Actor Stephen Lang is set to return for the "Avatar" sequel even though his character was killed in the 2009 hit film.
The 61-year-old actor's character Colonel Miles Quaritch was killed when Zoe Saldana's alter ego Neytiri shot him twice through the chest with her father's bow in the original film.
However director James Cameron has confirmed he will make a comeback but was careful not to give too many details away, reported Deadline.
"Steven was so memorable in the first film, we're privileged to have him back. I'm not going to say exactly how we're bringing him back, but it's a science fiction story, after all.
"His character will evolve into really unexpected places across the arc of our new three-film saga. I really look forward to working with such a gifted actor, who's also become a good friend," Cameron said.
Cameron has brought in screenwriters, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver to help him make three "Avatar" sequels which he will shoot simultaneously starting next year and 20th Century Fox will begin releasing them in 2016.
