For James Cameron’s science fiction movie Avatar: The Way Of Water, Akshay Kumar had nothing but appreciation. The movie is a follow-up to the popular 2009 movie Avatar. On Tuesday, Akshay attended a special screening of the movie in Mumbai.

He took to Twitter and commended James Cameron for his work.

“Watched #AvatarTheWayOfWater last night and Oh boy!!MAGNIFICENT is the word. Am still spellbound. Want to bow down before your genius craft, @JimCameron Live on,” he posted.

The film has received rapturous reception in early media screenings, rained on with superlatives like “phenomenal”, “breathtaking” and “epic”.

As per a synopsis, “The sequel takes place more than a decade after the events of its predecessor and tells the story of ‘the Sully family’ (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.”

The mega-budget epic is set to hit screens in India on December 16.