I m scuba certified: Sigourney Weaver

Los Angeles Dec 8 (IANS) Actress Sigourney Weaver says she is now scuba certified after taking a crash course in free diving for shooting filmmaker James Camerons upcoming "Avatar" sequels.

Weaver will be seen playing a new character in the upcoming sequels following the demise of Grace Augustine -- her role in "Avatar"

To prepare for filming in "the big tank" next month the 68-year-old actress took a crash course in free diving reports dailymail.co.uk.

"I m now scuba certified as well as in the midst of becoming an accomplished free diver " Weaver said.

"Once I completed my scuba course Jim (Cameron) said to me ‘The 75 per cent of the world that s underwater is now part of what your world gets to be .

"We re going to have to do long takes underwater and we won t be wearing scuba gear because we ll just be our characters swimming " she added.

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