“F–k Yeah!”: Inside the Making of Avatar: The Way of Water’s Splashy Finale

Even though nearly $2.3 billion worth of people have seen Avatar: The Way of Water, Oscar-nominated visual-effects supervisors Richard Baneham and Eric Saindon weren’t sure at first if they should spoil their splashy final act by going into detail about that crashed boat and that vengeful tulkun. Luckily, we convinced them—and there was so much to dive into. There’s the giant SeaDragon boat, with scores of humans preparing for battle against the Metkayina, the reef-dwelling Na’vi clan. There are the Na’vi themselves, riding creatures that can both fly and swim. And then there are the swift Picador jet boats, one… Read Full Article