The 'Avatar: Way of Water' trailer teases new creatures and aquatic action

The ‘Avatar: Way of Water’ trailer teases new creatures and aquatic action

New ‘Avatar: Way of Water” trailer just dropped

he Na’vi are back in the nearly wordless trailer for “Avatar: The Way of Water.” And based on the new footage, we can expect the lithe blue folk to fight side by side (or against) humans for the safety of their vibrant world.

“Way of Water” is the long-awaited sequel to James Cameron’s groundbreaking epic. It will premiere in December, 13 years after “Avatar” became a historic hit.

The teaser explores more of the fictional Pandora than viewers saw in the first film, though its brilliant blues and bioluminescence remain. At the end of the clip, Sam Worthington, who portrayed protagonist Jake in the first film, cryptically assures his distressed partner, played by Zoe Saldana, that “this family is our fortress.”

The plot details of the new film remain tightly under wraps, but original film stars Worthington, Saldana and Sigourney Weaver are slated to return. Joining them are series newcomers Michelle Yeoh, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco and Oona Chaplin in key roles.

Back when it premiered in 2009, “Avatar” was an inescapable phenomenon. The film was lauded for its then-groundbreaking visuals — it was one of the first films to be rendered almost entirely through hyper-realistic motion capture technology — and environmental message. Upon its release, a CNN reviewer called it an “epochal” film and likened it to “Star Wars” (presumably Episode IV) and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It was ultimately nominated for nine Oscars, including best picture, and won three.

“Avatar” remains the highest-grossing film of all time, earning more than $2.8 billion worldwide. (It was briefly dethroned by “Avengers: Endgame” until a theatrical re-release helped it reclaim its top spot.)

Disney, which acquired the original film’s production company, 20th Century Fox, has bet big on “Avatar” going forward: In 2017, Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando dedicated an entire area of the park to the film’s fictional world of Pandora. There are also three sequels planned for release after the premiere of “Way of Water.”

It is not totally unexpected that the trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, a sequel that has been over ten years in the making, would attract an astounding number of views. However, the sheer number of views for the first 24-hours since its release shows just how many fans of the first film are eager to jump back into the mystical world of Pandora.The trailer was first presented exclusively in theatres over the weekend, before going online on Monday, May 9. According to The Hollywood Reporter, within a day the video had amassed 148.6 million views, with 23 million coming from China alone. This means that the trailer has collected more views in a single day than all the recent Star Wars movies. As a comparison, Rise of Skywalker has been viewed a total of 112.4 million times in the first 24-hours, being tens of millions of views short of Cameron’s upcoming sci-fi sequel.

The number of views across social media and YouTube does not include the millions of people watching the teaser trailer on the silver screen prior to watching the highly anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which opened to $187 domestically and $450 million overseas.

Image via 20th Century Studios

The trailer shows more of the Earth-like moon of Pandora and the fantastic exotic creatures that inhabit it, which enraptured fans over ten years ago. Although it does not make clear what the exact plot is going to be, as those details have been tightly under wraps as of now, we do know that the movie will see the return of Sam Worthington as Jake Sully and Zoe Saldaña as Navi Neytiri. Other cast members who are returning for the second instalment are Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. In addition, the sequel will introduce to the fictional world of Pandora Michelle Yeoh, Edie Falco, Oona Chaplin, Vin Diesel, and Kate Winslet, who will all be taking on major roles.

The 2009 Avatar still holds the title of the top-grossing film ever made, with a global box office of $2.84 billion. Similarly to Cameron’s Titanic before it, a restored version of the original Avatar is planned for rerelease in theatres on September 23.

Avatar: The Way of Water premieres in theatres on December 16, 2022.

May 12, 2022Captain Nemo

The ‘Avatar: Way of Water’ trailer teases new creatures and aquatic action

New ‘Avatar: Way of Water” trailer just dropped

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