Avatar 2: Kate Winslet Wears Wings Underwater for Her Sea Person Role

Kate Winslet's role in Avatar 2 is still shrouded in mystery, but now we know that she had to wear wings underwater while filming. Anyone that's kept up with Avatar 2 knows that the movie is tackling water in a big way. Concept art shown for the movie puts a lot of focus on Pandora's water features, new underwater crabsuit vehicles were developed for the film, and Winslet's character, Ronal, is a part of the planet's "sea people." Now we know that Winslet had to wear a wing-like contraption while filming underwater after the official Avatar Twitter posted a picture of the actress on October 26.

From Kate Winslet's recent interview in @THR: “I had to learn how to free-dive to play that role in Avatar, and that was just incredible. My longest breath hold was seven minutes and 14 seconds, like crazy, crazy stuff.” pic.twitter.com/ZYAmZdNgHS

— Avatar (@officialavatar) October 26, 2020

"I had to learn how to free-dive to play that role in Avatar, and that was just incredible," the tweet reads. "My longest breath hold was seven minutes and 14 seconds, like crazy, crazy stuff." Considering Winslet is playing one of the movie's sea people, it's not too imaginative to think that her character will be underwater for most, if not all, of the movie. This especially makes sense now knowing that Winslet learned to free dive and hold her breath underwater, presumably while filming, for over seven minutes. What's odd about all of this is that like every other character in Avatar 2, Winslet's Ronal will likely be CG so it begs the question if all of this underwater filming and breath holding is even necessary. Good for Winslet, though, for really committing to her role as a sea person. We'll all learn how her underwater work translates to her character, Ronal, when Avatar 2 hits theaters on December 16, 2022. The sequel to Avatar wrapped filming back in September and director James Cameron said Avatar 3's shoot will be almost done around that time. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/09/28/avatar-2-concept-art-revelead-ign-news"] For more Avatar 2, be sure to check out some new plot details revealed earlier this year and then check out Edie Falco's General Ardmore from Avatar 2. If you're curious about Winslet's Avatar 2 role, read about how she insisted upon doing all of her own water work while filming underwater. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

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