Avatar 3, Game Of Thrones And Charlie Chaplin - How THIS Actor Bridges All Three Iconic Names

With Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron takes back to the land of Pandora and its the Na'vi tribe. Infact, with Avatar 3, he introduces us to fire-focused Na'vi who are in contrast with the water clans and hence have different ways of life and conflict. Thus, we get new characters into the ensemble with some interesting new names and faces. These actors might be new to the franchise, but many of them have had a body of work behind them. Infact, one such actor has an entire legacy riding on her. The third installment in the Avatar franchise has actors Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, Kate Winslet, and others, reprising their parts, while Oona Chaplin and David Thewlis join the cast.Avatar 3 is about

Na'vi vs. Na'vi (fire vs water/forest). This makes the conflict a tad unique as it pits the Sullys' Omaticaya/Metkayina people against the fiery Mangkwan (Ash People). It introduces us with the concept of 'bad' Na'vi that poses a serious challenge to the unified front. The movie's main antagonist is a female character named Varang, played by Oona Chaplin.

Oona and her Chaplin legacy

For the unversed, Oona brings a rare connection between Avatar and legendary artist, Charlie Chaplin. Oona's surname says it all. She's the granddaughter of the iconic comedian, who has left behind a body of work that continues to be an institution in filmmaking.

Oona Chaplin is the daughter of American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla. Geraldine is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Thus, Oona is granddaughter of Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Infact, Oona was named after her maternal grandmother Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final wife.

The Game of Thrones connection

Oona has appeared in several projects prior to Avatar: Fire And Ash, including The Crimson Field, The Longest Ride and Taboo. However, her most renowned appearance that many still remember is from Game of Thrones. Oona played the character of Talisa Maegyr. She gets introduced as a healer working on the battlefields of the War of the Five Kings. She claims to be from the Free City of Volantis.Talisa meets Robb Stark and the two fall in love, have a secret marriage and in season 3, she gets pregnant. However, she and her unborn child are stabbed to death by Lothar Frey in the brutal Red Wedding Massacre, alongside Robb, Catelyn and other Starks.