Overview
- David Thewlis is confirmed as Peylak, leader of the Wind Traders, in Entertainment Weekly’s It Takes a Village breakdown.
- The Wind Traders are a sky‑born, nomadic clan who move goods across Pandora in a flying galleon pulled by a Wind Ray.
- James Cameron calls the Wind Traders’ vessel the biggest performance‑capture set the production has built, filling a sound stage end to end.
- Craft leads explain that culture is conveyed through on-screen detail rather than exposition, highlighting vibrant attire, neck‑wrapped braids, and Neytiri’s mourning paint.
- The team teases a fight involving the Wind Traders and the volcanic Ash People led by Varang, with the film set for an exclusive theatrical debut on Dec. 19.