Avatar 2
''Avatar: The Way of Water'' is a 2022 American epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, and directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver from a story the trio wrote with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is the sequel to ''Avatar'' (2009) and the second installment in the ''Avatar'' film series. It features Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao and Matt Gerald reprising their roles from the first film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an additional role and Kate Winslet joining the cast. It follows a blue-skinned humanoid Na'vi named Jake Sully (Worthington) as he and his family, under renewed human threat, seek refuge with the aquatic Metkayina clan of Pandora, a habitable exomoon on which they live. Cameron said in 2006 that he would like to make sequels to ''Avatar'' if it were successful, and he ann ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, who resides in New Zealand. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a Classical Hollywood cinema, classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing ''The Terminator'' (1984), and found further success with ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1986), ''The Abyss'' (1989), ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), and ''True Lies'' (1994), as well as ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009) and Avatar (franchise)#Films, its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' (1997), winning Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of List of awards and nominations received by James Cameron, various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. It is headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles, which is leased from Fox Corporation. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by this studio in theatrical markets. For over 80 years, 20th Century has been one of the major film studios, major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation by the merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, and one of the original "studio system, Big Five" among eight majors of Hollywood's Cinema of the United States#Classical Hollywood cinema and the Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age. In 1985, the studio remov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Na'vi
In the 2009 science-fiction film ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'', director James Cameron conceived a fictional universe in which humans seek to mine unobtainium#Science fiction, unobtanium on the fictional Habitability of natural satellites, habitable moon Pandora. The Earth analog, Earth-like moon is inhabited by a Sapience, sapient indigenous humanoid species called the Naʼvi, Na'vi, as well as varied fauna and flora. RDA (Avatar), Resources Development Administration (RDA―which, despite the name, is a public company which evolved from a Silicon Valley startup company, startup) scientists, administrators, recruits, support, and security personnel travel to Pandora in the 22nd century to discover this beautiful, lush world, which is inhabited by many lifeforms including the human-like Na'vi. The clan with which the humans have contact in the film lives "in a giant tree that sits on a vast store of a mineral called unobtainium, which humans want as an energy supply." Cameron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matt Gerald
Matt Gerald (born May 2, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. Gerald was born in Miami, Florida. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, he is best known for his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) roles as White Power Dave in ''All Hail the King'' (2014) and Melvin Potter in Netflix's '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018) and as Corporal Lyle Wainfleet in James Cameron's science-fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, sp ... ''Avatar'' franchise. Filmography Film Television References External links * American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Miami University of Pennsylvania alumni Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 1970 births {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dileep Rao
Dileep A. Rao (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in Sam Raimi's horror film '' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), James Cameron's science fiction film series ''Avatar'' (2009–present), and Christopher Nolan's thriller ''Inception'' (2010). Early life and education Rao was born in Los Angeles, California, to a physicist mother and an engineer father, both of America - Indian descent. He grew up in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Denver, Colorado; and Claremont, California. He has one sister, who is a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He graduated from Claremont High School and the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A., later receiving an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where his class included Anna Belknap and Elizabeth Banks. Career Rao's first role after graduating was in the American premiere of ''Indian Ink'' by Tom Stoppard. Rao moved to L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giovanni Ribisi
Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films '' That Thing You Do!'' (1996), ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), ''Heaven'' (2002), '' Flight of the Phoenix'' (2004), '' Perfect Stranger'' (2007), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), '' Gangster Squad'' (2013), '' A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014), and '' Papa: Hemingway in Cuba'' (2015). He had starring roles in the TV sitcom '' Dads'' (2013–2014) and the crime drama series '' Sneaky Pete'' (2015–2019). He also had recurring roles in television series such as '' The Wonder Years'' (1992–1993), ''Friends'' (1995–1998, 2003) and ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005–2008). Early life Ribisi was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1974. His father, Al Ribisi, is a musician who had been the keyboard player in People!, and his mother, Gay, is a manager of actors and writers. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi and the older brother of voi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CCH Pounder
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series '' The Shield'' (2002–2008), Mo'at in the ''Avatar'' (2009–present) franchise, and medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade in '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2014–2021). She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in ''The X-Files'' (1994), '' ER'' (1994–1997), ''The Shield'', and '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'' (2009). Pounder portrayed recurring roles on television such as Irene Frederic in '' Warehouse 13'' (2009–2014) and District Attorney Tyne Patterson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2013–2014). Pounder was also the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated series ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006), a role that she has reprised in various later DC Comics media. In film, she appeared in '' All That Jazz'' (1979), '' Go Tell It on the Mountain '' (1984), '' Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joel David Moore
Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen Dittman in the 2004 comedy ''DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'', followed by roles in the comedy ''Grandma's Boy (2006 film), Grandma's Boy'' (2006), Terry Zwigoff's ''Art School Confidential (film), Art School Confidential'' (2006), and the independent slasher film ''Hatchet (film), Hatchet'' (2006). In 2008, he was cast in the role of List of Bones characters#Colin Fisher, Colin Fisher on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Bones (TV series), Bones'', a guest role he portrayed in sixteen episodes until the series' conclusion in 2017. In 2009, he was cast as Dr. Norm Spellman in James Cameron's ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009), a role he reprised for the film's sequels, ''Avatar: The Way of W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avatar (franchise)
''Avatar'' is an American epic science fiction media franchise created by James Cameron, which began with the eponymous 2009 film. Produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by Lightstorm Entertainment, it consists of associated merchandise, video games, and theme park attractions. ''Avatar'' is set in the mid-22nd century on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The films' central conflict is between the indigenous Na'vi led by Jake Sully and Neytiri, and humans led by Colonel Miles Quaritch from the Resources Development Administration (RDA), a megacorp which has arrived on Pandora to colonize and pillage it for its natural resources. The title of the series refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi body operated from the brain that humans pilot to interact with on Pandora. The first installment, ''Avatar'', was released on December 18, 2009, and is the highest grossing motion picture of all-time when ticket price in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avatar (2009 Film)
''Avatar'' is a 2009 Epic film, epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by James Cameron. It features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. The first installment in the Avatar (franchise), ''Avatar'' film series, it is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology, Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the valuable Unobtainium, unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Fictional universe of Avatar#Na'vi, Na'vi, a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a Genetic engineering, genetically engineered Na'vi body Brain–computer interface, operated from the brain of a remotely located human that is used to Telep ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Science Fiction Film
Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestrial lifeforms, List of fictional spacecraft, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, Mutants in fiction, mutants, interstellar travel, time travel, or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on politics, political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. The genre has existed since the early years of silent cinema, when Georges Méliès' ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) employed Special effect, trick photography effects. The next major example (first in feature-length in the genre) was the film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' (1927). From the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubrick's landmark ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epic Film
Epic films have large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The term is slightly ambiguous, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply big-budget films. Like epics in the classical literary sense, it is often focused on a heroic character. An epic's ambitious nature helps to set it apart from other genres such as the period piece or adventure film. Epic historical films would usually take a historical or a mythical event and add an extravagant setting, lavish costumes, an expansive musical score, and an ensemble cast, which would make them extremely expensive to produce. The most common subjects of epic films are royalty and important figures from various periods in world history. Characteristics The term "epic" originally came from the poetic genre exemplified by such works as the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'' and the works of the Trojan War Cycle. In classical literature, epics are considered works focused on deeds or journeys of heroes upon which the fate of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |