Avatar Sequels to Star Fear the Walking Dead Actor

Cliff Curtis will play the leader of the Metkayina.

By Alex Osborn

Fear the Walking Dead actor Cliff Curtis has joined the cast of all four of James Cameron's upcoming Avatar sequels.

IGN can confirm that Curtis will have a lead role in Avatar 2, 3, 4 and 5. The actor will play a character named Tonowari, who is the leader of the reef clan Metkayina.

Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa in Fear the Walking Dead

In addition to his role as Travis Manawa in AMC's aforementioned post-apocalyptic zombie series, Curtis also starred as Fire Lord Ozai in M. Night Shyamalan's film The Last Airbender, as well as Yeshua in director Kevin Reynolds' 2016 biblical drama Risen.

Curtis will be joined by several cast members from the first Avatar, including Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana. According to Weaver, filming for Avatar 2 will begin later this year.

Just last month, new release dates were announced for Cameron's four Avatar sequels. Avatar 2 will release on December 18, 2020, which will be followed by Avatar 3 on December 17, 2021, Avatar 4 on December 20, 2024, and Avatar 5 on December 19, 2025.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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