Stephen Lang and Michelle Rodriguez: “James Cameron’s Avatar is above all else”

If there is one movie in the 21st century that changed the global paradigm of the film industry, it was ‘Avatar’. James Cameron’s film was released in 2009 and revolutionized the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in history. Now, ahead of the upcoming premiere of “Avatar: The Sense of Water” and the rest of the sequels, Disney has decided to relaunch the film 13 years later so that audiences prepare for what’s to come.

“‘Avatar’ will be as impressive, revolutionary and eventful as the first time”, assures Stephen Lang, the villain of the film, in an exclusive interview for eCartelera. And it is that, despite the time that has elapsed, the actor continues to see something unique and special in the film that makes it different. “It’s above everything. It’s James Cameron’s way of doing things, feeling something that hasn’t been done before.”exposes the interpreter.

Its co-star at the time, Michelle Rodriguez, has a similar opinion, comparing it to other modern science fiction films. “You can have all the technology and fantasy, but if your story isn’t compelling or pretty, then you really don’t have much.”. Rodriguez, who gave birth to pilot Trudy Chacón, is full of praise for Cameron, pointing to him “if you put his fiction, no special effects, against any of those other fantasy films you see now, he’d win hands down”.

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Although both actors had great careers after ‘Avatar’, they both remember the experience fondly. “It was never set in stone that Colonel Quaritch would return in the sequels. And you know what? If I didn’t, I would still be a part of the “Avatar” family like everyone else. “Lang sums it up. And on this long-awaited return, the actor also believes that he is now feeling himself “expert, I know people, I have a history with them … All this makes it more profound”.

“Avatar” was re-released in theaters September 30th.