Avatar: Anya Taylor-Joy might have dropped a promising update on joining the sci-fi franchise; says "it is like my dream"

Anya Taylor-Joy was recently candid about her dream of joining a very popular sci-fi franchise. This came after her co-actor Sigourney Weaver from her latest release, The Gorge, expressed how she wants Anya Taylor-Joy to be cast in the Avatar film franchise.

The 28-year-old Golden Globe-winning Anya Taylor-Joy has had an illustrious career. Some of her most successful films and series include The Witch (2015), The Queen's Gambit (2020), Peaky Blinders (2019-2022), The Menu (2022), and the most recent Dune: Part Two (2024).

Let us explore details about what the actor feels about her becoming a part of the Avatar film franchise and why Sigourney Weaver feels like Anya Taylor-Joy would be apt for it.

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Anya Taylor-Joy might have dropped a promising update on joining the Avatar film franchise; she says "It is like my dream"

Sigourney Weaver, who is also Taylor-Joy's co-actor in her recent film The Gorge, has expressed her wish for Anya Taylor-Joy to join the cast of James Cameron's immensely successful Avatar film franchise.

Sigourney Weaver has been a part of the Avatar film franchise, where she is seen as essaying the role of Dr. Grace Augustine.

As per reports by Games Radar, Weaver draws parallels between Anya Taylor-Joy's powerful and gallant character portrayal as Drasa in The Gorge and that of the character of Neytiri in Avatar.

She feels that Taylor-Joy's portrayal of Drasa is reminiscent of the resilience and valor of the Na'vi women of the Avatar film series. Thus, she feels that Anya Taylor-Joy will do wonders if she is brought on board to the franchise by James Cameron.

Sigourney Weaver has also been all praises for Anya Taylor-Joy as an actor, as she states:

"Anya Taylor-Joy needs no tips for me to play anything"

"Drasa, as played by Anya is particularly unique. And she just goes for it. She just plays the hell out of it, and has, I think, great fun doing it."

While speaking to Games Radar, Weaver also commended James Cameron for his vision about his progressive outlook in the portrayal of women in his films, imploring him to check out Anya Taylor-Joy's performance in The Gorge for his Avatar film series.

However, in Anya Taylor-Joy's recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor was asked about what she felt about Sigourney Weaver's thoughts about Anya Taylor-Joy joining the Avatar family.

Upon hearing that, Anya Taylor-Joy was thrilled in her response, and the first word she joyfully uttered was, "Dead."

She proceeded to disclose the fact that she had been harboring this dream of essaying the role of a Na'vi in the Avatar film franchise.

Given the fact that Anya Taylor-Joy shows enthusiasm for playing a part in the Avatar film franchise, it would be a thing of immense excitement and intrigue for both Taylor-Joy and Avatar fans alike to watch her in the role of a Na'vi woman.

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