Netflix's Live-Action Avatar Cast is BUILT DIFFERENT
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Gordon Cormier. Kiawentiio. Dallas Liu. Ian Ousley. While you might not know these names now, you definitely will soon because these young actors make up the main cast for Netflix's live-action Avatar series.
This video will introduce you to the full live-action cast including Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Iroh, Daniel Dae Kim as Ozai, Mary Zhang as Suki, and many more.
In this casting breakdown, you will find out who is playing Azula, become acquainted with Netflix's live action Kyoshi, and see renders of the full Avatar cast in costume!
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If I were you, I'd watch that one instead :)
I think Azula would be the hardest one to really nail down. The way she walks the subtle line of sly insanity is brilliant. That final scene of her breathing fire and screaming in chains always gives me chills. If Lizzy Yu can pull it off I'll be super stoked. Uncle Iroh is my favorite character and I know he'll be given justice and the rest of the cast seems really spot on. I'm excited for this and I've been waiting a very long time... I think I'll be happy no matter what happens... Thanks for the video 😎
@@bodigames lets not assume stuff before we can actually see her act. some people come with surprises. as an azula SIMP i can also understand the worry. i have high hopes and expectations and i bet she KNOWS that everyone else has high expectations too
@@bodigames how can you tell? She literally hasn’t had a professional acting gig before, she could be incredible
@@joshphillips5238 exactly! We don't know what's to be expected for her. It's a big roll with big shoes to fill. But she did get casted for a REASON the fact it IS her first ever gig just shows how impressive she may be!
@@bodigames They don't just look at pictures and say "You've got the part!". They have to send in videos of them saying certain lines and expressing certain emotions, they also usually have multiple live auditions too before they get cast for a role like this. I'm sure she's been cast for a good reason. lol
EXACTLY. That's what I was saying!
Even the cast is a lot better that the TLA movie
TBH I didn't mind the casting choices in that movie. The acting needed help. For example Aang (I refuse to call him Aung or Ong ) was drier than the desert. There was barely any emotion on that guy.
@@danae5578 I think you mean Aung
What movie?
@@adumbynamedconor5173 The Last Airbender
The first Remake AVATAR movie (it totally sucks)
There is no TLA movie in Ba Sing Se
*Toph was not in season 1* of the original show, so she won't be cast until much later. Also filming will finish on June 18th!
And I'm still salty about that
It's currently June 23rd I'm excited for it to start!
Good point I was getting restless..
Melonlord will rise again.
Azula wasn’t in season 1?
To me one of the most important things for sokka is his voice. I LOVE that the actor they chose has a very similar feel to Sokka’s voice. I’m actually intrigued
Right? the voice is spot-on! Actually looking forward to this
Sokka's voice and character is everything. I hope the writers understand this.
@@CalynnCorner The writers most likely don’t. The people from the og animated series left, and all that’s left are Netflix writers. That’s not a good thing.
That’s what i said too..but his skin color is..white..isn’t it supposed to be at least like Kiawentiio’s?if you look at them they look very different lol
@@Giulia-om2gl he is white lied to get the role lol
I’m worried for this show. The casting is near perfect, but with it being a Netflix Show and the fact that the original writers for ATLA left the project I just can’t help feeling like It’s Cowboy Bebop all over again. I really hope the cast will carry this show. It deserves a great adaptation.
Plus there is no avatar Roku 😢
Edit: ok, all is well, they just added a new cast member 😗
Oh I hope not 😓
Why the original ATLA writers left the project? :(
@@brendagonzalez3155 they said Netflix wanted to change somethings they weren't big on changing
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 oh no. Well let's hope it is something not as bad as it sounds
After this video I am surprisingly optimistic about Dallas Liu portraying Zuko. His martial arts skills were incredible at 11, I can only imagine how good he is now.
Yeah I just saw that part and I'm thinking "wow this could work good"
He doesn’t really look like zuko tho but he isn’t too bad at all because of the martial arts aspect so I should be optimistic regardless !! Can’t wait for this series
@@thechevy1275 he doesn't have to look like the animated character, he just needs to portray his qualities well
No hate to dallas liu but after watching shang chi, i thought the actor for teen shang chi would be more fitting. I then realized acting comes first and just made that judgement based from their looks . Dallas Liu probably nailed the character of Zuko for him to be cast. Really hopeful for this live action.
