On Sunday, the four-time Grammy winner The Weeknd revealed he had contributed a new song to the Avatar: The Way Of Water soundtrack by sharing a 12-second clip of a choral melody with drums from fight.
The 32-year-old Canadian son of Ethiopian immigrants – who was last seen at SoFi Stadium on November 26 – captioned the teaser with the sequel’s highly anticipated release date: “12.16.22”.
On the same day, Avatar producer Jon Landau tweeted a snapshot of himself with The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) captioned: “As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar’…Welcome to the Avatar family.”
Surprise! On Sunday, the four-time Grammy winner The Weeknd revealed he had contributed a new song to the Avatar: The Way Of Water soundtrack by sharing a 12-second clip of a choral melody with drums of fight.
In Good Company: On the same day, Avatar producer Jon Landau tweeted a photo of himself with The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) captioned, “As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar’…Welcome to the Avatar Family’
In 2016, the Creepin’ crooner won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for his track Earned It from the Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack.
The music for the film Avatar: The Way Of Water was composed by Simon Franglen who, along with James Horner, created the first score for Avatar and produced the Titanic theme song My Heart Will Go On.
James Cameron’s three-time Oscar-winning $350 million underwater performance capture film will finally hit US and UK theaters on December 16 – 13 years after the critically acclaimed original film which amassed 2 .9 billion dollars.
Coming soon: The 32-year-old Canadian son of Ethiopian immigrants – who has 76.5 million social media followers – captioned the teaser with the release date: “12.16.22”. Another post featured a close-up of a Na’vi face with a teary smiling emoji
Success: In 2016, the Creepin’ crooner won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for his track Earned It on the Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack.
The 68-year-old filmmaker has only completed the ‘final mix and image mastering’ on his film eight times delayed by three hours and 12 minutes on November 23.
The Way of the Water stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Michelle Yeoh, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Oona Chaplin, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jack Champion and Jemaine Clement.
The Weeknd was last seen at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on November 26, two months after tearfully interrupting his September 3 gig due to vocal issues mid-performance.
Images and sounds! The music for the film Avatar: The Way Of Water was composed by Simon Franglen who, along with James Horner, created the first score for Avatar and produced the Titanic theme song My Heart Will Go On
Take that, Aquaman! Three-time Oscar-winning James Cameron’s $350 million underwater performance capture film will finally hit US and UK theaters on December 16 – 13 years after the critically acclaimed original film which raised $2.9 billion
Coming soon! The 68-year-old filmmaker only completed ‘final mixing and picture mastering’ on his three-hour, 12-minute film delayed eight times on November 23
The Best Friends singer will kick off the second leg (European and Latin American) of his 51-date After Hours til Dawn tour on June 10 at England’s Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The Weeknd has also teamed up with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim to co-create and star as self-help guru/cult leader Tedros in the six-part drama The Idol, which airs next year on HBO. .
The Los Angeles drama also stars Lily-Rose Depp, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Dean , Ramsey , and Hank Azaria.
Next spring! The Weeknd – last seen at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on November 26 – will kick off the second leg of his 51-date After Hours til Dawn tour on June 10 in England
‘Don’t trust anyone. Just Me’: The Best Friends singer has also teamed up with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim to co-create and star as self-help guru/cult leader Tedros in the six-part drama The Idol, which will premiere premiering next year on HBO
