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Edie Falco opened up about Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is in theaters now, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE
She spoke about what it was like to work with director James Cameron on the films, sharing that it was "refreshing" to see how he carried out his work
Cameron previously teased the film saying, "Fire has a symbolic purpose in the film, and there's a culture that is specifically around that concept"
Edie Falcois loving time spent working on and promotingAvatar: Fire and Ash.
The 62-year-old actress, who stars as antagonist General Ardmore in theAvatarfilm franchise, spoke about the latestJames Cameronfilm, which is in theaters now, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
"It's another whole world," Falco said at theMayor of Kingstownseason 4 New York City screening. "And it's kind of a great honor to be a part of the stuff that James Cameron imagines and makes happen. He's quite astonishing in that regard."
"He's invented machines and [new] ways of shooting, and to be invited to be a part of that, I'm very lucky," she added.
When asked about how it was collaborating with Cameron, 71, on theAvatarfilms, she noted that it was "refreshing" to see how he worked — which was unlike other directors she had worked with.
"He's like a little kid, you know? He's got all kinds of ideas and [curiosity], and he has the sort of excitement about making a story that you do when you first start out," she explained. "And that was very refreshing."
While the cast has been mum about the details of the script, Cameron teased some things that audiences can expect in an interview with France's20 Minutes, including anew side of Pandoraand the Na'vi with the "Ash People."
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"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," the director said. "In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na'vi examples. InAvatar 3, we will do the opposite."
That's not the only time he's hinted at the plot. He toldDeadlineat the 2023Critics' Choice Awards: "Fire has a symbolic purpose in the film, and there's a culture that is specifically around that concept. That's probably saying too much as we speak."
"You're going to meet two completely new cultures in the next film," he continued. "We met the Omaticaya, we met the Metkayina, and you're going to meet two new cultures in the next film, and it kind of [roves] a little more freely around the world of Pandora to different places."
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Falco stars alongsideSam Worthington,Zoe Saldaña,Sigourney Weaver,Joel David Moore, Jack Champion, Stephen Lang, Britain Dalton and newcomer Oona Chaplin, who is set to play Varang, the leader of the Ash People, whichEmpiremagazinedescribed as "an aggressive, volcanic race" of Na'vi.
Avatar: Fire and Ashis in theaters now.
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