{"id":1262711,"date":"2022-12-07T19:59:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/07\/avatar-the-way-of-water-world-premiered-in-london\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:59:11","slug":"avatar-the-way-of-water-world-premiered-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/07\/avatar-the-way-of-water-world-premiered-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Avatar: The Way of Water world premiered in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the highest-grossing movie of all time, has held its world premiere in London.<\/p>\n

Its much-delayed launch comes 13 years after the original sci-fi film, which was released in 2009.<\/p>\n

Director James Cameron was joined on the blue carpet in Leicester Square by stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet.<\/p>\n

The Avatar series is set on the lush planet of Pandora where the existence of the Na\u2019vi people is under threat.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the premiere, Weaver said the film has the \u201cfamily\u201d as the central theme over the environment as it is more \u201cuniversal and relatable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a joy to be part of that family, we were at each other\u2019s throats sometimes, Jim [Cameron] wanted that\u2026 for us to kind of get at each other, still have fun and it\u2019s very much a real family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures from Tuesday\u2019s world premiere in London, and you can find more information about the film further down.<\/p>\n

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Actress Zoe Salda\u00f1a, who also starred in the original film, reprises her role in Avatar: The Way of Water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Actor Sam Worthington, pictured with wife Laura, also returns to the franchise for the Avatar sequel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Director James Cameron, pictured with his wife Suzy Amis, plans a further three sequels after this one<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Actress Sigourney Weaver was also among the stars seen at the film\u2019s world premiere in London\u2019s Leicester Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Actress Bailey Bass has joined the cast to play Tsireya, a young Na\u2019vi from the Metkayina clan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Other stars seen on the blue carpet included Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The famous faces also included Star Wars actor John Boyega<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Model Jourdan Dunn was also seen posing for photographers ahead of the film\u2019s premiere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the answers to some burning questions earthlings may have about Avatar: The Way of Water.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The character Jake Sully (Worthington) seen with one of his children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first film followed a paralysed marine Jake Sully (played by Worthington) as he travelled to the planet of Pandora, where he took on an avatar body.<\/p>\n

He ended up joining the planet\u2019s indigenous population in fighting an attempt by humans to destroy their home to obtain a precious mineral.<\/p>\n

The Way of Water is set many years later. Jake now has a family with Neytiri (Salda\u00f1a), and it follows their new life on Pandora.<\/p>\n

When was it originally due to be released?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In 2010, a year after the original Avatar, 20th Century Fox (as the company was then called, before it was sold to Disney) said there would be two sequels, and that the first of those would be released in December 2014.<\/p>\n

That target proved to be somewhat ambitious. And for the next few years, a regular story out of Hollywood was that the release date had yet again slipped back.<\/p>\n

December 2014 became December 2016. Which became December 2017. Which became December 2018. You get the idea. Anyway, it\u2019s finally out next week, Friday 16 December 2022.<\/p>\n

Why has it taken so long?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Much of the film takes place in the oceans of planet Pandora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cameron threw out one version of an Avatar sequel that, after writing it, he decided didn\u2019t deliver.<\/p>\n

The Canadian filmmaker also has a life outside cinema, and has spent some time doing deep ocean exploration (although maybe that counts as research for the new film, much of which takes place in and under water).<\/p>\n

Cameron also wanted to plot out four sequels. And to take full advantage of new filming developments in the worlds of motion capture and CGI.<\/p>\n

How long is it?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Well, it\u2019s not Cameron\u2019s longest film. That honour goes to Titanic, which clocks in at a hefty 3hrs 15mins.<\/p>\n

But Avatar: The Way of Water isn\u2019t too far behind. Avatar 2, as it may otherwise be called, has a running time of approximately 3hrs and 12mins.<\/p>\n

Slightly less if you dive out at the start of the lengthy end credits!<\/p>\n

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