The Avatar franchise is probably one of the most loved by the audience. And this is justified! Great plot and mind-blowing computer graphics do their job to bring us to a completely different dimension! However, behind those masks, retouch, and makeup, some talented actors bring the universe to life. We decided to take a look at what happens behind the scenes and check how the cast of Avatar 2 looks in real life.
Unlike the original Avatar, where actors like Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, and Sigourney Weaver were prominently featured in their own bodies, Avatar: The Way of Water shows the cast as avatars for the majority of its 3-hour runtime. That’s why we decided to uncover the actors who brought the characters of Pandora to life by finding out who is hiding behind the special effects.
A 24-year-old expectant mother was shocked when she realized she was oozing a blue substance that was staining everything she came in contact with. The woman, who thought she was “turning into an Avatar,” searched for answers and shared the journey in a viral video.
You’ve finally done it! You’ve created a simulator that allows you to copy yourself into the apps on your phone to learn faster. You plug your phone in, open Google, and put on a helmet with goggles to get a 360˚ view. After hooking them up, you call your sister to activate the machine.She’s not answering you, so you head to her bedroom, where you see her doing a TikTok dance challenge. You tease her for it and pester her to activate the machine downstairs. She follows you while still using TikTok. She gets upset and, without you looking, changes the homepage on your phone to TikTok. She then activates the machine.
People make mistakes, and celebrities are no exception. You can’t be 100% sure whether a film will fail or get lots of awards and become a box-office hit. We have found out what iconic roles our favorite actors narrowly missed and why it happened. And at the end of the article, you will find out what film Madonna turned down.
To be an actor, you have to be able to transform into anyone. Still, many stars get stuck playing the same types of characters. But the people from this article are not like that. Throughout their careers, they have changed dramatically and amazed us every single time.
In December 2022, the sequel to the legendary film Avatar was released. This film, like the previous one, amazed the viewers with its visuals and a good story. But few people know about the behind-the-scenes secrets it has.
What’s going on? Everything seems to be moving so fast. You’re going through a wormhole of some kind and can’t stop. You’re moving faster and faster until you see the light at the end. Suddenly, it’s all black. You wake up after a few seconds in a pixilated world. You’re in some kinda forest surrounded by giant trees and rocks. You get up and look around you. There’s wind, but you can’t feel it on your skin. You look at your hands and see that you’re wearing gauntlets.
Some directors just love adding so-called Easter Eggs to their movies. They are small details for the most attentive viewers. There are entire communities on social media, where people discuss these details. We found one of them and started wondering why we’d never noticed something so obvious before. Now that we know these secrets, we can watch our favorite movies again.
The audience had to wait for the release of the new Avatar movie for a long 13 years. The main characters of the film are the people of Na’vi who live on the planet Pandora. And they look super-realistic thanks to motion capture technology and the famous actors who play them. We decided to compare the photos of real actors and actresses and their characters in the movie Avatar: The Way of Water, and we were struck by how different they look (though some facial features are still recognizable).
James Cameron’s first science fiction movie about the indigenous people of Pandora was released in 2009 and became a game changer in the movie industry. The local tribe of Na’vi looked so realistic that it was hard to believe this was made with the help of computer graphics. We decided to use the potential of AI and see what the avatars of some celebrities would look like.
From one film to another, movie creators continue surprising viewers with their talent. And some of the most amazing people in the industry are makeup artists. Using simple and complex makeup, they don’t just create a certain appearance, they also convey the feelings and the mood of the characters. While we mostly know popular actors and directors, makeup artists are often sidelined. So, we decided to find out who’s behind the appearance of our favorite movie characters.
Have you ever thought about Earth itself as an intelligent, well, not creature, but maybe an entity? Like it has a mind and some survival instincts of its own. When said like this, it sounds like you’re about to watch a fantasy movie where the planet we walk and live our daily lives on will suddenly wake up, realize it doesn’t like us that much after all, and just go crazy. Hope not.
James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar broke several records worldwide, making it one of the most influential films of all time. It is not only the highest-grossing film at the box office, but it is also the highest-grossing science fiction film and the most-watched original film (not sequel) in the world. Despite being an unsurpassed technical achievement, there are some details that the filmmakers overlooked and that the most observant fans have noticed over the years.
Some movie viewers that don’t know a lot about the cinematography might think that any actor is willing to do anything just to get the main role in a film. But this isn’t really true. Quite often, for different reasons, stars decide to refuse to portray roles, even if the directors beg them to take them on.
Some directors love adding the so-called Easter Eggs into their films. They are minor details that only the most attentive viewers will notice. There are entire communities on social media who talk about them.
