10/22/2013

'Avatar' Sequels to Bring Back Stephen Lang as the Villain



Remember a few weeks ago when a rumor surfaced that Arnold Schwarzenegger would play the villain in James Cameron's Avatar sequels? It was pretty quickly debunked, but now we know who really will be menacing the blue-skinned Na'vi for the next three movies, and it's a very familiar face.

Stephen Lang, who played the bruising, Na'vi-hating Colonel Quaritch will return for the remainder of the franchise, stretching all the way through the fourth film. Apparently taking two shots to the chest from Neytiri's (Zoe Saldana) bow weren't enough to keep him down, and now part of the mystery is going to be how he's back. Perhaps the twist will be that he's one of the Na'vi?

According to Sam Worthington, Avatar 2 begins filming in October 2014 for release in December 2016.  [TheWrap]