In 2004, the Na’Vi in “Avatar” had macabre faces and were very different from those in “The Way of Water”

For many years James Cameron fans have wondered why the Na’Vi are blue, an argument that the director of ‘Avatars’ He already explained some time ago, but curiously the design that the faces of the actors have on the big screen was not the first option and in 2004 the artist Joseph C Pepe was commissioned to present a first idea where the result was a character with a sinister face that has been changed.

Through his Instagram account, Joseph C. Pepe shared one of the designs he made years ago to bring the Na’Vi to life with special effects, and the image became popular among fans for the striking difference that exists between this model and the one that finally made it to the big screen in 2009, without that macabre edge with which this character appears.

This image shows details that have moved on to the next stage, such as the obvious blue tone of the skin and the touches of bioluminescence that surround the face of the Na’ViHowever, this character has a sinister look like annoying expression, which gave him the appearance of an antagonist.

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“Here is the first image of a Na’vi that I have created in a photorealistic style. At that moment, Cameron didn’t express any emotion during the review, except that he recognized the bioluminescence of the sea slug I used on his forehead,” the artist says in his Instagram post, sharing an early drawing by Cameron with the world. these characters.

Of course this example only portrays what the Na’Vi might have looked like in the movie ‘Avatar’ however this design was introduced in 2004 and the movie came out 4 years later so the necessary changes were made during this time. the inhabitants of Pandora as it is currently known.

‘Avatar’ will return in 2024, 2026 and 2028

When James Cameron confessed that he planned a sequel for ‘Avatar’, fans were shocked and started waiting patiently for ‘Avatar’ to be released.The water way’, but the real surprise was to learn that this 2009 blockbuster will become a sci-fi saga with the arrival of 3 more sequels.

After the success of “Avatar: The Way of Water” it is clear that James Cameron will continue to work on the other 3 sequels that he has planned for the future of the franchise and, above all, they already have dates: they will all be released in December , the third it will arrive in 2024, the fourth in 2026 and the fifth until 2028, although these dates could change over time.