The Weeknd is ready to drop new music! Not long ago, the Call Out My Name hitmaker hinted at new music for James Cameron’s highly-anticipated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water.
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye popularly known as The Weeknd recently teased new music for Avatar: The Way of Water. Keep scrolling further to know more about the movie Avatar: The Way of Water.
The Weeknd teases new music for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
On Sunday, the Can’t Feel My Face singer took to his Instagram page and dropped a short video displaying the official logo of the film as well as its release date which is December 16, 2022.
The Weeknd simply inserted the release date of the movie in the caption of the Instagram post. In the short clip posted by the Canadian musician, we can hear a choir supported by a booming drum beat — reminiscent of the previous film’s grandiose James Horner score.
Soon after, the official Twitter page of the movie retweeted the post shared by The Weeknd. After a while, the movie’s producer Jon Landau uploaded a clip of the two of them together.
Jon simply captioned the post, “As the Na’vi [the fictional language of the film] say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar’… Welcome to the Avatar family.” In the picture, Landau and the Weeknd can be seen smiling.
As the Na’vi say, “Zola'u nìprrte' soaiane Avatar”… Welcome to the Avatar family. pic.twitter.com/yc9no1sJki
— Jon Landau (@jonlandau) December 4, 2022
As of this moment, it is not unknown what’s the level of the Weeknd’s involvement in the movie or the soundtrack. Up until now, the singer or Disney has not made any official comment on the same.
The Weeknd’s Instagram post sent the fans into a frenzy
When the Save Your Tears singer put out the short video of Avatar: The Way of Water, the fans of the rock star couldn’t contain their excitement and began expressing their thoughts in the comments section of the post.
One social media user wrote, “okay i know it’s probably for the soundtrack, but if ur actually in the movie… omg,” meanwhile another fan further added, “Ain’t no way bruh this guy is conquering the world.”
Followed by a user who penned, “LEMME HEAR THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE IN THAT BEAUTIFUL MOVIE.” Another user went on to say, “IF YOU’RE DROPPING A SOUNDTRACK FOR AVATAR I AM GONNA LOSE MY SHIT THAT’S MY FAVORITE MOVIE.”
What is the upcoming movie ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ all about?
For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, the movie Avatar: The Way of Water is a forthcoming epic science fiction film and sequel to the 2009 film Avatar. It tells the story of the Sully family, the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Many stars including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald will reprise their roles from the original movie.
The new cast members of the movie are as follows: Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Brendan Cowell. The movie will hit the screens on December 16, 2022.
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