PREVIEW: Avatar: The Way of Water (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sam Worthington (The Shack), Zoe Saldaña (Guardians of the Galaxy), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens), Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe), Kate Winslet (Titanic), Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider), CCH Pounder (Orphan), Matt Gerald (The Frozen Ground), Jamie Flatters (The School for Good and Evil), Britain Dalton (Ready Player One), Chloe Coleman (My Spy), Trinity Bliss (film debut), Bailey Bass (Moon and Sun), Filip Geljo (The Waiting Room), Duane Evans Jr. (Fantail), CJ Jones (Baby Driver), Jack Champion (Message in a Bottle), Joel David Moore (DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story), Giovanni Ribisi (Lost in Translation), Dileep Rao (Inception), Edie Falco (Cop Land), Brendan Cowell (Three Blind Mice), Jemaine Clement (What We Do In The Shadows)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

James Cameron (Titanic), director, writer, producer, editor; Rick Jaffa (Jurassic World) and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), writers; Jon Landau (Alita: Battle Angel), producer; Simon Franglen (Notre-Dame on Fire), composer; Russell Carpenter (True Lies), cinematographer; David Brenner (Independence Day), John Refoua (Ghosts of the Abyss) and Stephen E. Rivkin (Ali), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

More than a decade after human invaders on the planet Pandora were defeated by the native Na’vi tribe, former human marine Jake Sully (Worthington) and his Na’vi partner Neytiri (Saldana) have started a family, and continue to lead their people through peace and prosperity. However, when the returning human forces drive them away from the forests, the Sully clan seeks refuge with the water-dwelling Metkayina tribe, and together they plan a new attack on the humans…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

At long last, James Cameron brings us back to the wonderful world of Pandora, where ground-breaking effects and state-of-the-art camera techniques reign supreme, as does a touching tale of family and loyalty.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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