Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Ten years after the events of Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water follows Jake Sully (Sam Worthington, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), and their new family as they brave the world of Pandora and the struggles they endure to protect themselves and their people. Director James Cameron used The Way of Water to explore the oceans of Pandora and set the stage for the subsequent three sequels. In addition to Worthington and Saldana, Avatar: The Way of the Water sees the return of Sigourney Weaver, this time playing a character named Kiri, and Stephen Lang’s villainous Quaritch.
- Director:
- James Cameron
- Release Date:
- December 16, 2022
- Cast:
- Sam Worthington, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Giovanni Ribisi, Jemaine Clement, CCH Pounder, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
- Writers:
- Rick Jaffa, James Cameron, Amanda Silver
- Rating:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 190 minutes
- Budget:
- 250 Million
- Studio(s):
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s):
- 20th Century
- Sequel(s):
- Avatar 3
- prequel(s):
- Avatar
- Franchise(s):
- Avatar
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