Avatar: Fire and Ash explores trust, loss, and family fracture, says Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña is opening up about the emotional and personal challenges behind her return as Neytiri in “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The actor says stepping back into the Na’vi warrior’s skin forced her to explore themes of trust, grief, and marital tension in ways she hadn’t expected.

Saldaña explains that Neytiri’s willingness to follow her partner Jake Sully contrasts sharply with her own personality. “I learned so much from…