“Zoe Saldaña Wants Audiences to Truly Understand the Skill and Talent That Go Into Motion Capture Performances, Like in James Cameron’s Avatar Movies. The Oscar-Winning Actress Shared Dringing A Recent Interview with Alicia Keys for Beyond Noise That Filmmaker ‘Is Considering A Documentary About the Making of Avatar”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The Oscar-Winning Actress Shared During A Recent Interview With Alicia Keys for Beyond Noise that filmmaker ‘is considering a documentary about the makeing of Avatar – Finally Giving US A CHANCE TO Explain, in A Meticculous Way, Who Performance CAPTURE IS The MOST EMPOWERING FORM OF ACTING. ”
The Actress, Who Plays Neytiri in The 2009 Pic and 2022’s Avatar: The Way of WaterExpressed The Importance of Giving Context to the Type of Work As “It Gives Us The Credit, The Ability to Own 100 Percent of Our Performance on Screen.”
“With Animation, You Might Go Into The Studio for [a few] sessions; that’s as Much as they’ll need you for the whole movie. You go into a studio, However you’re Dressed, and you lend your voice, right? ” Saldaña Continueded. Avatar woldn’t exist if sigurney weaver, SAM WORTHINGTON, STEPHEN LANG, Kate Winslet, Myself, and The Entire Cast Didn’t Get Up And Put Those Dots on Our Faces. ”
“We put on that Little Unitard with all Those dots on it, and step into a volume – that’s what we call the set – that’s rigged on the ciling, with all the trees. “They’re all pointing into this Space that Finds US, and Feeds that Information Information Into The System That Is Pandora.”
Saldaña has been a longtime champion of motion capture Acting, and previoously Called Out the Academy Awards for Not Recognizing Those Performances. While the Oscars Honor Visual Effects in Films, Both Cgi and Practical, The Actors Behind Cgi Characters Are Typical Overlooked From The Acting Categories.
“IT DAKES AVERAGE OF SEVEN YEARS BETWEEN[Each[eachAvatar film]”she said to Beyond Noise. “From the Archery, The Martial Arts, The Free Diving, The Scuba Diving – So That You Can Can Hold Your Breath Underwater For Longer Than Five Minutes – to the Language [Cameron] Conceived Out of Thin Air, to Physically Training with Former Gymnasts, Circus Performers, and Acrobats So You Can Can Youarn How To Walk Like An ExtraderRestriastrial Human Special Specials Incredible Stunt Actors that Make Our Characters Feel Bionic. God Bless Them. With the technology that jim creates, he gives the artist of the Power of Complete Ownership. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. ”
Cameron’s Avatar Won Three Oscars, Including Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction.
Saldaña Also Reprises Her Role of Neytiri in Avatar: Fire and AshWHICH HITS Theaters on Dec. 19, 2025.