@@pinktrash2720 that’s what I thought to he deserves the zuko role regardless especially with his skill/backround it’s gonna be so weird cause it’s a live action imo they should just not do this at all especially with the creators leaving :/ I’m still gonna give it a chance tho !!
I had an emotional roller coaster with the intro. He said “guess who you think went first and put your avatar trivia knowledge to the test.” And so I’m like “oh easy it was Sokka catching the fish. What a dumb question.” And then he mentioned the opening to the show being Katara, I felt like the biggest idiot in the world I was like “how do you forget the damn intro bro.” And then he said Sokka and went with my original thought process. The amount of validation that just gave me was wonderful, thank you.
Me exactly
The ONE thing I liked about the movie-that-shall-not-be-named was how they did Aang's tattoo. Very cool and creative. I hope they do something similar in the show!
The Fire Nation ship designs too were badass. They better keep that too.
I also really liked how they did Yue's hair
I know all of you fans does not like M. Night Shamalamaladingdong's firebending but for me... It make sense... That firebending needs to have a source cuz think of it... What makes the firelord and the royal family special? because (here is my idea) they are the only ones who learn from the dragons and capable of creating fire from their chi/qi/energy like it was a decree of firelord that only the members of royal family have the privilege to learn from dragons (of course aside from sun warriors cuz it was their culture learning firebending from dragons but outside of them) but then sozin started the dragon slaying for his generals that makes the dragons hide and no more that privilege available and so the royal family practice different firebending techniques such as lightning introduced probably by azulon, and and explosion by combustion man. Aaaand just to mention sozin has this skill to redirect or control the flow of heat cooling off the volcano that erupts where roku lives.
Those are the cool ideas to be introduce in live action to widens the story telling and gives fresh outlook to the avatar world and not just copy paste.
@@markanjelloagrabio7515 But do you have any idea how much that will weaken the fire nation? The whole reason they were able to take over and continue a war for a 100 years was because of the fact that they don't need a source of fire already existing
If they need a source with them at all times all you gotta do is get a couple water benders , put out the fire, and you're done, problem solved, take out all the soldiers instantly
Fire would immediately turn into the weakest element
Also, in the show it's clearly stated how fire comes from the breath, and also chi, and fire benders draw their power from the sun
Also, just think about life
Every other bender would have their element with them at all times
Air, air is literally everywhere
Water, same thing for the most part, only very few situations where that wouldn't be the case
Earth, also literally everywhere, only case it wouldn't be somewhere is in a wood box, or a metal one unless you're a metal bender
And it's the same thing in real life, these elements are just around us naturally at all times and always have been and always will be, we don't need to make it in order to use it
But fire? We need to make fire, it's not just around us
If we want fire we need to make it by using a match or a lighter, so how's that much different for fire benders making fire themselves? Sure there's less chemistry involved, but same principle
So no, in the end it doesn't make sense, and even if it did, it's something to be overlooked otherwise the show would be extremely weak since the whole war wouldn't make sense as a result
Lol you-know-who (Voldemort)
The cast is pretty impressive, but I’m in agreement about azula being the hardest role. Being given to the least experienced actress 🙃 but they cast her for a reason, she’s probably actually a mad genius
The hard part of playing azula would be her flawless moves when it comes to fighting. You can see in the show how her fighting style is way less "sloppy" than everyone else's, being that she is such a perfectionist, and I don't think that will be easy to replicate. I don't think the acting would be THAT hard thou..
@@dificulttocure good thing there’s retakes in the film business lol
@@dificulttocure true. Tight controlled movement, precision
Many amazing actors we know today who are super famous started somewhere! This is a wonderful opportunity for her, I think pressure helps most actresses/actors thrive. The pressure of performing is amazing fuel
The fact that they casted them doesn't mean they're good. Did you guys watched Death Note or Cowboy Bebop?
i hope the actors for sokka, katara, aang and zuko have good chemistry, since basically the entire show centers around their dynamics
Indeed
Actors usually need to do a chemistry test, so they most likely have good chemistry together if they got casted
well they made the skin color what people want it to be so thats whats really important here.
No Toph?
@@gracehaven5459 toph appears only in second book, earth, so maybe not yet
The young actors have so much potential to hit it big with this film and make a name for themselves in film, let’s just hope the storyline is good enough to compliment the actors.
It won't be. This is ficking NETFLIX. Do you forget what they did with that one cp film?
