{"id":2328805,"date":"2026-03-15T05:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2328805"},"modified":"2026-03-15T05:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:20:46","slug":"james-cameron-reflects-on-decades-long-friendship-working-relationship-with-sigourney-weaver-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/james-cameron-reflects-on-decades-long-friendship-working-relationship-with-sigourney-weaver-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron Reflects on Decades-Long Friendship, Working Relationship with Sigourney Weaver (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Cameron praises Sigourney Weaver&#8217;s dedication to her craft and their shared pursuit of perfection in filmmaking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weaver portrayed a teenage Na&#8217;vi character in the Avatar sequels, a role Cameron calls one of her biggest challenges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cameron says Weaver channeled her teenage self to play Kiri, capturing both youthful energy and teenage anxiety<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/james-cameron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Cameron;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;James Cameron&quot;}\" class=\"link \">James Cameron<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sigourney-weaver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sigourney Weaver;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sigourney Weaver&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sigourney Weaver<\/a>&#8216;s friendship has endured for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The director, 71, and actress, 76, first began working together with 1986&#8217;s <em>Aliens<\/em> and continue to collaborate on the <em>Avatar <\/em>franchise, most recently in 2025&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/avatar-ash-and-fire-everything-to-know-11776647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Avatar: Fire and Ash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Avatar&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After reflecting on their time working on <em>Aliens<\/em> in a conversation with PEOPLE at the 53<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Saturn Awards on Sunday, March 8, Cameron says, &#8220;Sigourney and I are on great terms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We just really get along just as two humans and as two coworkers,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Sigourney Weaver (left) and James Cameron at the &#8216;Avatar&#8217; premiere on Dec. 16, 2009<br \/>Credit: Jeff Vespa\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cameron admits that Weaver is &#8220;just very serious about her craft. I&#8217;m very serious about my craft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We kind of meet in that sort of quest for perfection,&#8221; he says. &#8220;She&#8217;s amazing. She always brings it every time. I mean, you look at her character in the <em>Avatar <\/em>sequels. She&#8217;s playing a 15-year-old at the age of 70-ish, 70 plus, and flawlessly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weaver portrayed a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-cameron-marvels-at-how-sigourney-weaver-played-a-teen-in-avatar-fire-and-ash-exclusive-11870569\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:teenage Na'vi character, Kiri;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;teenage Na'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">teenage Na&#8217;vi character, Kiri<\/a>, in <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> and 2022&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Avatar:\u00a0The Way of Water,<\/em>\u00a0following her role as Dr. Grace Augustine in the 2009 original.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sigourney Weaver as Kiri in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'Credit: 20th Century Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IopDWc5oCpmQiXbTLrDdYg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/bfad64f263a077a16547a5b7eb7d34b6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Sigourney Weaver as Kiri in &#8216;Avatar: Fire and Ash&#8217;<br \/>Credit: 20th Century Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cameron previously told PEOPLE that Weaver was &#8220;70 and 71 across that period where she was capturing Kiri.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I mean, she can capture Kiri tomorrow. Nothing&#8217;s changed,&#8221; he told PEOPLE in December 2025. &#8220;She&#8217;s a little bit older now, but she just came in a different person. She came in lighter and more open. I mean, she literally looked like she had gotten younger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Cameron, the role was &#8220;maybe one of the biggest acting challenges of her career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because in her mind, she had taken herself back to her 14, 15-year-old self,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And by the way, it wasn&#8217;t all fun and light. It was the darkness of an anxious teenager.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She can [answer] these questions better than I can, but [Weaver] talks about being gawky and awkward and feeling unseen, and she channels all that as well,&#8221; continued Cameron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-cameron-reflects-on-decades-long-working-friendship-with-sigourney-weaver-exclusive-11922521\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW James Cameron praises Sigourney Weaver&#8217;s dedication to her craft and their shared pursuit of perfection in filmmaking Weaver portrayed a teenage Na&#8217;vi character in the Avatar sequels, a role Cameron calls one of her biggest challenges Cameron says Weaver channeled her teenage self to play Kiri, capturing both youthful energy and teenage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2328806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[451301,311556,451303,451302,306407],"class_list":["post-2328805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-avatar-sequels","tag-james-cameron","tag-kiri","tag-pursuit-of-perfection","tag-sigourney-weaver"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/James-Cameron-Reflects-on-Decades-Long-Friendship-Working-Relationship-with-Sigourney.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2328807,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328805\/revisions\/2328807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}