The other day came word from James Cameron that the first of his “Avatar” sequels is effectively done with just some post-production visual effects and final polish to go.
We know the film, the first of four planned sequels, will center on the major theme of family. The newest issue of Empire has now gone into detail about one element of that – one of the children of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
The outlet spoke with producer Jon Landau who talked about Miles Socorro (aka Spider), a human child played by actor Jack Champion. A first look photo of Champion in the role can be seen above, and Landau explains the character dynamics surrounding ‘Spider’ in the film:
“Jake took him in but Neytiri always saw him as one of the people who destroyed her home and killed her father. So you have all these dynamics playing out.
If you look at what Jim does in his movies, he writes in universal themes that are bigger than the genre of any one movie… This time around, we’re taking Jake and Neytiri and building the most universal theme of all around them. Which is family.
Jake comes from the human world, Neytiri from the Na’vi world. So, they’re like a modern mixed-race couple, raising kids who perhaps feel they don’t belong to one world or another.”
The film, which also sees the return of Sigourney Weaver in an unknown role and the introduction of Kate Winslet as Ronal, is set to premiere on December 16th 2022.