@@leargamma4912 hey buddy why you cursing 😂 and no I didn’t forget because I don’t even know what your talking abt in the fast place 💀 you see I don’t base my OPINIONS on things not related to what I’m thinking of lol
I love that there is so much Indigenous and Asian representation. This is something we've needed in a very long time and I'm actually excited for the Live-Action Netflix adaptation!! This cast as a whole is giving me good vibes so far! I can't wait to see it all unfold whenever it comes out!
Indiginous people are from asia , lol
@@Ok-oo2kh no they aren’t
@@Talktopics2000 they are lol.
Go search , they have asians eyes
@@Ok-oo2kh nope humans have multi regional
Origins
North Alaskans have ties to north East Asian mongols
But native north central and South Americans evolved in the ancient aztecan lands
@@Talktopics2000 so why somes asians in asia make dna test and show indiginous american, lol.
Have a proof , they are from asia and go to america.
U clearly see in their eyes
Why did I almost start crying when you introduced the actor playing Uncle Iroh simply because of his beard and how nice and kind he seems 😭
Hi I’m back actually finishing the video, and this cast is literally a definition of gay panic oml
It genuinely doesn't make sense how a simple cartoon show can have such a huge impact on our lives.
If you haven't seen Kim's Convenience you really SHOULD. It's so good!! And Simu Liu (Shang Chi actor) is one of the 4 main characters
@@arabellamoran7833 shut up none of these characters are gay don’t bring that weird shit over here
The moment this guy sings "Leafs od the wine" I will break down
IM SORRY BUT I DID NOT EXPECT THE “Big baddie fire daddy” AND I LAUGHED SO HARD I COULDNT BREATHE
Finally a cast looks how we thought they would look in a live action movie.
Aang looks 8
That guy looks nothing like zuko
@@notengocreatividadparaunno1419 way better than the guy from the movie that shall not be named. at least they got the culture/race more similar
This Aang looks nothing like the character. I hate to say it but the previous Aang from the first live action film actually fit the appearance.
@@sasori5804 yea especially when hollywood so admant of race swaps
Really loved most of the cast, specially Aang, Iroh and Ozai. Suki's actress is gorgeous. Azula and Zuko look a bit off to be honest. Katara seemed off when looking only to the photos, but on video she quite fits the part
I was worried about the actor for Zhao at first but seeing that clip in "Industry" kinda makes me feel like he'll do a great job.
Ya i was the same when i saw his pic but the dude gives off the perfect vibes for zaho in his acting
Ken is awesome, believe me :) He was amazing in Lost and Industry, but you can see even more of his 'bad guy' acting in Rush Hour, where he was the main villain :)
I'm confident he'll do great as Zhao!
He also played Juntao in the original Rush Hour, and it shows that he can play an intimidating villain.
I was initially concerned because I believe he can play menacing. But after watching that I hope he can really bring the presence and intimidation that zhao brings to the screen
@@AndrewMovie13 I thought I recognized him, then I googled it, and yep!! I'm sooo excited to see him again, he'll do great >:D
I’m honestly super hyped for the live action. So many people are already bashing the show but I still have faith it’ll live up to the animated series. With actors already for Kyoshi, azula, and now even kuruk, I’m excited to see how they will put these characters into the first season and utilize them. Thank you for doing this video and going in depth with the actors!
SAME
Not bashing but not expecting too much.
I mean, it's not even out yet & it's already a trash fire.
1: It's Netflix. No one wants a Live Action Netflix Remake. . . At least no sane person
2: The Creators of Avatar themselves left the project & even said themselves that what Netflix is making is not Avatar.
@@alexslusher16 thats mot what they said, the creators said it doesn’t fit the same visions they had.
@@OrionG yeah, that's what I meant. It's been a while since I read the article.
This aged like fine wine.
Mary Zhang looks SO similar to Suki! It's almost uncanny. Excellent casting choice.
I had the same reaction, i was so surprised on how similar they looked its amazing
Even the lips! Truly awesome.
Now that the show has aired, the internet is going crazy for her 😂
Aside from the casting, like he said, the writing, pacing, visual and soundtrack are what I'm curious about the most. Although mainly the writing and pacing is what i'm worried about. I'm a little hyped but worried sicne I really want this show to succeed to not just the avatar fans, but everyone else to watch and enjoy if they haven't seen the series.
I really hope they have some new compositions while also utilizing the original soundtrack. The live action Aladdin did this and it worked REALLY well imo; old fans could appreciate the original soundtrack but also be introduced to new melodies
@@rish5317 YES.
