Speaking to People Magazine, Saldaña said that after seeing footage of the upcoming sequel, she was brought to tears.
Returning cast members include Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Dileep Rao, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald, and Sigourney Weaver.
“Jim was finally able to crack that challenge — that whole thing that you can’t imitate water, virtually, through performance capture,” stated Saldaña.
The cast of the Avatar franchise includes Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel, Jemaine Clement, and Oona Chaplin alongside a slate of young actors.