So, Avatar 4 will have a time jump of six years, meaning that Jake and Neytiri's children — Lo'ak, Tuk, and Kiri — will likely be played by other actors when the story jumps forward (except for Kiri). Lo'ak and Kiri are 14 years old in Avatar: The Way of Water, while Tuk is only eight.
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Considering the focus is shifting to other characters in Avatar 3, Kiri is being set up for a special role, and Jake's death would lead to a series of other major choices, it makes sense for Avatar 3 to retire him from the franchise.
Director James Cameron has dropped a spoiler for the upcoming Avatar 3, revealing that the narrator of the story will change from human-turned-Na'vi and main protagonist Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) to his second son, Lo'ak.
Like his father, the teenage Lo'ak starts out as the reckless misfit who steps into a brave role for his family. Lo'ak is old enough in Pandora to be a warrior and seems to be about 13 or 14 years old in Avatar: The Way of the Water given the time gap between Avatar and its sequel.
The franchise's third installment is expected to hit theaters in 2025, with Avatar 4 following in 2029 and Avatar 5 in 2031, and that may not be the end of the story. While talking to PEOPLE in February 2024, Cameron said that he already has ideas for even more films in the franchise.
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Who is Kiris' dad?
Her father is not a father, her father is another mother, Eywa, the Great Mother, the sentient life force of Pandora itself that exists in all things there, but is rarely understood. So essentially yes, Kiri was born from Eywa just like Anakin Skywalker was allegedly conceived by the Force itself and its midichlorians.
Production on Avatar 3 has almost finished, says James Cameron. The director, who's spent the last four years filming Avatar 3 and 4 back to back, says the third one is “pretty much in the can.”
Kiri's backstory is a little more complicated, as she was gestated in Dr. Grace's avatar. However, it can be surmised that Kiri is around the same age as Lo'ak, making her either 13 or 14 years old. Tuktirey, or Tuk for short, is much harder to guess as there are really no clues given.
Tuktirey te Suli Neytiri'ite is the youngest of Jake and Neytiri's children, and the most precocious. She is wide-eyed to the wonders of Pandora, while also raised to brave its challenges. When at play, “Tuk” is open to friendship with anybody – from the human loyalists at High Camp to the Metkayina at the reef.
Lo'ak always felt that Neteyam was viewed as the "golden child" who can do no wrong, making Lo'ak desperate to win Jake's approval. Unfortunately, Lo'ak's frequent attempts to help out only backfire, despite his good intentions, making Jake view Lo'ak as incompetent failure.
The short and easy answer is, No. But, it's important to note that the Avatar franchise has brought dead characters back in the past. The Way of Water brought Quaritch back as a recombinant.
Actors Wes Studi and Laz Alonso, known for their roles as Eytukan and Tsu'tey in Avatar: The Way of Water, are confirmed to return for the upcoming Avatar 3.
James Cameron has already revealed that Lo'ak will narrate Avatar 3, with each subsequent film having a new narrator. Lo'ak is Jake Sully's oldest living son, with his older brother Neteyam being killed in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Sigourney Weaver will return as Kiri Sully, Jake and Neytiri's adopted Na'vi daughter. Weaver also played the role of Kiri's mother, Dr. Augustine, in the first film. Sigourney Weaver will voice Kiri Sully for "Avatar 3," reprising the role from "Avatar: The Way of Water."
He tries to understand her thoughts and feelings and shows affection by calling her "baby girl". When Kiri falls into a coma, Jake calls Norm and Max to come all the way to the oceans to help her.
Grace was fascinated with how the Na'vi were connected to each other, Pandora, and Eywa. Now, Kiri, who is intrinsically connected to Grace, has a much deeper connection to the Na'vi deity than anyone else. Kiri can hear Eywa in a way no other Na'vi has been able to, not even the spiritual leaders.
Kiri is the inquisitive and intelligent adopted daughter of Jake Sully and Neytiri. Not long after Grace Augustine's death, her dormant avatar was discovered to be pregnant, and Jake and Neytiri adopted the child when she was born.
Augustine's colleague Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore) was the father and Grace conceived Kiri before the end of Avatar before somehow giving birth in her Avatar body. However, the more interesting theory is that Kiri is literally the child of Eywa due to some sort of immaculate conception.
Cameron said “Avatar 3” will explore “different cultures from those I have already shown. The fire will be represented by the 'Ash People. ' I want to show the Na'vi from another angle because, so far, I have only shown their good sides.”
Cameron also teased that the third film will will introduce a more antagonistic race of Na'vi. He also promised that all the remaining films will be shot in New Zealand and he plans to make films in the country “indefinitely,” revealing he will be come a New Zealand citizen in 2024.
