James Cameron is a director known for spectacle, especially in the the record-breaking 2009 blockbuster Avatar. Fans have waited over a decade to finally return to Pandora thanks to the film’s delays, although the excitement has been boosted by Disney theme park attractions. The long-awaited sequel The Water Road hits theaters this holiday season, and Sigourney Weaver recently revealed the training she went through to play her new character Na’vi in the film.
Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron clearly have a great working relationship, which was on full display throughout the first Avatar film. But since the character of Dr. Grace Augustine was lost in the first film, fans were wondering how Alien The icon will affect the story of the sequel. She actually plays Jake and Neytiri’s young Na’vi daughter, Kiri, which will come to life thanks to motion capture and extensive visual effects. Weaver recently spoke Magazine Interview about The Water Road, where he explained the skills he had to acquire while filming the blockbuster. In her words,
In many cases, my first reaction is “I can’t do that.” I don’t say this because I know I’m going to be mocked mercilessly for how mean I am, but I think everyone enjoys working with Jim because he demands so much. In Avatar: The Way of Water, I was bigger than a lot of other people and we had to do a lot of parkour. We had to do burpees. We had to go free diving. Don’t you just love those jobs where you have to learn something really weird that you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life? Freediving, especially, I’m thankful we took a year to do that.
Well, here it is. While Sigourney Weaver’s appearance will change a lot thanks to Avatar: The Way of WaterIn her post-production process, she still had to put her whole body into bringing Kiri to life. This includes picking up things like parkour and free diving. As we know, there was a lot of underwater work has been done while the cast was filming for her Avatar sequels.
Sigourney Weaver’s comments in Interview show how much work goes into making a movie like Avatar: The Way of Water. While dealing with the costumes and technology is already difficult enough, she and co-stars like Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, and newcomer Kate Winslet also did an incredibly physical job of making the project come true.
There’s been a ton of hype about how much underwater work the cast has Avatar 2 eventually participated in. Kate Winslet broke a world record in the processwith teased pictures of her shooting at the bottom of a swimming pool it quickly goes viral as a result. Sigourney Weaver talked about learning to free dive, saying:
Our teacher Kirk Krack, who teaches the Navy Seals, would have us do these still breaths. We were breathing with, I think, at least 50 percent oxygen. What we regularly breathe is 30 percent oxygen, so you have the benefit of more oxygen in your tissues, and then you’re going to lie very still, not moving and holding your breath. My husband is from Hawaii and is a big swimmer and surfer, so we did the workout together and we both held our breath for six and a half minutes one day.
It sure sounds intense. While actors are known to acquire new skills for genres such as superhero movies or musicals, Avatar The cast had to really train their bodies and minds to hold their breath for that long. We will have to see how exciting this makes the action sequences of the upcoming sequels.
Fortunately for the many people out there who saw and loved the first one Avatarfollow The Water Road it’s almost here. After years of delays, the first of many sequels will arrive in time for Christmas this year. And given Shazam 2recent delaythere should be even less competition for James Cameron’s latest.
Avatar: The Way of Water will hit theaters on December 16. In the meantime, check it out 2022 Movie Release Dates to plan your next cinema experience.
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