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Corey Chichizola

Filming An Avatar Movie Feels Like It Would Be Crazy, But One Actor Had To Do Everything Twice!

Jack Champion as Spider pointing a weapon in Avatar: Fire And Ash .

James Cameron movies are known for featuring cutting-edge technology, and the Avatar films (which are streaming with a Disney+ subscription) are no exception. Moviegoers are once again being brought back to Pandora in Avatar: Fire and Ash, which was filmed at the same time as The Way of Water. And it turns out that one actor had to film all of their scenes in the threequel twice in order to merge motion capture and live-action performances for the blockbuster. My mind is officially blown.

CinemaBlend's Avatar: Fire and Ash review praised its gorgeous visuals, as well as its emotional story... especially what goes down with Jack Champion's Spider. The actor spoke to SlashFilm about his role in the third movie, where he revealed that, because he plays a human character in Pandora, he had to spend years filming his footage twice over. As he put it:

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