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Kate Winslet Interview: Avatar The Way Of Water

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James Cameron’s immersive world of Pandora is returning to the big screen with Avatar: The Way of Water. The sequel will continue the story of Jake Sully, Neytiri, and the family they have built between the original Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water. When humans return to Pandora, the Sully family is forced to flee their home in search of a safer one.


Kate Winslet joins the cast as Ronal, a skilled free diver and a leader within the Metkayina. Avatar: The Way of Water will explore a new Na’vi culture with the Metkayina co-existing as one with the ocean that they live near, and Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 will follow this exploration of new parts of Pandora. Avatar: The Way of Water is the first time Winslet and Cameron have reunited on a project since Titanic.

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Screen Rant spoke with Kate Winslet about playing the new character, Ronal of the Metkayina, in Avatar: The Way of Water. Winslet broke down her new character and revealed what drew her to the role. She also shared how the motion capture acting process felt like the “purest form of acting.”


Kate Winslet on Avatar: The Way of Water

Kate Winslet as Ronal in Avatar the Way of Water

Screen Rant: This is the first film you’re re-teaming with James since Titanic. What drew you into Avatar: The Way of Water and re-teaming with James again?

Kate Winslet: There was just no way I was going to say no. When he first talked to me about playing this part, and he described Ronal, he said, “Look, she’s the matriarch, she’s the female goddess warrior leader of her clan.” I mean, who writes roles like that for women? And it’s not just that they’re strong women, it’s that these women that he conceives of in his mind are physically bionic.

They are full of heart, they’re mothers. They have a power in them that is absolutely awesome to experience. And I just felt honored to be asked. And you think about that wonderful cast, I knew that I was going to be walking into something that was going to be very specially crafted, full of commitment, and artistry. And I was just excited to be part of it.

Can you talk to me a little bit about Ronal and the matriarch of her people? And because it’s not just a new character, but it’s also getting introduced to a new culture.

Kate Winslet: Well, Jim also told me that the Metkayina tribe are a slightly different shade of blue to Neytiri and to Jake. And he also said they have almost fins in the lower part of their arms and that their tail is wider so that they can swim with power through the water. So all of those things are incredibly exciting, but as you say, yes, Ronal is the matriarch, and she has actually many, if not all of the same values that Neytiri has.

And of course the reason that the two of them clash is because they want ultimately the same thing, which is peace and harmony and protection for their families. But you can’t have two matriarchs. So it was very interesting to play with those dynamics and I just loved working with Zoe. She’s so gentle, and she’s so generous, and it was just very special.

James Cameron is on the cutting edge of technology and filmmaking, as everybody knows. I’ve held my breath total of 33 seconds underwater. And you did seven minutes or something?

Kate Winslet: Seven minutes, 14 [seconds].

Can you talk to me about the film capture process in working underwater?

Kate Winslet: The film capture process is actually on dry land, and it’s probably the purest form of acting because you have cameras all over the studio. You have cameras in a regular filming set, but there’s like 20 of them around you. Then you have a helmet with a helmet cam that can see every single movement and muscle and twitch and flicker on your face, even your eyeballs. So you can’t hide. So everything has to be absolutely rock solid so that the camera can pick up every single part of it.

But doing all of that under the water is definitely a lot more challenging. Because of course you’re holding your breath, you can’t release your bubbles, otherwise it’s just a bubbly old mess and the camera doesn’t see anything. So it was, yeah, a lot to learn, but we were all doing it together. So yeah, it made everything feel very kind of collaborative and fun.

About Avatar: The Way of Water

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Over a decade after the events of Avatar Jake Sully and Neytiri are living on Pandora with their family leading their people. However, when a familiar threat returns to restart a war they thought had ended years ago they must once again work together to protect their planet, their people, but most importantly their family.

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Avatar: The Way of Water will be playing in theaters on December 16.

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