Would've been good if they kept the skin color of each character but aye who am i.
@@israelgarbutt1939 RIGHT. This is the second time they’ve done this and I’m kinda disappointed.. Still hyped but damn
nonononono, watch the series first either way
Oh my god I LOVE Ken Leung and Daniel Dae Kim. They both were absolutely incredible in Lost. I can't wait to see how they take on Zhao and Ozai!!!
One thing that matters for me is, i really sincerely hope everyone cast has WATCHED the original animated series.. at least twice , they can capture the essence of the characters
Azula is the hardest to pull off because her character was not only evil, she was also tempting and insane at the same time. She wasn't approachable at all and everyone would fear her aura more rather than be comfortable with it.
yeah that's going to be a tough role to fill.
Wait how was she tempting? lol
It socks that ang is the easiest to cast but they decided to get a white kid to make whites main character all the time
Zuko was the only one brave enough
I feel like Anna akana would have fit that PERFECTLY!
I am open to them deviating from the original series, as long as they keep the spirit and the themes of the show intact. I think it's a new medium and new format, it would be stupid to make a scene by scene live action copy. However, the story should be good and should make internal sense. With a solid writing and good acting it could work. I just hope, they don't unnecessarily try to make a 'dark and gritty' adaptation.
Yep!
I think we saw that once with the movie but with the series it seems more possible for a lighter and closer to the original story
There are a few episodes that are kinda filler tbh. So they could totally replace those with something better. While roughly still be as long as the original.
@@Martin-yh7vi exactly
Tbh Avatar was already quite a dark story, just played off by childish humour. I saw someone complain that they would add a sex scene and I was like wtf? The only cast member of the main cast of age is Zuko's, that shit would be child porn if they added it.
Personally, I hope they make the episodes flow better than it was originally. Its one of the parts of atla I did not enjoy, and one reason I enjoyed Korra more (other than its more mature writing style). Each episode felt so disconnected from the rest (unless it was a 2 parter).
Honestly I'm really excited right now. This casting looks amazing. Especially the guy who's playing Zuko. I'm really excited for the blue spirit.
Not Zuko. Should've casted someone with a skinnier face
@@HazelEyes485 ... Im not sure that's all that important in the grand scheme of things.
Not Zuko, Azula or Fire Lord Ozai. They all have baby faces compared to the characters who had more mature, rugged features. I get they wanted to do Asian representation, but they couldn’t veered a little off course with the royal family.
@@jpierce8148 what do you mean baby faces? Zuko is supposed to be 16 in Azula is 14. Of course they have baby faces. They're babies. And Ozi actually looks exactly like the cartoon character. The man has cheekbones for days. I don't really know what you're talkin about.
And anyway everyone seems so hung up on exactly how they look. I care more about how they act. Alot of the characters look accurate in the live-action Last Airbender movie. Do you really want a repeat of that?
Thank you for a so well edited video!
I had low expectations for this live action version until I see this video.
Pretty good video. The royal family looks awesome, but Azula's actress is a worrying issue to me, since Azula is my favorite character. I don't know if she can play the terrifying aura needed for the perfect daughter of the Fire Lord.
Lizzy is definitely a wild-card since there's almost nothing about her outside of her relationship with Gaten (Lizzy has 400k Instagram followers vs Kiawentiio's 100k, lol). But I'm guessing the fight for Azula's role was hard-fought, so her audition must've been something else.
There are so many actors and actresses that look sweet and kind but they can play the most evil and horrid characters. I think she’ll do good 😊
true, but honestly i dont think anyone can do it perfectly
@@Shahadatayn I don't think perfection exists in the real world. But Damn good is fine enough for me.
I'm curious if she can pull off the mental breakdown part of her story. That moment when she completely loses it when she's chained up is honestly burned into my brain. I'm not saying she couldn't do it but i am curious.
Personally, I’m not worried about Azula at all. The cast looks incredible based on what I’ve seen, so for them to cast a newcomer to play Azula- I sure that actress must be absolutely amazing. I’m super excited to see what she brought to the table :)
Yeah, I'm sure they would've been absolutely picky wuth azula
Lizzy is WONDERFUL! Very talented actress - and she can sing like hell. Not relevant to the character, but she'll be great!
Great video! Thank you. The diverse cast is so exciting.
Can't wait! This has been a long time coming! Glad they kept the actors to look like the characters. Looking forward to seeing it! ♥️🤯
Okay, NOW I'm allowing myself to be hyped about the show lol. Great vid!!
