Giovanni Ribisi Will Return to Co-Star in All Four of James Cameron's AVATAR Sequels
Giovanni Ribisi is officially set to reprise his role of Peter Selfridge in all four of James Cameron's Avatar sequels. It's been so long since I've seen the first movie that I completely forgot that Ribisi was even in the first movie!
Peter Selfridge was head administrator of the RDA and here are the details of the character in case you need a little refresher:
Selfridge was prepared to condone the killing of the native Na'vi, but, unlike Colonel Quaritch, hesitated to invoke bad press and trespass his personal morality. Unfortunately, both were unremittingly subservient to the RDA's profit margin. Selfridge was unable, or unwilling, to consider the Na'vi in human terms, dismissing the Omaticaya clan as "fly-bitten savages that live in a tree". Though he supported the long-planned destruction of the Omaticaya Hometree by Quaritch, he appeared to feel remorse upon witnessing the aftermath of the RDA fleet's assault on Hometree, and seemed very reluctant to see the SecOps airfleet leave to attack the Tree of Souls.
Parker was evicted from Pandora along with his employees after Quaritch's disastrous attempt to destroy the Tree of Souls.
Obviously, he'll be returning, we just don't know in what capacity. He will join the previously cast Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Joel David Moore, Matt Gerald, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang, who will be back as the main villain.
The Avatar sequels are currently shooting and with a budget of $1 billion dollars, it's one of the expensive film shoots of all time. I have no doubt that the franchise will recoup its money.
Fox is releasing Avatar 2 on December 18, 2020, Avatar 3 on December 17, 2021, Avatar 4 on December 20, 2024 and Avatar 5 on December 19, 2025.
Source: Deadline