Exclusive: Zoe Saldaña talks Avatar: The Way of Water and coming back years later to play Neytiri
Hitting theaters on December 16 from 20th Century Studios is “Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron’s highly anticipated first follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning “Avatar.” Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald reprise their roles from the original film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in a different role. New cast members include Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Brendan Cowell.
With “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the cinematic experience reaches new heights as Cameron transports audiences back to the magnificent world of Pandora in a spectacular and stirring action-packed adventure.
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
For Zoe Saldaña, she returns to play Neytiri, daughter to the previous clan chief, future Tsahìk of the clan, and Jake's mate. In the decade or so since starred in Avatar, she’s carved out some incredible roles in well known films such as Takers, Colombiana, Star Trek Into Darkness, Out of the Furnace, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, The Adam Project and more recently Amsterdam.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Saldaña about the long journey of coming back to what is now a franchise and reprising the role of Neytiri