Tag: Avatar
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Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington Recall Their Emotional ‘Avatar’ Family Reunion at Los Angeles Premiere: ‘It’s a Labor of Love’
It was a Pandora family reunion at the Los Angeles premiere of “
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Avatar 2: Bailey Bass on Adopting Kate Winslet’s Protective Nature on Set
The moon of Pandora has welcomed a number of new faces since 2009’s Avatar. In the years between the first film and James Cameron’s highly-anticipated sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) adopted Sigourney Weaver’s Kiri and had three children of their own including Neteyam playing by Jamie Flatters…
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How Avatar Was Influenced By 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia
In the canon of classic cinema, Lawrence of Arabia, the David Lean epic chronicling the journey of British archeologist and military diplomat T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) who united the native Arab tribes to revolt against the Turks in the Middle East during World War I, is about as classic as it gets. Now in its…
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The James Cameron Movies That Could’ve Been
One of the rules that we all should have learned by now is to never bet against James Cameron. Although we’ve had to deal with criticism, parody, and commentary surrounding the original Avatar for over a decade, the early word of mouth surrounding Avatar: The Way of Water has confirmed that the long wait was…
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Avatar’s Approach to Ableism Leaves Much to Be Desired
There’s a lot about Avatar that gets talked about constantly, like its impact on digital 3D technology or its resemblance to classic movies like Dances with Wolves. An element of the film that goes largely unremarked on, though, is that it technically has a disabled protagonist in the form of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). A…
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‘Avatar’ to Make Broadcast Debut Ahead of ‘Way of Water’ Release
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.James Cameron’s original “Avatar” will make its broadcast debut this weekend ahead of the debut of its sequel “The Way of Water,” which hits theaters Dec. 16.The 2009 film, which remains the highest-grossing film of…
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‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ First Reactions Rave About Sequel & Warn To Never Bet Against James Cameron
We are just over one week away from the theatrical release of James Cameron’s “
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Early Reactions: James Cameron Has Done it Again
Few sequels come with more question marks — or higher stakes — than “
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‘Violent Night’s’ Solid 13 Million Start Can’t Top ‘Wakanda Forever’s’ 18 Million In Another Slow Weekend
We may be just two weekends away from the year’s biggest opening when the long-awaited Avatar sequel finally comes out, but until then we’re in for a slog. This was the year’s sixth-worst weekend with an overall box office of 52.9 million (a hair ahead of the 52.7 million post-Thanksgiving frame last year), and next…