Sigourney Weaver has a long film history, including Aliens, Ghostbusters Y Avatar. When it became known that she would return in Avatar 2, some wondered how it would fit into the narrative. Her character, Dr. Grace Augustine, dies before transferring her consciousness into her avatar form in the first film.
Doubts have dissipated and today it is known that The actress will play Kiri, a Na’vi teenager who will be the adoptive daughter of Jake and Neytiri.. In an interview with EmpireSigourney Weaver offered some details about her new role in Avatar 2, as the opportunity to relive those years. “I think we all remember more or less what it felt like when we were teenagers,” she said.
However, stepping into the shoes of a character who is several decades younger is one of the biggest challenges for the 72-year-old actressyes James Cameron, director of the franchise, revealed that Sigourney Weaver did a workshop with teenagers who gave her energy and more life. “Sigourney got younger. […] She had more energy and never came out (of the role) of Kiri during the entire capture period,” said Cameron. “She had a sparkle in her face and a lightness in her step,” the director mentioned.
For her part, the actress said she was excited about the challenge and declared that Return to adolescence. “She was between 1.77 m and 1.8 m when she was 11 years old. She had a feeling that Kiri would be uncomfortable most of the time. She is looking for who she is,” she revealed.
Avatar 2 represented a challenge for Sigourney Weaver and the entire cast
The challenge of playing a teenager in Avatar 2 He wasn’t the only one Sigourney Weaver faced. At 70 years old (when he filmed the sequel) he was able to hold his breath underwater for more than 6 minutes. James Cameron hired an expert who trained elite military divers to ensure the cast would last as long as possible underwater.
According to Jon Landau, the story of Avatar 2 —whose title is Avatar: The Water Sense — focuses on the Sully family and what one person does to keep it together.
Jake and Neytiri have a family in this movie, they are forced to leave their home, so they go outside and explore different regions of Pandora, spending time in the water, around the water, on the water.
The teaser which was screened during the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness shows in its first shot Neteyam, Lo’ak, Tuktirey and Miles Socorro, the children of the protagonists of Avatar 2. Adding to the list is Kiri, the Na’Vi teenager played by Sigourney Weaver.
Avatar 2 will premiere on December 16, 2022 and James Cameron will seek to break the box office record again.