James Cameron has provided an update on the status of his numerous Avatar sequels – and revealed the extent to which cast addition Kate Winslet went to pull off her new role.
Having directed The Abyss and Titanic, Cameron is no stranger to water – however, he’s previously hinted these sequels could have been his most challenging shoot yet.
Considering this aspect of the next two films – Cameron attributed the sequels’ delay to spending over a year-and-a-half working out how to pull off underwater motion-capture technology – one scene required Winslet to be able to hold her breath for a staggering seven minutes, something the Oscar-winner nailed.
Winslet had joined the cast alongside returning stars Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang.