Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water
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Directed byJames Cameron
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRussell Carpenter
Edited by
Music bySimon Franglen
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Studios
Release dates
Running time
192 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350–460 million
Box office$2.343 billion

Avatar: The Way of Water (also known as Avatar 2) is a 2022 American epic science-fiction movie directed by James Cameron and produced by 20th Century Studios. It is the second movie in Cameron's Avatar franchise. It is a sequel to Avatar (2009). Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi and Matt Gerald reprise their roles from the first movie, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an additional role. New cast members include Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement.

The movie premiered in London on December 6, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 16, 2022. It will be followed by three sequels, with the first being released in 2025 and the other two in 2029 and 2031, respectively.

At the 95th Academy Awards, it was nominated for four awards, including Best Picture. The movie won Best Visual Effects.

Cast

Na'vi/Recombinants

Humans

Notes

  1. ↑ Original Avatar themes by James Horner

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