She broke the all-time record by surpassing Tom Cruise! I thought I was going to die” for the longest time she held her breath during the underwater filming of the “Avatar” sequel.

Last Updated on 12/19/2022 by てんしょく飯

James Cameron’s latest film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” actually filmed a scene in the ocean while holding his breath underwater, but what was the longest time an actor held his breath? Kate Winslet’s Hollywood record is too astounding.

Avatar: The Way of Water,” in which ocean scenes were actually shot underwater.

Avatar: The Way of Water,” the 13th sequel to “Avatar” by James Cameron, a master filmmaker known for his pursuit of realism in his films and his meticulous attention to filming techniques, will be released on December 16, 2022.

As symbolized by the fact that it took 13 years since the last film to release, Cameron’s thorough attention to detail in the filming of the story, which takes place in the ocean of Pandora, the planet where the Na’vi live, has been carried through, and scenes in the ocean were actually filmed underwater by building a huge tank and filling it with water. The sea scenes were actually filmed underwater by building a huge tank and filling it with water.

In addition, the filming had to be done in the form of performance capture, so it was an absolute requirement that the film be shot in clear water. The crew and cast had to hold their breath underwater.

Kate Winslet looks back on the Hollywood record-breaking underwater shoot.

Before filming, the crew learned free-diving techniques from an underwater expert, and were well prepared for the underwater performance capture. The film was shot using a special underwater breath-holding method, setting a Hollywood record for the longest underwater breath-holding shoot.

The record was set by Kate Winslet, who played the role of Ronal in this film, her first work with director Cameron since “Titanic”.

Kate was filmed underwater for 7 minutes and 14 seconds while holding her breath in the film. This is a Hollywood record, far surpassing the 6 to 6.5 minute record set by Tom Cruise when he filmed “Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation”.

For Kate, it was literally a life-threatening shoot, and in an interview with Total Film, she said, “When I surfaced, I was like, ‘Am I dead? Am I dead?’ I was on the surface of the water, and there’s a video of me saying, ‘Am I dead? I immediately checked my time. I couldn’t believe it.

Nevertheless, Kate, who set a new record by beating Tom’s record, who is known to be very particular about his stunts, was not conscious of the record. I just had the opportunity to set such a record,” Kate said. I wanted to break my record of 6:14, and I was like, ‘I hope I exceed it! ‘ I was like, ‘I hope I exceed it! I was able to beat my own record by a minute,” she said, explaining that her attempt to break her own record had led to this record.

Incidentally, Cameron, who himself has enjoyed diving as a hobby for about 50 years, revealed in an official release, “The longest I’ve ever held my breath is five and a half minutes. Kate showed her seriousness as an actor by breaking the record of the director who has been diving for half a century.