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Avatar: The Way of Water is a science fiction movie directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to Avatar, which went on to become the highest-grossing movie at the box office of all time. Avatar: The Way of Water is one of the longest movie productions in history, lasting more than a decade.
The mind behind the Avatar franchise is Canadian filmmaker James Cameron. The legendary director is responsible for several of Hollywood's biggest movies, including Titanic, The Terminator, and Aliens. Cameron has been working on some form of Avatar since his school days when he would create sketches about a planet named Flora and the creatures that lived on it.
Sam Worthington reprises his roles as Jake Sully, the gun-for-hire who abandoned his human life to join the Omaticaya clan. Zoe Saldana also returns as Neytiri, the strong-willed hunter with whom Jake has fallen in love. In Avatar 2: The Way of Water, the unlikely couple have started a family. Kate Winslet plays Ronal, a freediver from the Metkayina people. The Metkayina are a Na'vi clan located on Pandora's reefs. Avatar 2: The Way of Water was released in theaters on December 16, 2022.