Chaplin, Fire and Ash and Avatar
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Fire and Ash” villain Varang. She’s also the granddaughter of film icon Charlie Chaplin. Oona, whose credits also include “Game of Thrones,” recently told The Times of London that she considered changing her name after graduating from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and starting her pursuit of a
Avatar: Fire and Ash’ introduces a fiery new villain, Varang (Oona Chaplin) alongside Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang), and fans have fallen in love.
Avatar: Fire and Ash star Oona Chaplin once considered changing her name to distance herself from her famous grandfather: filmmaking pioneer Charlie Chaplin.
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Why James Cameron cast Oona Chaplin over bigger names to play the villain in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
The writer/director tells IndieWire about Chaplin's creative contributions to her role, and why making a mistake in casting is worse than making mistakes in terms of schedule, budget, and visual design.
Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter brings Varang, the flamboyant 'villain' of the third installment of James Cameron's saga, to life.
Miles Quaritch, played by Stephen Lang, realizes this and sees an opportunity. The enemy of his enemy is also his friend, and, at a certain point in the film, Quaritch makes a bold decision to align himself with Varang. The resulting scene is one of the most memorable in the film, and io9 talked to both the actors about it.
The granddaughter of Charles Chaplin and a Mapuche woman, Oona Castilla Chaplin, the new villain in Avatar: Fire and Ash, has always lived between worlds. Born on June 4, 1986, in Madrid, her identity was shaped by a constant back and forth between Spain,
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" is off to a great start at the box office with a $345 million opening weekend, but is unlikely to match the $2 billion of "Way of Water."