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Actors often go above and beyond the call of duty in Hollywood to give outstanding performances. One of the incredibly talented actresses, Kate Winslet, also stunned the world by breaking Tom Cruise’s underwater record while working on James Cameron’sAvatarsequel. Her success, however, came at a high price because she subjected her body to severe torture.
The visual effects inAvatarhave always been astounding, andAvatar: The Way of Wateris no exception. Avatar: The 2022 epic science fiction film faced an even greater challenge in creating a movie centered around an underwater landscape while still setting itself apart from other films taking place in a similar setting.
Also, the cast was required to shoot underwater while also worrying about their motion capture suits and acting without oxygen.
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Kate Winslet’s Reaction to Her Seven-Minute Breath Hold inAvatarSequel
ForAvatar: The Way of Water,Kate Winsletheld her breath underwater for more than seven minutes, breaking Tom Cruise’s record in the process, which was significant enough to make headlines. In an interview withThe Guardian, the actress expressed her emotions following her world-record-breaking breath-holding underwater feat:
“God, it’s just wonderful. Your mind completely drifts off. you may’t think about anything, you can’t make lists in your head, you’re just looking at the bubbles underneath you.”
What did she say when she finally stood up after seven minutes? Winslet was scared for her life, as she stated:
“And 14 seconds! My first words were: ‘Am I dead?’ Yes, I thought I’d died!”
Moreover, Winslet shared in an interview with Total Film magazine (viaGamesRadar) that she has a video of her world-record-breaking underwater breath hold:
“I have the video of me surfacing saying, ‘Am I dead, have I died?’ And then going, ‘What was [my time]?’ Straight away I wanted to know my time. And I couldn’t believe it…The next thing I say is, ‘We need to radio set. I wanted Jim to know right away.”
The Readeractress, 47, further added:
“Well, I didn’t have to hold my breath for over seven minutes. It’s just that the opportunity to set a record presented itself. I wanted to break my own record, which was already six minutes and 14 seconds. And I was like, ‘Come on!’ So I smashed my own record by a minute.”
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How Did The Cast OfAvatar 2Manage To Perform Underwater Acting?
James Camerononce again pushed the boundaries of art and technology inAvatar: The Way of Waterby using motion capture technology underwater, a feat that had never been done before. It presented a fresh challenge for the actors, who had to learn to act in the water in addition to spending a lot of time in it.
In an interview withVariety, Kate Winslet gushed about how“completely amazing”it was to film in such sizable water tanks. She continued:
“I absolutely loved it. When you’re working with real experts who know how to keep you safe and know how to teach you to maximize your fullest potential in a situation like that one, and will look after you, it was an amazing experience. It’s not something you may just try at home by yourself.”
In a statement toThe New York Times, Cameron mentioned Winslet’s accomplishment of holding her breath for over seven minutes:
“Kate’s a demon for prep, so she latched onto the free diving as something that she could build her character around. Kate’s character is someone who grew up underwater as an ocean-adapted Na’vi — they’re so physically different from the forest Na’vi, that we’d almost classify them as a subspecies. So she had to be utterly calm underwater, and it turned out that she was a natural.”
Winslet will next be seen in the upcoming HBO miniseriesThe Regime.
The global box office successAvatar: The Way of Waterbroke numerous records and brought in over $2.320 billion, making it the highest-grossing movie of 2022 and the third-highest-grossing movie of all time.
For the unversed, three more sequels are in the works, with the next film due out in December 2025.
Meanwhile, you can streamAvatarandAvatar: The Way of Wateron Disney Plus.
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Source-The Guardian; Total Film magazine (viaGamesRadar);Variety;The New York Times
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