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Avatar: The Way of Water

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["Academy Award Best Visual Effects","Academy Award Nominations: Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography","BAFTA Special Visual Effects"]

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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is James Cameron's sequel to Avatar (2009), the highest-grossing film ever. Set over a decade after the original, Jake Sully and Neytiri flee their home and seek refuge with the Metkayina reef clan as a new threat from the Resources Development Administration targets Pandora's oceans. The film grossed $2.32 billion worldwide, relying on unprecedented underwater performance-capture technology developed over a decade.

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Avatar: The Way of Water

Credits & Contributors (9)

Credits showing ✓ are confirmed by both the project owner and the credited creator.

Cast & Performance
Direction
Music
Creative & Design
Production
Other

Cast & Performance

Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington ✓ Verified Jake Sully

Sam Worthington returns as Jake Sully — now a fully integrated Na'vi leading his family through a new war on Pandora.

Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana ✓ Verified Neytiri

Zoe Saldana's Neytiri is the emotional center of Avatar 2 as she fights to protect her children. She appears in three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.

Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver ✓ Verified Kiri

Sigourney Weaver plays Kiri — a teenage Na'vi girl — despite her original Avatar character dying. A technically and emotionally remarkable performance.

Direction

James Cameron
James Cameron ✓ Verified Director, Writer & Producer

James Cameron directed, wrote, and produced Avatar 2. His 13-year wait to make it right produced one of the visually stunning films in history.

Music

Simon Franglen
Simon Franglen ✓ Verified Original Score

Simon Franglen completed the Avatar 2 score, maintaining continuity with James Horner's original Avatar themes.

Creative & Design

IMAX
IMAX ✓ Verified IMAX & 3D Partner

IMAX and 3D screenings were critical to Avatar 2's box office. Cameron designed the film for the largest possible screens.

Production

20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios ✓ Verified Studio & Distributor

20th Century Studios distributed Avatar 2 globally, achieving $2.32B worldwide.

Lightstorm Entertainment
Lightstorm Entertainment ✓ Verified Production Company

Lightstorm Entertainment produced both Avatar films using groundbreaking technology Cameron spent 13 years developing.

Other

Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures ✓ Verified Parent Company

Walt Disney Company, which owns 20th Century Studios, backed Avatar: The Way of Water.