Sigourney Weaver returns to the Avatar franchise and is present in Avatar 2: Water Sense, the sequel to the most successful film in history. But how? The character she plays, Dr. Grace Augustine, dies in the original. So the actress will play the role of Kiri, a teenager Na’vi.
This means that it is mostly a digital character, allowing you to create how it will look on screen. James Cameron, being an absolute perfectionist who took up to ten years to make a film, commented on this in an interview Hollywood Reporter that some people might even be bigger than him. The director refers to Weaver and the significant changes he asked Kiri to make in Avatar 2: Water Sense.
“Even as I am, people can make my life miserable,” she explained, sharing an example with the actress, who considered her character “too pure and too beautiful.” Weaver asked them to add elements more like a teenage girl, and he did.
What do we know about Kiri, the new character in Avatar 2: Water Sense?
Kiri is a new character, but she will play an important role during Avatar 2: Water Sense. She is the adopted daughter of Jake Sully and Neytiri. This will be one of the key elements of the film’s emphasis on family values and the protection of loved ones. She is a 14-year-old teenager, the biological daughter of Dr. Grace Augustine’s avatar.
Due to his connection to his biological mother, he will have a closer relationship with Jake and problems with Neytiri. But things get more complicated during the movie when the Na’vi team up to defend a human invasion led by Frances Ardmore, played by Edie Falco.
We also know that Kiri has another adopted human brother named Spider Socorro, who will be played by Jack Champion. He was born at the Gates of Hell, a base built for mining on Pandora.
The relationship between Jake, Neytiri, Kiri and the Spider will be key in the story arc. Avatar 2: Water Sense. But there aren’t many more details. Trailers reveal little information, as the study and James Cameron decided to reveal as little as possible and try to make the movie experience complete, including surprises, new characters, and overall plot.
Avatar 2: Water Sense opens December 16 in theaters worldwide. It is again directed by James Cameron and opens 13 years after the original.
