Saldana said it was “emotional” to reprise her role.
“It was exciting, it was also very scary because obviously with Jim raising the stakes for himself it meant everyone had a new challenge to deal with,” she said.
Sigourney Weaver plays Kiri, Neytiri and Sully’s adopted daughter. His biological mother is Dr. Grace Augustine, who Weaver played in the original film.
“The whole thing was such an amazing adventure,” she said.
Released in 2009, “Avatar” ranks as the highest-grossing film of all time with over $2.9 billion in global ticket sales.
Four “Avatar” movies are planned by 2028.
“I never had any doubt that this day would come because I read all four scripts … but I think the enormity of the task, of the world-building … creating this whole new level of detail … it was difficult , ” said producer Jon Landau, where much of the third film was filmed.
“We will continue to explore new places on Pandora, we will continue to meet new and diverse clans.”