Avatar 2

It is no great shock that a sequel to Avatar is already in the planning stages, but what may be more surprising is the potential involvement of Sigourney Weaver.

Weaver appeared on French TV show 'Le Grand Journal' this week to plug her forthcoming hosting duties at the Cesar Awards, AKA the French Oscars.

During her interview, Weaver was asked if she would be part of any Avatar sequel, and she responded that she has in fact already discussed this with writer/director James Cameron, who has confirmed he is planning to include her in the sequel.

Spoilers below

Those who have seen the film will express some surprise at these news, for the simple fact that Weaver's character was killed in the original film. Whilst the Na'avi attempted to transfer Grace's consciousness from her dying human body into her avatar the attempt was apparently unsuccessful.

However, according to Weaver the key is that after the transfer, Mo’at declared that “she is with Eywa now”. Cameron apparently explained to Weaver that despite her character's apparent death, she still exists “in the tree”, and that he has some ideas on how to keep “the family together”.