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Everything we can expect from 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' the long-awaited sequel to the hit 2009 movie

Jason GuerrasioMay 16, 2022, 06:11 IST

"Avatar: The Way of Water."20th Century Studios

"Avatar: The Way of Water" will take place over a decade after the events of the first movie.
A lot of the movie will be set underwater.

The sequel takes place over a decade after the events of the first "Avatar."

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) in "Avatar."20th Century Fox

Director James Cameron has been discussing a sequel to "Avatar" ever since the original film opened in 2009 and became the highest-grossing movie of all time ("Avengers: Endgame" took the title in 2019).

The powerful sci-fi movie is set on a far-away moon called Pandora and follows human Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) as he befriends the natives (called the Na'vi) by using a genetically engineered Na'vi body.

Now, the sequel picks up over a decade later and will focus on Sully, his lover Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their new family.

Director James Cameron has been discussing a sequel to Avatar ever since the original film opened in 2009 and became the highest-grossing movie of all time (Avengers: Endgame took the title in 2019).

Now, the sequel picks up over a decade later and will focus on Sully, his lover Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their new family.

Many of the original castmates are returning.

But there are also newcomers.

Water will be a major theme of the sequel.

Like the first movie, the technology used to make "Avatar: The Way of Water" is groundbreaking.

James Cameron on "Avatar: The Way of Water" set.@jonplandau/Instagram

Along with filming underwater, Cameron and the special effects team at Weta Digital developed a motion-capture underwater system to capture the performances.

The equipment has never been used before this movie and took a year-and-a-half to develop.

And, like the first movie, Cameron plans the push the boundaries of 3D to present "the most immersive 3D available," he said at 2022 CinemaCon via a video message.

"We're pushing those limits even further, with 3D with high dynamic range, with high frame rate, higher resolution, and a much greater reality in our visual effects," he said.

Along with filming underwater, Cameron and the special effects team at Weta Digital developed a motion-capture underwater system to capture the performances.

The equipment has never been used before this movie and took a year-and-a-half to develop.

And, like the first movie, Cameron plans the push the boundaries of 3D to present the most immersive 3D available, he said at 2022 CinemaCon via a video message.

We're pushing those limits even further, with 3D with high dynamic range, with high frame rate, higher resolution, and a much greater reality in our visual effects, he said.