James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have set Sigourney Weaver to return in his three Avatar sequels in a different role. The filmmaker begins production later this year.
She joins previously announced cast returnees Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana and Stephen Lang.
“Sigourney and I have a long creative history, dating back to 1985 when we made Aliens. We’re good friends who’ve always worked well together, so it just feels right that she’s coming back for the Avatar sequels. Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she’s playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films. We’re both looking forward to this new creative challenge, the latest chapter in our long and continuing collaboration,” Cameron said in a statement.
The as yet untitled Avatar sequels will be filmed back-to-back. The first will be released in December 2016, with the second to follow in December 2017, and the third a year later. The movies will be produced by Cameron and Jon Landau via their Lightstorm Entertainment.
Weaver is repped by UTA.
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