Fire and ashes, they promise to “raise your blood.”

James Cameron He rose from the depths of post-production in his country Avatar Privilege to give an update on what’s coming Avatar: Fire and Ashes.

“We have some really clever set pieces,” he said. empire. “You can get your blood up in this movie. But what excites me as an artist who recently turned 70 and did all those things is not just the opportunity to do it again, but to reach a level of character and excitement that you’ve never seen before in any world.” Avatar film.”

He continued. “We’re just starting to touch on it and twist it and turn it,” Cameron promised. “It’s hard… If you don’t make brave choices, you’re wasting everyone’s time and money. That alone is not enough to achieve success, but it is necessary. You have to break (the mold) every time. That’s what drove us all to keep watching the teacher deliver.” Another visually stunning chapter of the world Avatar To life.

game of thronesOona Chaplin appears as a new antagonistic force as the head of the Ash Clan, and Cameron spoke about the character elsewhere in his chat with her. empire. “Farang is the leader of a people who have gone through incredible hardships. It has become more hardened because of it,” he said. “You will do anything for them, even things we consider evil.”

“We’re trying to evolve beyond the ‘all humans are bad, all Nephites are good’ model,” Cameron said, praising Chaplin’s take on the character, which he hopes will give a more dynamic look to the conflicts within the world of Pandora. an enemy, an antagonist,” he said, adding that Chaplin’s performance makes her feel “very real and alive.”

The new look, which was presented exclusively through the magazine, showed off the atmosphere of the film and gave an idea of ​​what Cameron is going for with the return of the Windtraders. “They are nomadic traders, like the camel caravans that used to travel the Spice Road in the Middle Ages,” he described them. “And you know it’s just fun. Like all Nephites, they live in symbiosis with their creatures. If you have any marine blood in your veins, you’ll want to be on their ship,” he joked.

Avatar: Fire and Ashes Opens in theaters on December 19.

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