They should have kept Daniel Dae Kim's casting as Firelord Ozai top secret. Like the animated series, what made Firelord Ozai mysterious and terrifying was that the viewers didn't know how he looked like right until Book Three. Anyways,still excited for this and hoping Netflix can pull this off after the two creators opted out. Fingers crossed.
EDIT: Netflix just released pictures of Daniel Dae Kim as Firelord Ozai and OMG!, he looks 🔥, the drip *French kiss*, I am now hyped as ever. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
True
But the thing is... while they didn’t show Firelord Ozai’s face until season 3, he still appeared in a few of Zuko’s flashback scenes in season 1 and 2. And I doubt when the credits are being rolled they’re just not gonna add his name just cuz they weren’t supposed to show his face yet.
i feel like that would be pretty hard especially considering the fandoms obsession with the casting.
@@constantlybored yeah man look at paramount's halo lmao couldn't last more than one episode without revealing masterchiefs face
@@AnnthemofArt exactly. Plus Daniel Dae Kim is probably the most famous and talented actor in the live action cast. So there’s definitely no way they were keeping that a secret
Wow! Even just from watching clips of the announced cast, i can already visualise them playing their respective roles! I’m so excited!
proud of you gordon!!
I hope Kyoshi gets more screen time, her story is so interestinggg
FR I HOPE I LOVED KYOSHI
The addition Suki's mother is an interesting one for me! To me it's a sign they have confidence in making the story their own and not just trying to make an expo dump of the original. That's never happened of course, but could you imagine how awful that would be
As long as it doesnt suck tho
More often than not, changes come with shit
Ex: netflix's winx club 💩👏
Literally the opposite
I'm excited for it too, I just hope they don't bog it down with virtual signaling and fake wokeness, "woah, we added a female leader in a show that already showcased strong powerful women." I think it will give Suki more development tho, so I'm very happy for that potential.
I think changing the mayor to female feels fitting for the Kiyoshi tribe, tho still a surprising one seeing that the original mayor barely had a role but I can see it being good for exploring the story of the island a bit more and it would be interesting to see
It's like they actually prioritized the looks of the cast to be as close as the source material as possible, even went as far as casting someone who's never even acted before, which is crazy and actually brought tears to my eyes since nothing like this has ever been done before! Definitely hyped and has high hopes for the series now.
its risky and probably will payback them
8:22 Mary Zhang looks very very similar to Suki. Perfect casting
I'm excited for the adaptation overall, but what are they going to do about the Aang/Katara romance? I just don't know how that's going to work with Cormier looking so much younger than Kiawentiio. Katara is canonically supposed to be two years older than Aang and while that extra year between the actors seems like it _shouldn't_ be that big a deal on paper, seeing it in live action is going to hit a lot different. A 12 year old making googly eyes at a 15 year old can be cute, but that 15 year old reciprocating? idk. Its uncomfortable, imo.
I guess they _could_ get around it by making their bond more of a sibling one, but even that isn't a perfect solution. Ship warring aside, that would change a lot of Aang's development throughout the show and it sort of dampens things from Katara's side too (given she already has a brother). I don't think fans are going to realize just how _important_ their romance is, until it gets written out. His feelings for her, maturing from a childish crush to life-long commitment, perfectly mirrors his journey to becoming the avatar. His attachment to her is so meaningful and unique to him that it literally blocks his final chakra in a key moment and nearly kills him. His personal fear of Katara rejecting him romantically is one of his most humanizing and relatable conflicts; many times its the only thing keeping his character grounded, with destiny and prophecy and doom all hanging over him. Without that romantic element - which is the only difference between their relationship and the deep friendships he develops with other characters throughout the show - how is the story going to justify all that?
Is anyone else concerned about this? I like Zutara as much as the next chick, but I'm not willing to sacrifice all these core character concepts for it.
Katara doesn't openly reciprocate until season 2 of the animated show, and there is no physical element to it until late in season 3. So if season 1 of this show drops late this year to early next year, then season two will probably begin filming in late 2023. And then maybe season 3 begins filming in late 2024 (that is, if the show gets renewed).
All that to say that Gordon has some time to grow (and actually go through puberty) before the Kataang stuff would really kick into high gear. And those three years will probably make a huge difference (some 16 year olds can grow full beards lol). And just look at the clips of Kiawentiio in Beans; it only filmed two years and she looked just as young as Gordon does now, because she was.
