Sam Worthington says that ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is a “labour of love”.

The 46-year-old actor reprises his position as Jake Sully within the long-awaited sequel to James Cameron’s sci-fi epic ‘Avatar’ and defined that the prolonged time spent creating the mission makes it really feel like greater than a typical movie.

Sam informed Variety on the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday (12.12.22): “We started work on it in, I think, 2015 was when I first saw things of it and 2017 was when we first started. It’s been a gradual continued process, like a big journey.

“It’s a labour of affection fairly than making a film. That’s what it looks like.”

Zoe Saldana returns as Neytiri and expressed her admiration for Cameron, who is famous for creating action heroines in movies including ‘Aliens’ and ‘ The Terminator’, which starred Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton as Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor respectively.

The 44-year-old star said: “I started working with my idol at a really early stage of my profession. If it wasn’t for Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley, these iconic characters of the 80s, the place would I be?”

Zoe explained that the theme of “household” is at the heart of the blockbuster and will strike a chord with audiences.

She said: “There are so many themes that can resonate with folks, beginning with the ability of household… Family is not only the one you are born into, but it surely’s additionally the one that you just select or chooses you.”

James was absent from the LA premiere after testing positive for COVID-19 but producer Jon Landau sung the praises of the crew who have worked to put the movie on the big screen.

He said: “I’m actually happy with the crew. Jim and I’d get accolades, however we’re standing on their shoulders. To see them recognised for his or her years of arduous work makes me actually proud.”