There are many celebrities who have always had a close relationship with Hollywood thanks to their family. Among these, there are many who’ve decided to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors and also become big stars. And although we closely follow the work of our favorite artists, sometimes we do not imagine that there are family ties that unite them.
Some events leave such a deep imprint in history and culture that they become the markers of the era. Some of them seem very recent, and others don’t. But if you look at them from a different angle and compare them to each other, you will find out some facts that will change your perception of time.
Millions of tourists around the world keep visiting the same places, year after year, taking the same photos of famous landmarks. And this is because most people are simply used to doing so. But few of us are aware of the fact that some of the most popular tourist spots are not only crowded, but they also drain our wallets.
Avatar is a movie that many of us remember and enjoy, not only because of its amazing story, but also because of the incredible world that it showed. It was such a successful movie that it even ranked as the highest-grossing film ever. It wasn’t until Avengers: Endgame came along in 2019 that Avatar was surpassed. The second part of this saga is scheduled for release in 2022, so we will finally be able to find out how Jake Sully’s journey continues. In the meantime, we’d like to go down memory lane to remember the faces of the actors that brought these beloved characters to our screens.
Learning more things about our favorite movies is easily comparable to rediscovering them all over again. Unexpected cameos, production secrets, and hidden clues about a film’s ending (looking at you, Inception) are everything you need to see films in a completely new light.
TV series are not just soap operas anymore and today they are just as good as movies. Many series keep their viewers on the edges of their seats for many episodes and manage to surprise them with new plot twists. When the weather gets bad, you can always watch your favorite series at home.
Some films and movies are captivating because of their unique characters or visuals. And oftentimes, the last part of a trilogy or the final episode of a series leaves us feeling sad. Fortunately, successful franchises don’t like going away forever and some of them return to the screen to make us happy again.
For many people, knowing they are going to be parents brings them lots of happiness. However, if they later find out that, instead of one, they’ll be bringing 2 babies into this world, everything becomes twice as difficult, since 2 kids demand an enormous amount of time, love, care, and attention. And all of this may be even harder for celebrity parents—not only do they have to take care of 2 babies, but they also have to fulfill their commitments in front of the camera.
There are movies that we are ready to watch over and over again, just because of their high-quality. We empathize with the characters, follow the storyline, and don’t even think about how all the events are staged. But it can take many days of filming and months of preparation to shoot a single scene, and a beautiful picture often hides years of painstaking work.
The main secret of popular Instagram bloggers is about how they edit their photos. They can do it so well that they make us want to look at them again and again. Some people keep their tricks secret, but some bloggers are happy to share their editing lessons with their subscribers and tell, in detail, how to create certain effects.
Film production is a tricky business, where plans can be ruined in the blink of an eye. Today we’re used to seeing Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and we could hardly imagine Hugh Jackman taking the lead. However, he was the first choice of the scriptwriter for Pirates of the Caribbean.
The idea of making sequels to popular movies is almost as old as moviemaking itself, but it really took off in the 1970’s when movies got the idea to make numbered sequels, like The Godfather 2 or French Connection II. And Hollywood hasn’t taken a break since then. For a more modern take, the world of The Matrix is also returning to theaters with a fourth film, after 2 previous sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Hollywood loves keeping a good story going and it’s not the only movie with a follow-up in the works.
A few weeks after concluding the purchase of 21st Century Fox, Disney announced its film release schedule for the upcoming years. Among them, we see the new films from the Toy Story and the Star Wars sagas, a spin-off of the X-Men franchise and many other surprises that will leave fans of these movies in an anxious wait.
Game of Thrones, The Avengers, Avatar, The Lord of the Rings. All of these blockbusters have some incredible scenery that seems to be pure fantasy, but it’s actually not. Our world is so diverse that there are some almost identical places that exist in real life. It’s our planet’s breathtaking nature that inspired writers and film directors in their creation of these magical worlds. So, if you thought that you could only see them on TV or on a movie screen, now you know that you can actually witness them in real life.
Did you know that Charlie Chaplin once came 3rd in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest? Such is the magic of makeup. It can transform a person completely and give them a brand-new personality. A new personality so strong that it seems impossible to shed — even for the biggest of stars. But there are a few cases where stars decided to shun makeup and give us a glimpse of their beautiful but less glamorous self.
We all understand that not all movie stars are marvelous enough to jump from 30 meters high and fight like martial arts masters (except Jackie Chan, of course). But it’s not so easy to see the real heroes who perform such incredible stunts: even official websites are reluctant to talk about the film’s stuntmen. But nothing can stop Bright Side. And today we present the coolest and the nicest stuntmen from very popular movies.
