You may remember back in May when everyone started using avatars on their Facebook, but over the past few months, we haven’t seen them appear on our pages until a couple of days ago when everyone started using them again. When they first came out, they were a way for people to express themselves through cartoon avatars, which was much more advanced than the emojis available on Facebook. So why are we seeing them emerge once again?

A couple of days ago, Facebook launched the avatar feature “Avatars for Africa,” which are more specialized avatars. It’s an expansion of the current avatar system that allows users who aren’t based in America or Europe to create identities that fit them. You can customize the avatar to look like you as well as changing the expression, clothing, and background. You can use the Facebook Avatar feature as a profile picture or to send stickers to others.

“Facebook is home to some of your most personal content and we want to allow people to share and react to that content in the most personalised way possible,” Nunu Ntshingila, Regional Director of Facebook Africa sid. “We’re excited to give people more options to convey their identity on Facebook, allowing them to share in a more personal, light-hearted way.”

To use the feature, make sure you have the latest version of Facebook and then log into your account. At the top right corner there are three lines, click on them and then scroll down to the “See More.” Click on “Avatar.” Then you will start creating your avatar by selecting your skin tone, hairstyle, face shape, eye shape, eyewear, body shape, and other body features. Once you’ve completed the avatar, click “Done” at the top right corner. Then click “Next” and you will see your finished avatar.

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Sigourney Weaver has confirmed that Avatar 4 and 5 are going ahead.

Director James Cameron is taking his time with the Avatar sequels after the phenomenal original premiered in 2009 smashed it at the box office. It has recently been confirmed that filming for the second and third installments have wrapped up. Sigourney Weaver has also revealed that preparations for the fourth and fifth Avatar films have already begun.

She told The Hollywood Reporter that she is “busy” with 4 & 5 and explained why there are so many sequels in the works: “It’s kind of one story. They’re all independent. It works without four and five, but it really is a big saga.”

The upcoming Avatar movies will take place in the underwater world of the planet Pandora. The cast has had to act underwater to ensure that the movie is totally authentic.

“I think that [the movies will change the cinema experience] because the water becomes another world,” Weaver revealed.

“The scripts are amazing, and in the first one, which I love, I think he hadn’t set up a lot of things. In this one, he got to tell this very personal story. They’re amazing. There’s a message to not sacrifice everything for greed and conquest. It will take all four movies to really make that message loud and clear for the whole world.”

The scheduled releases for the upcoming movies are as follows:

Avatar 2: December 18, 2020
Avatar 3: December 17, 2021
Avatar 4: December 20, 2024
Avatar 5: December 19, 2025

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You may remember back in May when everyone started using avatars on their Facebook, but over the past few months, we haven’t seen them appear on our pages until a couple of days ago when everyone started using them again. When they first came out, they were a way for people to express themselves through cartoon avatars, which was much more advanced than the emojis available on Facebook. So why are we seeing them emerge once again?

A couple of days ago, Facebook launched the avatar feature “Avatars for Africa,” which are more specialized avatars. It’s an expansion of the current avatar system that allows users who aren’t based in America or Europe to create identities that fit them. You can customize the avatar to look like you as well as changing the expression, clothing, and background. You can use the Facebook Avatar feature as a profile picture or to send stickers to others.

“Facebook is home to some of your most personal content and we want to allow people to share and react to that content in the most personalised way possible,” Nunu Ntshingila, Regional Director of Facebook Africa sid. “We’re excited to give people more options to convey their identity on Facebook, allowing them to share in a more personal, light-hearted way.”

To use the feature, make sure you have the latest version of Facebook and then log into your account. At the top right corner there are three lines, click on them and then scroll down to the “See More.” Click on “Avatar.” Then you will start creating your avatar by selecting your skin tone, hairstyle, face shape, eye shape, eyewear, body shape, and other body features. Once you’ve completed the avatar, click “Done” at the top right corner. Then click “Next” and you will see your finished avatar.

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Sigourney Weaver has confirmed that Avatar 4 and 5 are going ahead.

Director James Cameron is taking his time with the Avatar sequels after the phenomenal original premiered in 2009 smashed it at the box office. It has recently been confirmed that filming for the second and third installments have wrapped up. Sigourney Weaver has also revealed that preparations for the fourth and fifth Avatar films have already begun.

She told The Hollywood Reporter that she is “busy” with 4 & 5 and explained why there are so many sequels in the works: “It’s kind of one story. They’re all independent. It works without four and five, but it really is a big saga.”

The upcoming Avatar movies will take place in the underwater world of the planet Pandora. The cast has had to act underwater to ensure that the movie is totally authentic.

“I think that [the movies will change the cinema experience] because the water becomes another world,” Weaver revealed.

“The scripts are amazing, and in the first one, which I love, I think he hadn’t set up a lot of things. In this one, he got to tell this very personal story. They’re amazing. There’s a message to not sacrifice everything for greed and conquest. It will take all four movies to really make that message loud and clear for the whole world.”

The scheduled releases for the upcoming movies are as follows:

Avatar 2: December 18, 2020
Avatar 3: December 17, 2021
Avatar 4: December 20, 2024
Avatar 5: December 19, 2025

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