Avatar 4 and 5 are “up in the air” says Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver is ready to return for more Pandora adventures after Avatar: Fire and Ash, but she says Avatar 4 and 5 are still unconfirmed. The third film is set only weeks after the second film, The Way of Water, and it sees the Sully family fighting for their lives and their planet once again.

The threat in Fire and Ash is much more pressing, as Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) has forged a dysfunctional alliance with Varang (Oona Chaplin), the leader of the Mangkwan people whose village was destroyed by a nearby volcano.

This is all while the Resources Development Administration ramp up their plans to colonize the planet and hunt the whale-like Tulkun for a chemical in their brains that can be sold for millions of dollars. The Sully family wage war to defend their home, while Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) grapples with her abilities that allow her to control or influence the various flora and fauna across Pandora.

But while this is possibly the biggest film in the Avatar trilogy, the future of Avatar 4 and 5 remain uncertain, according to Weaver.

Sigourney Weaver says Avatar 4 and 5 have “so much more story”

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Dexerto caught up with Sigourney Weaver ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash to ask about Kiri’s role in the sequel, and the Alien star briefly explained that there’s a lot more story down the road in Avatar 4 and 5 for the Na’vi… But only if audiences want it.

“I hope we get to do 4 and 5 because there’s so much more story for us to tell. It only builds. But of course, Jim [Cameron] says that’s up in the air now, so we can’t look forward to it,” she said.

She also discussed Kiri’s growing powers and whether she might be the key to Na’vi’s survival. The star explained that in the third film, the teenager questions where her abilities come from and it’s up to her to figure out her own journey.

“What I loved about this part of the story is that you see all the kids. Mom and dad are busy, they’re not gonna come and rescue them really, and so they all have to turn to each other and turn to themselves to find the wherewithal to go on,” Weaver explained.

“And Kiri especially being quite uncomfortable with these gifts she has and questioning their source, she just has to step up and get on with it.”

Until we know more about whether Avatar 4 and 5 will make it to the screen, take a look at what Avatar: Fire and Ash means, learn about James Cameron’s stance on AI actors, and discover if Avatar: Fire and Ash is hiding a secret villain.