set more than a decade after the events of the first film, and will tell the story of the Sully family: the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
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The Way of Water is the first of four planned Avatar sequels that Cameron will release every other year until 2028. It will be released in cinemas – in 3D – on 16 December.
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
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