James Cameron has just added another cast member to his Avatar series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, former Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin, the granddaughter of the famous Charlie Chaplin, has been cast in all four of the upcoming sequels.
Chaplin will portray Varang, a strong and vibrant central character who spans the entire length of the new films. Not much else is known about her or the plot, except that we will see more of Pandora’s oceanic tribes of the Na’vi in the films. Cameron has been working on new technology to film underwater, and though all four of the new Avatar‘s will connect with each other, he intends for each one to stand alone as well.
Chaplin played Talisa Maegyr in Game of Thrones, Robb Stark’s wife in the early seasons of the show, and recently starred opposite Tom Hardy in the FX series Taboo. She joins returning stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Joel David Moore in the film. Another newcomer to the series is Fear the Walking Dead‘s Cliff Curtis, who will play the leader of one of the ocean tribes.
Avatar 2 will open on December 18th 2020, followed by Avatar 3 on December 17th 2021, Avatar 4 on December 20th 2024 and Avatar 5 on December 19th 2025.
Originally published June 21, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
