AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

In theaters Dec. 16

On the planet of Pandora, humanturned-Na’vi Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his wife, Princess Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), help protect their race against a familiar threat.

Behind the Scenes Director James Cameron has spent nearly a decade crafting his second installment to the Oscar-winning 2009 sci-fi epic, which is the highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.84 billion—and along the way played a large role in pioneering stateof-the-art digital 3D production techniques. Though Sigourney Weaver’s character died in the original, she returns here as a new character: Jake and Neytiri’s adopted teen daughter!

Why It’s Golden “It’s a great adventure movie,” Weaver told Parade

in 2019. With more sequels on the way, she joked that Cameron planned to keep her working in the studio for many years to come.