Sigourney Weaver Plays a Teenager in ‘Avatar 2’: ‘Thrilled to Be Given That Challenge’
01.07.2022 - 19:59
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Zack Sharf “Avatar” fans have known for quite some time that Sigourney Weaver is coming back for the upcoming sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” but her return has been a giant question mark given that her character, Dr. Grace Augustine, died in the first movie. It turns out Weaver is playing not only a brand new character in “The Way of Water,” but a teenage Na’vi who is the adoptive daughter of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
Yes, the 72-year-old Weaver is playing a teenager thanks to the power of James Cameron’s motion-capture technology.“I think we all pretty much remember what we were feeling as adolescents,” Weaver told Empire magazine, who exclusively revealed the character Kiri. “I certainly do. I was 5’ 10” or 5’ 11” when I was 11.
I felt strongly that Kiri would feel awkward a lot of the time. She’s searching for who she is. I was thrilled to be given that challenge by Jim.” “As an acting challenge, it’s big,” added Cameron, who also directed Weaver in “Aliens.” “We’re gonna have a 60-something actor playing a character [decades younger than] her actual biological age.
Sig thought it was all kinds of fun.”Cameron added, “Sigourney just became younger. She looked younger, she had more energy, and she never quite stepped out of Kiri for our whole capture period. She had a glow on her face and lightness in her step and a fun spirit.”Weaver filmed “Avatar: The Way of Water” as she was turning 70, and she held her breathe underwater for six minutes while filming one scene in the movie.
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