Winslet performs underwater feat

Los Angeles: Filmmaker James Cameron says Oscarwinning actor Kate Winslet was “excited” about doing the underwater scenes for Avatar sequel. The director revealed that the actor could hold her breath for seven minutes during the training for the underwater sequences. “She was really excited about doing the water work and at her peak, I think she held her breath for sevenanda- half minutes — not during the scene but just during the training. She was regularly doing two- or- three minute scenes, underwater acting and swimming,” Cameron told Vulture.