Matt Gerald, who can be seen In the Mix, got the starring role in the science-fiction film, Avatar, by James Cameron.
Cameron and Gerald have worked together in the past. Gerald had a supporting role in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which the Canadian director had written.
Gerald will be playing the bad guy in this production whose filming will begin this month in New Zealand and Los Angeles. The movie will be in theatres on May 22, 2009.
The rest of the cast for this film includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi and Stephen Lang. The movie is the story of a former Marine, Jake Sully, who reluctantly participates in a plan to exploit a rich planet.