Also, Dallas is already 20, so even though people seem to think that Kiawentiio looks older for her age, I highly Zutara will happen because a 20-year-old getting with a 15-year-old is definitely not the answer either 💀
@@BabyLionTurtle I mean, they do kiss in the cave in season 2, so I don't know if I'd say there's no physical element. Maybe they'll skip that bit, but we still don't know if they're planning to split the series neatly where each animated season ended. The fact that they've already cast Azula makes me doubt they're going to tell the story at the same pace. I don't think they'd hire an actress just to shoot one blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene with her in season 1, but I could be wrong.
Hopefully there will be a gap for Cormier to age up a bit, but keep in mind that while there's a chance he could be 15-16 by the time season 2-3 comes around (small chance, but maybe), Kiawentiio is still going to be aging too. A 15-16 year old pursuing an 18-19 year old isn't much better tbh. :/
That's true about Zutara though. I agree that's not really a viable alternative. Man, I'm not sure what they were thinking, honestly. Are they just going to eschew romance all together? 'Cause that'd be a shame. :(
@Rheeii Lack of Zutara is totally fine. But as far as romance in general goes...? Did we watch the same show? Because the will-they-won't-they stuff was pretty oblique from the beginning, is hinted at every other episode practically, and serves as a major plot point more than once. Trust that the story would lose a lot of dimension - a lot of _flavor_ - if you were to cut it out.
@@EmphaticNod I agree. There were times when Aang’s feelings for her were motivating factors and in a few episodes whole plot points or key plot points. I agree her feelings and conflict weren’t as highlighted, which is a shame and sometimes comes up as contentious among fans with ships. But make no mistake his feelings for her are important to his storyline.
They could change it to Katara just not reciprocating Aang’s feelings and him having let go of his feelings for her and keep most of the same plot points as Katara’s feelings were kept vague until almost the very end.
My child self is so happy we’re getting faithful live action adaptations of both Avatar and Percy Jackson.
@Braden Trice they left at the very beginning of the project and it was never really said why. I think they wanted to start avatar studios instead.
@Braden Trice im kms
um....have you not seen rhe plot details that were released? Ozai is a CEO now, Aang "develops magical powers" its not going to be anywhere near faithful.
@@life_is_no_fairytale those were rough guidelines for the auditions made at the beginning of the production. this will be a faithful adaptation as many of the actors themselves have said.
@@cr4zybird right.....because something that's drastically different from the actual plot is a good idea to use as guidelines? I call BS.
I'm excited for the first live action Avatar for some reasons due to the actors/actresses alone. They already look pretty spot on. I hope for the best.
awesome vid! thanks for the rundown!
I want to be optimistic but honestly I just don’t think a live action avatar is a good idea. A lot of the physical comedy and bizarre character designs only work with the medium of animation, and I don’t really have an interest in watching the same show, just with a different look, so I fear that they’ll have to alter the plot to make it interesting- which will only piss off fans, such as myself.
That, and it just bothers me that they keep redoing existing shows and movies when they could just write a new story instead.
I understand your point of view. As someone who often takes sketches/drawings into a 3D scenes/models, I am very excited to see my favorite show/world get brought to real life. It is kind of like how Harry Potter was brought to life from the books. Hogwarts became a real place occupying 3D space, and that amazes a lot of us.
This!
Agreed. I wish the film industry would make animated adaptations of live-action movies instead of butchering animations with bad live-action cgi shit.
Imagine things like Stranger Things as anime, I'd totally watch it
@@macayclelland8468 but to be fair adapting a book and an animated series aren’t very comparable
Right? But at least this cast seems to be a much better fit than the cast of the movie.
But they could just start after the war, bc the animated show of Aangs adventure stopped with the crowning of Zuko, but if i'm remembering right, the comics are ongoing after that. Or they could just make a show of some of the other Avatars.
i feel like these almost pointless episodes of the animated series are one of the most improtant because it shows how the different characters evolve and more aware of what's happening around the world + how they can help in any way
The last airbender is one of the few shows I’ve seen that does a good job of expanding the universe and characters using filler episodes. Except for the great divide. That episode was smth else 😭
@@idk_sis yeah 🤷♂️
@@idk_sis I honestly enjoy the Great Divide. I understand the moral is a little hazy since "why is lying a good thing?". But it's such a good example of the classic Hatfield vs McCoy struggle, but without the familial killing, and showcases Katara and Sokka being siblings beyond chores. And it shows how quickly someone's perspective of something can form based on their surroundings and refusal to listen to both sides of an issue.
