Sigourney Weaver joins Avatar

sgourney.jpgIt has now been confirmed that Sigourney Weaver will be starring in the new James Cameron film Avatar. Our friends over at cinemablend.com give us more on the news, which was from a phone conversation that Harry over aintitcool.com just had with Cameron:

Apparently Cameron called to pimp his upcoming movie to the internet’s most loved/hated film critic, and in the process ticked off who will be in his cast. Weaver’s wasn’t the only new name mentioned in an official capacity.

Cameron also confirmed the rumor we reported on here, which said that Joel Moore would be in the film… Originally Moore was thought to be a contender for the lead, but since Sam Worthington has it Cameron has apparently found some other place for him.

The other new confirmed actors are C.C.H. Pounder, Joel David Moore, Laz Alonso and Peter Mensah. The plot outline is as follow: In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na’vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.

Interesting plot. I could see this going very well or very badly for Cameron. The story could be booooring or really interesting depending on the editing.

Hiring Weaver is a good choice, she has presence and always gives a great performance. My other favorite actor so far in this film is C.CH. Pounder, man she rocked on The Shield and if there and any scenes where her and Weaver’s character get to go head to head watch out! Those two both have dynamite strength behind them. If Cameron can handle these two actresses then he will have a very good chance at making something fantastic.

If he doesn’t…well it’s been a while since we had a Battlefield Earth sized flop.

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