Overview
- Avatar: Fire and Ash opened December 19, and a brief kiss between Kiri and Spider prompted questions about the actors’ real-life ages.
- Director James Cameron says Jack Champion was about 15 when that portion was shot during earlier sequel filming.
- Cameron explains Sigourney Weaver kissed another performer and Champion kissed another minor, with the images composited to create the final shot.
- Weaver says this was the only moment she and Champion performed separately, as the rest of their work was together in the performance-capture volume.
- Cast and crew describe the finished scene as emotionally genuine while emphasizing it complied with intimacy rules and safeguarded a teenage actor.