Overview
- Oona Chaplin plays the Na’vi antagonist Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash, now in theaters.
- IndieWire’s forthcoming podcast features Cameron describing extended, camera-based auditions that shaped his choice.
- Cameron says he bypassed better-known contenders and was unaware she was Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter during casting.
- He credits Chaplin with ideas that informed the film, including influences she brought to the character and a signature weapon.
- Chaplin told The Times of London she once considered changing her name over nepotism guilt before reframing her outlook with gratitude.