WENNThe ‘Steve Jobs’ actress is pictured with the movie’s returning stars, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, as well as another new cast member, Cliff Curtis, floating in a 900,000 gallon tank.
- May 14, 2020
AceShowbiz – “Avatar 2” has shared another glimpse of its stars, including first look at new cast member Kate Winslet. On Wednesday, May 13, the movie released via its official Twitter page a new official set photo showing Winslet posing along with her co-stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Cliff Curtis, who is also a new addition to the cast.
In the picture, the four actors are wearing diving gear, with what looks like a camera attached to their helmets, while floating in a gigantic water tank. “From the set of the sequels: @ZoeSaldana, Sam Worthington, Kate Winslet, and Cliff Curtis taking a break from underwater performance capture for a quick photo!” read the caption accompanying the image.
The tweet also shared a “fun fact” from the production of the James Cameron-directed sequels, revealing, “Much of the performance capture took place in this 900,000 gallon tank, built specifically for the sequels.”
The movie’s official Twitter account previously revealed “that layer of white on the water’s surface” is comprised thousands floating white balls that are used to “prevent lights from interfering with filming underwater.”
Cameron kicked off principal photography of “Avatar 2” in September 2017, simultaneously with “Avatar 3“. In November 2018, the director announced filming with the principal performance capture cast had been completed. Live-action filming for the two sequels began in New Zealand in the spring of 2019, but was postponed in March of this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the indefinite filming delay, Cameron recently stated that it would not affect the release date of “Avatar 2”. The movie is currently scheduled to open in theaters on December 17, 2021.
“I want to get back to work on ‘Avatar 2’, which right now we’re not allowed to do under state emergency laws or rules. So it’s all on hold right now,” he told Empire magazine. The filmmaker added that, just before everyone went into lockdown, he was getting set to “shoot down in New Zealand, so that got pushed,” adding, “We’re trying to get back to it as quick as we can.”
“On the bright side, New Zealand seems to have been very effective in controlling the virus and their goal is not mitigation, but eradication, which they believe that they can do with aggressive contact tracing and testing,” Cameron explained. “So there’s a very good chance that our shoot might be delayed a couple of months, but we can still do it. So that’s good news.”
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