Fire and Ash, Oona Chaplin had thought about changing her surname

Avatar: Fire and Ash introduced the character of VARANGleader of the Ash clan and dark-souled Na’Vi who wishes to bring fire to all of Pandora, questioning the laws of Eywa, the Great Mother. It’s up to you to interpret it Oona Chaplinwhich the public knew from his participation in Game of ThronesHBO TV series in which she played Talisa Maegyr. The actress is also the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and revealed that he had thought about change his surnamegiven the enormous artistic legacy associated with it…

Oona Chaplin thought about changing her last name: here’s why

Interviewed by Vanity Fair, Oona Chaplina he retraced the beginnings of his career, revealing that he had thought about it several times change his surnameso as to hide the relationship between her and an icon of world cinema, Charlie Chaplin. In fact, Oona Chaplin is the granddaughter of the latter and is the daughter of Geraldine Chaplin, another very talented actress with a very long career. The desire to change his surname arose from the desire to distance himself from the weight that this family name entailed and also from avoiding accusations of nepotism:

“I struggled with feeling like I deserved to get into drama school. I thought ‘oh, my God, these doors are swinging open because of my last name, I don’t deserve to be here. And I sabotaged a lot of opportunities. But then there was a moment, in my mid-20s, when I realized what a huge waste of time it was.”

The actress said that she realized that she no longer cared about why she was starting to get called to auditions or why “the doors would open wide” for her. Why “If you work hard, you’re nice to people, you can get there.” she concluded, later adding that she is now very proud of her surname Chaplin and which has become for her a weight he is happy to carry.

The skill of Oona Chaplin was evident, beyond its link with the icon of silent cinema, also in the interpretation of VARANG in Avatar: Fire and Ash. In the third chapter of the trilogy of James Gunnthe new villain and Quaritch (Stephen Lang) joined forces to fight the Sullys and destroy Pandora with fire: the two were also protagonists of a very sensual scene which risked not making it to the final cut, if it hadn’t been for the intervention of Cameron same.