“Avatar: Road to Water” – the long-awaited sequel to the Academy Award®-winning film “Avatar” (2009) – opens exclusively in theaters on December 15th. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the new feature film presents the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their children), the danger that haunts them, the efforts they make to stay safe, the battles they fight for their survival and the tragedies they endure.
The production stars successful names such as: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet. Behind the cameras, the film also features a renowned team in the world of cinema. Check below for more information:
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JAMES CAMERON, THE DIRECTOR
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Canada and moved to the United States in 1971. He landed his first professional film job as an art director, miniature editor, and process projection supervisor on “Expendables of the Galaxy”. ” (1980), by Roger Corman. His first experience directing a film was in “Piranhas 2: Assassinas Voadoras” (1981), which lasted only two weeks because the film’s budget was low and his meticulous style made him spend too much time directing.
He next wrote and directed “The Terminator” (1984), a futuristic action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was a low-budget independent production, but Cameron’s dynamic direction made it a hit and is now considered one of the most iconic films of the 1980s.
After that, came a series of more successful and budget sci-fi action films, such as “Aliens Rescue” (1986), “The Abyss” (1989) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day ” (1991). In 1997, he wrote and directed “Titanic” (1997), an epic romance about two young lovers from different social classes who meet aboard the famous ship. The film broke all records, winning eleven Academy Awards® and becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Until 12 years later, Cameron released the feature that would surpass “Titanic”: “Avatar” (2009), a pioneering production in 3D film technology.
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JON LANDAU, THE PRODUCER
Jon Landau is considered James Cameron’s right-hand man. Born on July 23, 1960, he began acting in production in 1987 with the film “Uma Vida de Louco”. He also produced the classic “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (1989) and co-produced the action film “Dick Tracy” (1990). Landau began working with Cameron on “Titanic” (1997), a film that won him several awards for his work as a product. In 2002 he produced “Solaris”, a science fiction film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Already in 2009 he returned to work with Cameron in “Avatar” and will also produce “Avatar: The Path of Water”. The star came to CCXP 2022 to promote the new film in an exclusive panel that took place on December 1st.
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RICK JAFFA AND AMANDA SILVER, THE SCREENWRITING COUPLE
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver are American screenwriters and film producers. The two, in addition to being a duo at work, have also been married since 1989 and have two children. They are best known for writing and co-producing the film “Inception of the Planet of the Apes” (2011), a reboot of the 1968 franchise. For this production, they were nominated for a Saturn Award® in the Best Screenplay category. . In 2020, the couple was responsible for the Disney live-action “Mulan”. Furthermore, Amanda Silver was named one of the “Most Influential Women in Hollywood” by Elle Magazine in 2015.