Liam Payne will use augmented reality to create an avatar during his upcoming BAFTA performance

Liam Payne will use augmented reality to create an avatar which will stream to viewers phone during his upcoming BAFTA performance By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 14:39 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 14:39 BST, 5 April 2021 Liam Payne is set to perform at the 2021 British Academy Film Awards using augmented reality … Read more

Microsoft Mesh platform lets users create an avatar that can be beamed anywhere in the world

Video conferencing has become a worldwide staple in the last year due to the coronavirus forcing millions into their homes, but Microsoft has unveiled a new platform that brings people into the same room – even if just virtually. Called Microsoft Mesh, the application is a mix-reality system that uses the firm’s HoloLens headset, enabling … Read more

Kate Winslet thought she’d DIED after spending seven minutes underwater for Avatar 2 filming

Kate Winslet has admitted she thought she’d died when she resurfaced after spending seven minutes underwater during filming for Avatar 2. In a new interview the actress, 45, who plays Ronal in the James Cameron-directed blockbuster, confessed she ‘couldn’t think about anything’ while being submerged in the tank. Kate said it was ‘wonderful’ being underwater … Read more

Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau unveils new concept art for the long awaited sequel

Producer Jon Landau has given fans a taste of what to expect from the long awaited Avatar sequel by releasing concept art from the forthcoming film.  The movie – one of four planned additions to the science fiction franchise – is expected to go on general release in 2022, 13-years after the first film wowed cinema-goers … Read more

World’s highest outdoor lift: China’s gigantic elevator zips tourists up cliff that inspired Avatar

Towering more than 1,000 feet up the cliff face that inspired the landscape of the blockbuster film ‘Avatar’, the world’s highest outdoor lift whisks brave tourists to breath-taking views. The three double-decker elevators in central China‘s Zhangjiajie Forest Park zip up the cliff in just 88 seconds, a speedy attraction as domestic tourism slowly recovers … Read more

Rita Ora dazzles in a champagne sequinned dress as she is transformed into an AVATAR

Rita Ora dazzles in a champagne sequinned dress as she is transformed into an AVATAR for her first ever augmented-reality performance By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 10:27 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 10:27 GMT, 13 November 2020 She’s known for making a statement with her bold performance style. And Rita Ora was breaking … Read more

Kate Winslet showcases her free-diving skills in amazing glimpse of Avatar 2’s underwater filming

Kate Winslet recently revealed she can hold her breath for over seven minutes since learning free-diving for 2020’s Avatar 2. And a behind-the-scenes glimpse from filming, shared by producer Jon Landau, showed just how skilled the actress, 45, has become as she strutted underwater with a billowing cape while shooting the eagerly-anticipated sequel.  The British … Read more

Sigourney Weaver, 71, talks demanding underwater scenes for Avatar 2 

Sigourney Weaver, 71, admits she didn’t want anyone to think she was ‘too old’ to film demanding underwater scenes for Avatar 2 By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 19:21 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 19:26 BST, 19 October 2020 Sigourney Weaver is opening up about some of the challenging scenes she had to undertake for James … Read more

James Cameron announces live-action filming for Avatar 2 is ‘100% complete’.. despite covid shutdown

The much-anticipated sequel to the 2009 epic science fiction film Avatar has been in the works for about a decade. And now, despite production being shut in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and release dates being pushed back eight times, comes the welcome news from filmmaker James Cameron that live-action filming is ‘100 % … Read more

Kate Winslet in new behind-the-scenes Avatar sequel photos

20th Century Fox have released new behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the Avatar sequels.  The pictures, posted Friday to the official Avatar Twitter account, were taken earlier this year on set in New Zealand. Filming for the sequels is currently on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, although visual production work is still continuing … Read more