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Avatar (2009) -- Jake Sully (Worthington) is a paraplegic war veteran who is brought to the planet Pandora to participate in a program designed to help him walk again. The program introduces him to his avatar, a creature whose genetics are half human and half Na'vi, a sentient humanoid race who inhabit Pandora. In time, Jake will find himself in the middle of an escalating conflict between the two races.
Avatar (2009) -- Jake Sully (Worthington) is a paraplegic war veteran who is brought to the planet Pandora to participate in a program designed to help him walk again. The program introduces him to his avatar, a creature whose genetics are half human and half Na'vi, a sentient humanoid race who inhabit Pandora. In time, Jake will find himself in the middle of an escalating conflict between the two races.
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Director:
James Cameron
Writer:
James Cameron (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 December 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Plot:
A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population. full summary | full synopsis
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Post-production | See complete list of 12,000 in-production titles »
Status Updated:
23 September 2009
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Cast

 

Zoe Saldana ... Neytiri

Sam Worthington ... Jake Sully

Sigourney Weaver ... Dr. Grace Augustine

Michelle Rodriguez ... Trudy Chacon

Stephen Lang ... Col. Quaritch

CCH Pounder ... Moha

Giovanni Ribisi ... Selfridge

Joel Moore ... Norm Spellman (as Joel David Moore)

Dileep Rao ... Dr. Max Patel

Laz Alonso ... Tsu'Tey

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James Pitt ... Shuttle Pilot

Amy Clover ... Navi

Peter Mensah ... Akwey

Matt Gerald ... Lyle Wainfleet

Sean Patrick Murphy ... Shuttle Co-pilot

Julene Renee ... Med Tech #1
Scott Lawrence ... Vaklyrie Crew Chief

Jacob Tomuri ... Dragon Navigator

Sean Anthony Moran ... Fike

Peter Dillon ... Shuttle Crew Chief

Kevin Dorman ... Tractor operator

Dean Knowsley ... Samson Pilot
Sean Moran ... Shuttle pilot
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
James Cameron's Avatar (USA) (promotional title)
Project 880 (USA) (working title)
Avatar (Greece) [el]
Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
166 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A casting call was posted on the website of Mali Finn Casting in early December 2005 for the female lead. The casting call was erroneously reported to be for James Cameron's Battle Angel (2011). However, Battle Angel will be the second of the back-to-back Cameron projects with a likely 2013 release. more
Quotes:
Jake Sully: [from trailer] They've sent us a message... that they can take whatever they want. Well we will send them a message. That this... this is our land! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Entourage: Play'n with Fire (#5.11)" (2008) more

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