Sigourney Weaver plays Jake and Neytiri’s daughter Na’vi in ​​Avatar 2 – World Exclusive

When it was announced that Sigourney Weaver would be returning to Pandora for the long-awaited James Cameron film Avatar continuation the path of water, fans had questions. I mean, how the hell would she come back, since her character, the lovely human Dr. Grace Augustine, who heads the RDA’s Avatar program, died in the first movie? Let’s talk about flashbacks? Or a secret twin sister? The answer is something totally unexpected. As revealed in EmpireThe next exclusive world of Avatar: The way of water Weaver plays a brand new character in this movie and there are things about him you really need to know. First of all, he is a Na’vi. Second, whose name is Kiri. And the third, and most surprising, is that she is Jake and Neytiri’s adopted teenage daughter. Here she is in our newly revealed subscriber coverage.

We allow you a sentence to digest again: Sigourney Weaver plays a teenage blue alien Avatar: The way of water. For the actor, who also worked with Cameron many years ago aliensIt was an opportunity to bring out his son’s soul. “I think we all remember pretty much how we felt when we were teenagers,” he says. Empire. “Of course I do. I was 5 ′ 10 ″ or 5 ′ 11 ′ when I was 11. She had a strong feeling that Kiri would be uncomfortable most of the time. Find who he is. I was thrilled that Jim gave me this challenge.

Cameron was aware of the huge leap this would represent for the legendary actor. “As an acting challenge, it’s huge,” he says. “We’re going to have an actor in his 60s playing a character [decades younger than] your true biological age. Sig thought it was a lot of fun. Getting into that mindset meant that Weaver held a seminar with a group of teenage girls to harness the energy of youth, and the results have been remarkable. “Sigourney just got younger,” Cameron recalled. “He looked younger, had more energy and never left Kiri during our entire capture period. He had a twinkle in his face and a light step and a funny spirit.

While the revelation of Weaver’s role raises all sorts of other questions about what the path of water has in store, we stand out more strongly: does this mean that her mother, Neytiri, will inherit Ripley’s most famous line? We’ll have to wait a few months and find out what “stay away from her, bitch!” she translates as in the Na’vi language.

Empirethis is Avatar: The way of water The edition hits newsstands Thursday, July 7, with unprecedented access to the film, cast and crew: head to Cameron’s Lightstorm headquarters and chat with the director himself, plus producer Jon Landau, with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis and many others. Plus, it’s packed with unreleased footage, opening up the world of Pandora like never before.

Book a copy online here – and stay tuned to empireonline.com for more exclusives. Avatar: The way of water will be released in UK cinemas from December 16.