Zoe Saldaña.Photo: Frederick M. Brown/GettyAvatar 2will be worth the wait, according toZoe Saldaña.The 43-year-old actress, who played Na’vi character Neytiri inJames Cameron’s original 2009 sci-fi epic,recently told Kevin McCarthyin an interview promoting her new movieThe Adam Projectthat she has already seen some ofAvatar’s long-anticipated sequel — and it made her emotional.“I can get choked up just talking about it, because I was able to see just 20 minutes of the second installment, right before the year ended, last year,” she said. “And I was speechless. I was moved to tears.“According to Saldaña, Cameron, 67, is “a big crier” with “a heart of gold,” despite being “a very firm man” whois “very focused” on his craft.“But he does have a very delicate heart, which is why he protects it so much,” she said. “And I think that he’s able to have an outlet through the stories that he creates.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.When asked specifically about the “technical” aspects of filming some of the movie underwater, Saldaña said Cameron “was finally able to crack that challenge — that whole thing that you can’t imitate water, virtually, through performance capture.““That was just achallenge that he had taken upon himself, and it took him years, and he did it,” she added. “He did it. It’s powerful, it’s compelling.“RELATED VIDEO:Avatar 2: First Look At Sequel’s Next-Generation CastThe “story” as a whole is a “compelling” one, in fact, according to Saldaña — and “a leap” from therecord-breaking first film.“I think that you really have to brace yourself for it, but it’s going to be an adventure that you will not forget,” she said.Zoe Saldaña inAvatar(2009).DisneyThe originalAvatarcurrently sits as the No. 1 highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusting for inflation). It also received nineOscarnominations — including for Best Picture — with three total wins.Despite its success, Cameron toldEntertainment Weeklyin December that, given the state of moviegoing amid the pandemic and beyond, he worries whether the subsequent installments can matchAvatarfinancially.“The big issue is: Are we going to make any damn money? Big, expensive films have got to make a lot of money,” said the filmmaker, who also directed the No. 3 movie with the biggest box office, 1997’sTitanic. “We’re in a new world post-COVID, post-streaming. Maybe those [box-office] numbers will never be seen again. Who knows?"'“It’s alla big roll of the dice,” he added.
Zoe Saldaña.Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty
Avatar 2will be worth the wait, according toZoe Saldaña.The 43-year-old actress, who played Na’vi character Neytiri inJames Cameron’s original 2009 sci-fi epic,recently told Kevin McCarthyin an interview promoting her new movieThe Adam Projectthat she has already seen some ofAvatar’s long-anticipated sequel — and it made her emotional.“I can get choked up just talking about it, because I was able to see just 20 minutes of the second installment, right before the year ended, last year,” she said. “And I was speechless. I was moved to tears.“According to Saldaña, Cameron, 67, is “a big crier” with “a heart of gold,” despite being “a very firm man” whois “very focused” on his craft.“But he does have a very delicate heart, which is why he protects it so much,” she said. “And I think that he’s able to have an outlet through the stories that he creates.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.When asked specifically about the “technical” aspects of filming some of the movie underwater, Saldaña said Cameron “was finally able to crack that challenge — that whole thing that you can’t imitate water, virtually, through performance capture.““That was just achallenge that he had taken upon himself, and it took him years, and he did it,” she added. “He did it. It’s powerful, it’s compelling.“RELATED VIDEO:Avatar 2: First Look At Sequel’s Next-Generation CastThe “story” as a whole is a “compelling” one, in fact, according to Saldaña — and “a leap” from therecord-breaking first film.“I think that you really have to brace yourself for it, but it’s going to be an adventure that you will not forget,” she said.Zoe Saldaña inAvatar(2009).DisneyThe originalAvatarcurrently sits as the No. 1 highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusting for inflation). It also received nineOscarnominations — including for Best Picture — with three total wins.Despite its success, Cameron toldEntertainment Weeklyin December that, given the state of moviegoing amid the pandemic and beyond, he worries whether the subsequent installments can matchAvatarfinancially.“The big issue is: Are we going to make any damn money? Big, expensive films have got to make a lot of money,” said the filmmaker, who also directed the No. 3 movie with the biggest box office, 1997’sTitanic. “We’re in a new world post-COVID, post-streaming. Maybe those [box-office] numbers will never be seen again. Who knows?"'“It’s alla big roll of the dice,” he added.
Avatar 2will be worth the wait, according toZoe Saldaña.
The 43-year-old actress, who played Na’vi character Neytiri inJames Cameron’s original 2009 sci-fi epic,recently told Kevin McCarthyin an interview promoting her new movieThe Adam Projectthat she has already seen some ofAvatar’s long-anticipated sequel — and it made her emotional.
“I can get choked up just talking about it, because I was able to see just 20 minutes of the second installment, right before the year ended, last year,” she said. “And I was speechless. I was moved to tears.”
According to Saldaña, Cameron, 67, is “a big crier” with “a heart of gold,” despite being “a very firm man” whois “very focused” on his craft.
“But he does have a very delicate heart, which is why he protects it so much,” she said. “And I think that he’s able to have an outlet through the stories that he creates.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
When asked specifically about the “technical” aspects of filming some of the movie underwater, Saldaña said Cameron “was finally able to crack that challenge — that whole thing that you can’t imitate water, virtually, through performance capture.”
“That was just achallenge that he had taken upon himself, and it took him years, and he did it,” she added. “He did it. It’s powerful, it’s compelling.”
RELATED VIDEO:Avatar 2: First Look At Sequel’s Next-Generation Cast
The “story” as a whole is a “compelling” one, in fact, according to Saldaña — and “a leap” from therecord-breaking first film.
“I think that you really have to brace yourself for it, but it’s going to be an adventure that you will not forget,” she said.
Zoe Saldaña inAvatar(2009).Disney
The originalAvatarcurrently sits as the No. 1 highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusting for inflation). It also received nineOscarnominations — including for Best Picture — with three total wins.
Despite its success, Cameron toldEntertainment Weeklyin December that, given the state of moviegoing amid the pandemic and beyond, he worries whether the subsequent installments can matchAvatarfinancially.
“The big issue is: Are we going to make any damn money? Big, expensive films have got to make a lot of money,” said the filmmaker, who also directed the No. 3 movie with the biggest box office, 1997’sTitanic. “We’re in a new world post-COVID, post-streaming. Maybe those [box-office] numbers will never be seen again. Who knows?"'
“It’s alla big roll of the dice,” he added.
source: people.com
