Complete 'Avatar 2' Cast: All the Actors Appearing in 'The Way of Water'

Avatar changed the face of cinema back in 2009 with its innovative visual effects and use of 3D. Thirteen years later, director James Cameron has finally returned to the world of Pandora for its sequel.

The Way of Water was more than 10 years in the making, and though a lot of time has passed the film will see the return of several familiar cast members.

Not only that, but the film boasts a slew of actors who portray exciting new characters in the franchise. Here is your guide to The Way of Water's cast and who they will be playing.

Complete Avatar 2 Cast: All the Actors Appearing in The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water once against follows Jake Sully, who now lives among the Na'vi on Pandora.

He and Neytiri are happily raising a family together, but their bubble is burst when humans return to continue their war from the 2009 film, and they must face the familiar threat with new allies.

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana return as Jake and Neytiri, while Avatar cast members Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang are also back. In the sequel, Weaver portrays Jake and Neytiri's stepdaughter Kiri, while Lang returns as marine colonel Miles Quaritch.

Kate Winslet is a new cast member to the franchise, taking on the role of Ronal, one of the leaders of the amphibious Metkayina race on Pandora. Cliff Curtis plays her fellow leader Tonowari, and together they assist the Na'vi in their fight against the humans.

Other cast members include Edie Falco, who plays General Frances Ardmore, Joel David Moore as Dr. Norm Spellman, Jemaine Clement as Dr. Ian Gavin, Dileep Rao as Dr. Max Patel, Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge, and Brendan Cowell as Captain Mick Scoresby.

Jack Champion portrays Miles "Spider" Socorro, a human who lives with the Na'vi, while other actors portraying characters on Pandora include CCH Pounder as Mo'at, Jamie Flatters as Neteyam, Britain Dalton as Lo'ak, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as Tuktirey, and Bailey Bass as Tsireya.

Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Alicia Vela-Bailey, CJ Jones, and Matt Gerald round out the cast of the blockbuster movie.

The Way of Water is the first of four planned sequels to Avatar, and Cameron has spoken about how he decided to approach his return to Pandora.

In production notes for the film, Cameron said: "We had to write four movies before I could start on the first sequel.

"I wanted to map out all the stories and then get the economy of scale of capturing the actors across multiple films and then filming the live action.

"The thinking was we could consolidate the different stages of production together—performance capture, live action and then post-production."

Avatar: The Way of Water will be released in theaters on Friday, December 16.