The last airbender launches his heroes, villain for live action

Netflix live-action news Avatar: The Last Airbender show stuck for a while after co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko announced they were leaving ship for Nickelodeon’s New Avatar Studios, who also works on more stories about elementary masters. For a while he seemed as if the Netflix project does not come true, but today we learn that it does not.

Netflix announced not only that its new approach The last air Master is still in production, but has revealed the main cast and creative team behind the series. In a statement about the show, showrunner Albert Kim (Sleeping Hollow) Explain how he had become a huge fan of the franchise watching it with his young daughter when it first aired on Nickelodeon. By the time Kim ended up being approached by Netflix about the show, the Avatar franchise had already become a phenomenon with a sadly terrible adaptation to his name. Despite Kim’s reluctance to try and bring Bending back to life, what ultimately drove him to sign was his belief that “VFX technology has advanced to the point where a live-action version can not only translate faithfully what was done in animation – it can bring a rich new visual dimension to a fantasy world.

He added, “We will be able to see flexion in a real, visceral way that we have never seen before.” Of course, all of the gorgeous VFX curves in the world mean nothing without the curves to perform it, and Netflix has also announced the cast who will play as the kids who will make Team Avatar. Gordon Cormier (Lost in space, The stall) is set to play Aang, the 12-year-old Avatar who has already been lost in time. Kiawentiio (what if, Anne with an E), will play Katara, a teenage waterbending prodigy, and Ian Ousley (13 reasons why, Sorry for your loss) will play his older brother, a warrior in training, Sokka. In addition, the role of Zuko went to Dallas Liu (PEN15).

The new show’s cast of predominantly Asian and Indigenous actors immediately sets it apart from the animation. Last airbender, The legend of Korra, and M. Night Shyamalan’s feature film, which all led with white actors to realize fictional worlds inspired by real Asian and indigenous cultures. In addition to Netflix’s format allowing for the expansion of the narrative rhythms of the original series, Kim also pointed out how The last air MasterThe cast of ‘s is a reflection of the creative team’s desire to “set a new benchmark in portrayal and attract a whole new generation of fans” and “introduce Asian and indigenous characters as living and breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that really exists, very similar to the one we live in. “

“[T]Throughout this process, our watchword has been “authenticity,” Kim said. “To history. To the characters. With cultural influences. Authenticity is what keeps us going, both in front of and behind the camera, which is why we’ve assembled a one-of-a-kind team before – a group of talented and passionate artists who work tirelessly to bring this rich and incredibly beautiful people to life.

Dan Lin (The Lego movie, Aladdin), Lindsey Liberatore (Walker), Michael Goi (Swamp Thing, American Horror Story) will serve as Avatar: The Last Airbenderexecutive producers of, with Goi, Roseanne Liang and Jabbar Raisani as directors. Currently there is no word on when Avatar: The Last Airbender is about to begin production, but watch this space for more news as it develops.

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