Avatar 2 Stephen Lang Interview: Is Quaritch Redeemable?

Over a decade since the release of Avatar, James Cameron is taking audiences back to Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water. The Resources Development Administration left defeated in 2009, but now they're returning to the moon and they're bringing reinforcements. One of the RDA’s new tactics is to use an elite team of soldiers known as Recombinants, deceased RDA soldiers in avatar bodies. That's how Stephen Lang's Colonel Miles Quaritch returns. He was indeed killed in the first film, but in Way of Water, he's Recom Colonel Miles Quaritch.

Given the fact that Recoms retain their living counterpart's memories, it should come as no surprise that Recom Quaritch is determined to find and kill Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). Given the target on his back, Jake determines it's best for the Sully family to flee the forest of the Omaticaya clan and find safety elsewhere. With Quaritch hot on their trail, Jake, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their three children seek refuge with the Metkayina clan ruled by Kate Winslet’s Ronal and her partner Tonowari played Cliff Curtis.

In celebration of The Way of Water’s December 16th theatrical release, Collider’s Perri Nemiroff spoke with Lang about bringing Quaritch, or a version of him, back to the big screen. During their conversation, Lang walked us through original Quaritch's likely response to first being asked to participate in the Recom program and if he thinks Recom Quaritch is redeemable. For that and more from the interview, check out the video above or read the transcript below:

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