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“Good things take time, I think, and Jim understands that,” Worthington instructed E! News’ (*13*)Francesca Amiker forward of the movie’s Dec. 16 launch, as he and Saldaña agreed, merely, that Cameron was the explanation that they had no qualms about committing to what’s been a decade-plus-long saga. “This was his labor of love.”
“But,” added the Australian-raised actor, whose paraplegic ex-Marine Jake Sully determined on the finish of Avatar that he’d moderately battle for the Na’vi method of life alongside love Neytiri (Saldaña), “we didn’t take the 10 years off, or the 13 years off. It was about 2013 when [Cameron] said to us, ‘I know how to extend this story and extend this family, and tell a great saga.”
At that point, Saldaña famous, “it had only been three years since we had released the movie.”
Worthington added, “We were excited about the potential of what he was telling us.”
“And here’s the beautiful thing,” Saldaña continued, “if there’s anyone who has complete and utter respect for audiences and fans, it’s James Cameron. Yes, he could’ve taken advantage of the momentum of Avatar 1 and whipped out a formulaic Avatar 2— and then it would have lost its purity, the essence of what made it so special. So, good things do take time. He did have to take a break and go live his life. He did more expeditions, he spent time with his family that are his ride-or-die—especially Suzy—that always have his back and are really holding down the fort.”