Avatar 4: Michelle Yeoh’s Character Gets Major Update From James Cameron
Michelle Yeoh’s casting in the upcoming Avatar 4 had been known for years now, but recently director James Cameron gave an update on what fans can expect from her character.
What did James Cameron say about Michelle Yeoh’s character in Avatar 4?
In a recent interview with TVBS News Japan, Cameron opened up about Yeoh‘s role briefly. He said that she would be in both Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 — something that had been reported on as far back as 2019 — and would be a Na’vi, doing full performance-capture.
“Michelle will be in Avatar 4 and Avatar 5. She will play a performance-capture character. Her character’s name is Palakpuelat, and she is Na’vi,” said Cameron.
The director also opened up about the struggles making an Avatar movie. He noted that “if” they make the fourth movie, they will also be making a fifth one at the same time, but that the costs of both movies had to still be figured out, and depended heavily on the box office return of Avatar 3, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
“Michelle Yeoh is definitely going to be in Avatar 4—if we make it,” Cameron said. “The movie industry is depressed right now, and Avatar 3 cost a lot of money. We have to do well to continue. We not only have to succeed, but also find a way to make Avatar 4 more inexpensively in order to move forward.”
Luckily for Cameron, Fire and Ash seems to be doing well at the box office. According to data from The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year, Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to climb in the box office. Although not there yet, THR projects that the movie will finish with around $1.5-$1.8 billion total, just shy of the previous two film’s $2 billion threshold, but still very good.
Source: Comingsoon.net