@@idk_sis the great divide was good the first time watching
@@amandaslough125 the great divide mainly bothered me bc they could’ve taken everyone on appa in turns but decided to cross the dangerous and time consuming way lol. And bc Katara and Sokkas bickering was pretty annoying, I love those two and I have a brother myself but they didn’t even take time to really sit down and listen to the other. Aang lying wasn’t a huge issue for me, felt a little out of character but then again that’s what life’s about. Sometimes you do the unexpected or take a different route than usual to solve an issue. So overall it wasn’t awful, just a little different then the characters usual personalities. But then again they’re just kids so I’m not gonna hold it against them. 7/10 episode for me
Ian Ousley as Sokka, so as we know, Sokka is "the humor" of the Avatar, the last Airbender. His character, moves, words all in all everything humor, interesting and funny. Ian Ousley's, really somehow good, and his physical skills could make Sokka as I want!
They are really built different. Wow, I didn’t expect them to be so much dedicated and also so cool even before the shooting. I mean so cool to have people *who actually care* about source material. And I’m just really hopeful for writing, acting, CGI and tone of series. Great video
They really nailed the casting. I can mostly imagine all fire nation major characters in the actors that will portray them. Was skeptical bout ever doing another live action but I'll definitely check this out
@Nonaya Bidness they’re r native, what???
@Nonaya Bidness That's a stupid statement. The casting directors clearly attempted not to white wash the characters, but imagine being responsible for casting and you have to you have to find two young actors from one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in the country to play twp leading roles in an adaptation of one of the most beloved fantasy tv shows of all time. Can you seriously name 2 of ANY 100% native actors or actresses age 14-20 without using google? If you can I'd be very impressed because that's an extreme niche.
Choosing mix-race actors and actresses is not white washing. White washing is casting white people, like what the movie did. And the Sokka's actor lying thing is just stupid internet misinformation and rumor. Basically, someone checked 3 tribe registries for the actor's name and didn't find it, and without doing any further research or even reaching out to them they just started making posts about how the actor "lied". You shouldn't fall for such poorly researched internet drama.
@Nonaya Bidness Most of the casting is bad. The natives are whitewashed and the fire nation, which is modeled after imperial japan, is a bunch of chinese and koreans that definitely cannot capture imperial japan vibes because they look very chinese/korean. The only japanese actress is Suki's mom, which is earth nation modeled after china, also looks unambiguously japanese, so there's more clash there. You can tell she's from japan at a glance. Her daughter Suki is somehow chinese/white? None of the casting will fit well if you've actually been around natives and east asians from japan, korea, and china. If you havent been around these people a lot, you probably cant tell the difference tbh, so ignorance is bliss here.
I loved Kiawentiio so much in Anne with an E. Her storyline is the main reason I wanted more of that show, and I can't wait to see how she does as Katara
Same here! I was pleasantly surprised to see her cast as Katara.
SAMEE! I was so happy to see her cast as Katara, she totally nailed her role in Anne with an E and I can definitely see her as Katara... im so happy for her
This video is wonderfully done, thank youu
For the zuko scar I think it should be something in the middle between the two example pictures. The first example was the right size and placement while the second was closer to the intensity of the burn itself despite being way more wide spread than it should have been. So yeah just dial down the second one’s intensity a smidge and make it just in the eye area and you are golden
This is very random and probably not gonna happen, but I really hope that they keep the simple yet memorable little theme songs for certain scenes from the original show, like the ominous song thing that played when you were introducing the actor for Azulas character. They were some of my favorite parts of the score and really added something extra to the show.
i just hope appa doesnt look like a terrifying monster unlike in a certain film that i seem to have forgotten the name of
yea let’s not refer to that film
I'm waiting for Ozai and Zuko interaction. Like:
-I have my honor. I have my honor! I have... I HAVE MY HONOR!!! I HAVE MY HONOR DR HAN, I HAVE MY HONOR!!!
oh man, the cast looks amazing! I really hope the writers, costume designer, producers etc live up to the task!
I still have my reservations, since this IS a Netflix adaptation. But the casting alone already sets it miles ahead of That Movie That Shall Not Be Named Because It Doesn't Exist. Judging by the background skills of much of the cast they will actually lean into the martial arts aspect that drives bending.
