Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film co-produced and directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver from a story the trio wrote with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is the sequel to Avatar (2009) and the second installment in the Avatar film series. Cast members Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao and Matt Gerald reprise their roles from the original film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an additional role,[6] while Kate Winslet joined the cast. It follows a blue-skinned humanoid Na'vi named Jake Sully (Worthington) as he and his family, under renewed human threat, seek refuge with the aquatic Metkayina clan of Pandora, a habitable exomoon on which they live.

Directed by
James Cameron
Screenplay by

• James Cameron
• Rick Jaffa
• Amanda Silver

Story by

• James Cameron
• Rick Jaffa
• Amanda Silver
• Josh Friedman
• Shane Salerno

Produced by

• James Cameron
• Jon Landau

Starring

• Sam Worthington
• Zoe Saldaña
• Sigourney Weaver
• Stephen Lang
• Kate Winslet

Cinematography
Russell Carpenter
Edited by

• Stephen Rivkin
• David Brenner
• John Refoua
• James Cameron

Music by
Simon Franglen
Production
companies

• TSG Entertainment II
• Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributed by
20th Century Studios
Release dates

• December 6, 2022 (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square)
• December 16, 2022 (United States)

Running time
192 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$350–460 million[2][3]
Box office
$2.32 billion[4][5]