Sam Worthington at the Netflix’s ‘Lift’ World Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 08, 2024.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/GettySam Worthingtonis gearing up forAvatar’simminent return!“We go back to work on it in a month and it’s big,” Worthington tells PEOPLE of the next installment in the fantasy franchise. “It’s bigger than you can imagine.”The actor, 47, was exclusively speaking to PEOPLE on Monday at theLiftNetflix premiere held at Lincoln Center in New York City.TheAvatarfranchise features Worthington playing the role of Jake Sully, whileZoe Saldañaportrays Neytiri. It kicked off with the original in 2009, whileAvatar: The Way of Waterhit theaters in 2022.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sam Worthington at Netflix’s ‘Lift’ Premiere Event at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 08, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyAnd in December, director James Cameron told PEOPLE thatAvatar 3“is right on track” after it was originally set to be released on Dec. 20, 2024, but was pushed back to Dec. 19, 2025.Speaking about the process of making the thirdAvatarmovie, Cameron shared that “three is actually much more straightforward than two,” in terms of production.“Two, we got hit with thepandemicin the middle of it and we were interrupted, and then we had to reboot and reboot the production and all that sort of thing. And it was a scramble to get it done,” he reflected on the process of makingAvatar: The Way of Water.Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in 20th Century Studios' ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.courtesy of 20th Century StudiosHe also spoke about the fourthAvatarmovie, which is set to be released in 2029.“We see them and then we go away for six years and we come back,” he told PEOPLE. “And so the part where we come back is the part we haven’t shot yet. So we’ll start on that after three is released.“Avatar: The Way of Water, grossed a colossal $2.3 billion worldwide but didn’t unseatAvatar’s throne, which stands as the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.9 billion.As for what fans can expect from movie three, Cameron confirmed thatKate Winsletwill return to reprise her role as Ronal. He also added that Winslet “went to school” learning from “a husband and wife shaman practice” to master techniques she will employ in the nextAvatar.

Sam Worthington at the Netflix’s ‘Lift’ World Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 08, 2024.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Sam Worthingtonis gearing up forAvatar’simminent return!“We go back to work on it in a month and it’s big,” Worthington tells PEOPLE of the next installment in the fantasy franchise. “It’s bigger than you can imagine.”The actor, 47, was exclusively speaking to PEOPLE on Monday at theLiftNetflix premiere held at Lincoln Center in New York City.TheAvatarfranchise features Worthington playing the role of Jake Sully, whileZoe Saldañaportrays Neytiri. It kicked off with the original in 2009, whileAvatar: The Way of Waterhit theaters in 2022.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sam Worthington at Netflix’s ‘Lift’ Premiere Event at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 08, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyAnd in December, director James Cameron told PEOPLE thatAvatar 3“is right on track” after it was originally set to be released on Dec. 20, 2024, but was pushed back to Dec. 19, 2025.Speaking about the process of making the thirdAvatarmovie, Cameron shared that “three is actually much more straightforward than two,” in terms of production.“Two, we got hit with thepandemicin the middle of it and we were interrupted, and then we had to reboot and reboot the production and all that sort of thing. And it was a scramble to get it done,” he reflected on the process of makingAvatar: The Way of Water.Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in 20th Century Studios' ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.courtesy of 20th Century StudiosHe also spoke about the fourthAvatarmovie, which is set to be released in 2029.“We see them and then we go away for six years and we come back,” he told PEOPLE. “And so the part where we come back is the part we haven’t shot yet. So we’ll start on that after three is released.“Avatar: The Way of Water, grossed a colossal $2.3 billion worldwide but didn’t unseatAvatar’s throne, which stands as the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.9 billion.As for what fans can expect from movie three, Cameron confirmed thatKate Winsletwill return to reprise her role as Ronal. He also added that Winslet “went to school” learning from “a husband and wife shaman practice” to master techniques she will employ in the nextAvatar.

Sam Worthingtonis gearing up forAvatar’simminent return!

“We go back to work on it in a month and it’s big,” Worthington tells PEOPLE of the next installment in the fantasy franchise. “It’s bigger than you can imagine.”

The actor, 47, was exclusively speaking to PEOPLE on Monday at theLiftNetflix premiere held at Lincoln Center in New York City.

TheAvatarfranchise features Worthington playing the role of Jake Sully, whileZoe Saldañaportrays Neytiri. It kicked off with the original in 2009, whileAvatar: The Way of Waterhit theaters in 2022.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Sam Worthington at Netflix’s ‘Lift’ Premiere Event at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 08, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

And in December, director James Cameron told PEOPLE thatAvatar 3“is right on track” after it was originally set to be released on Dec. 20, 2024, but was pushed back to Dec. 19, 2025.

Speaking about the process of making the thirdAvatarmovie, Cameron shared that “three is actually much more straightforward than two,” in terms of production.

“Two, we got hit with thepandemicin the middle of it and we were interrupted, and then we had to reboot and reboot the production and all that sort of thing. And it was a scramble to get it done,” he reflected on the process of makingAvatar: The Way of Water.

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in 20th Century Studios' ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.courtesy of 20th Century Studios

courtesy of 20th Century Studios

He also spoke about the fourthAvatarmovie, which is set to be released in 2029.

“We see them and then we go away for six years and we come back,” he told PEOPLE. “And so the part where we come back is the part we haven’t shot yet. So we’ll start on that after three is released.”

Avatar: The Way of Water, grossed a colossal $2.3 billion worldwide but didn’t unseatAvatar’s throne, which stands as the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.9 billion.

As for what fans can expect from movie three, Cameron confirmed thatKate Winsletwill return to reprise her role as Ronal. He also added that Winslet “went to school” learning from “a husband and wife shaman practice” to master techniques she will employ in the nextAvatar.

source: people.com