James Cameron announces Sigourney Weaver will return in all three Avatar sequels
James Cameron has announced Sigourney Weaver will return in the three Avatar sequels scheduled to begin production later this year.
Cameron said, "Sigourney and I have a long creative history, dating back to 1985 when we made 'Aliens.' We're good friends who've always worked well together, so it just feels right that she's coming back for the 'Avatar' sequels. Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she's playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films. We’re both looking forward to this new creative challenge, the latest chapter in our long and continuing collaboration.”
Weaver joins previously announced cast returnees Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana and Stephen Lang.
The as yet untitled Avatar sequels will be filmed back-to-back. The release of the first follow-up will be in December 2016, with the second to follow in December 2017, and the third a year later.
Avatar 2, 3, and 4 will be produced by Cameron and Jon Landau through their Lightstorm Entertainment.