I know when Netflix needed the original creators the most, they vanished, but I hope, The Live action can save the world.
Woof, I don't like this timeline lol
that's Netflix fault tho
AHHHHHHHWJWJJWJW IM SO EXCITED FOR PAUL SUN-HYUNG LEE!! U SAID IT PERFECTLY, LITERALLY A CASTING MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!!!
sooo excited for this cast!! lets be sure to support and cherish them!!!
Azula craziness is going to be very difficult to portray
Her final fight really made her go all the way crazy so it'll be interesting to see how the actor will do
Also everyone will need to get jacked to do some of the bending techniques
Yep, psychotic characters needs extra works on the acting, otherwise we have something like joker from suicide squad all over again
I’m a little nervous about a power house personality like Azusa’s being placed in the hands of a novice actress. I hope she can deliver a truly good performance. Azula is of course a perfect mentally ill villain lol. I hope she can capture it
@@lzrrnr23 I know, right?!?! That’s why they had to cast Josh Brolin as Thanos. He already had the purple face and skin!
And you know what all actors ever since the beginning of time were before they got their first role? Not actors.
@@lzrrnr23 they chose her for a reason. don't be an ass
@@jimhsfbay lmao 🤣 😂
@@lzrrnr23 Tbh it could actually be the perfect move like a Tony Stark situation. Ofc even though RDJ was more experince in acting lots of ppl had misgivings about him playing Tony even Disney thereself but ended up doing the role absolutely perfectly and its hard to imagine anyone else as him.
@@lzrrnr23 you’ve never seen her act so you can’t judge her until you actually see her in the role smh
Young Zuko at the end of the video training fire bending is so cute😍🔥🔥🔥
Omg YESSSS I’m not even done with the video and I’m impressed. This cast is phenomenal already and I can’t wait to see them in action ahhh 😭😭😭
Tbh I was kinda skeptical at first but then I heard the budget thing, my expectations have been raised
Fr. 15 mil per episode? That's gotta mean something. Regardless of whether this show can't live up to the original, I'm sure it will be far more watchable than the movie that shall not be named
Amazon's Wheel of Time series was about 10 mil an episode, and personally, I thought it was trash. Money isn't everything. No amount of money will save a trash script. The Last Airbender cost 150 million, and we all know how good that movie turned out. True, 150 mil would only pay for 10 episodes. The show is only going to be 8 episodes, so they're actually spending 30 mil less than the movie did. So, 150 mil for 100 minutes of film, vs 120 mil for 480 minutes. Almost five times as much film with 30 mil less money to spend on it. Just some food for thought.
Even though I think this series isn’t really needed, I’m feeling kind hyped. I really want to see how they’re gonna pull this off.
Avatar was so focused in Asian continent ! Now it looks so good with Asian actors ! Very good ! 😊
I'm excited but also nervous about them casting Lily Yu as Azula given that she is a new actor. Its either she is that good or they made a mistake. Azula is one of the most intriguing, complex, and compelling characters in the series so getting her right will be difficult.
I’m super excited for this especially since this is the first ever live action of Avatar the Last Air Bender and no one has ever even come close to making one before. Can’t wait to see what they put out!!!!
Is it?
I thought there's already an avatar live action before
@@aceyuki_1012 I have no idea what you’re talking about, this is the first time EVER… just teasing we don’t acknowledge M Night’s attempt.
lmaooooo 😭
@@aceyuki_1012 ??? What do you mean. Theres no such thing and there never was. no movie in ba sing se
@@hey7492 i mean is saw an avatar live action and idk if it featurd ba sing se but the plot was slightly similar to avatar the last Airbender.
The title is 'The Last Airbender' it aired on 2010
This cast is amazing. They can take creative liberties and change things, that’s fine. As long as they keep the themes and tones and overall story the same with this cast it’ll be a great adaptation
The avatar outro tune at the end of this video was a perfect install. I’ve been watching the show all over again I have the full series on dvd and it’s my favorite kid, or, animation, or anime tv ever. Even if it is TV-Y7. It’s a masterpiece
I love when the "7th" person is the little girl saying "Magic, do it again!" And Aang is like, "No, it's not magic" 😊
I honestly just hope they include a live action version of “Secret Tunnel”
I WOULD LOVE THAT
Dude, that;s the sacred backstory for Omashu, definitely need to be the part. Don't worry.
I heard they're going towards the angst route and honestly, I don't mind it, I want to see the horrifyingness of blood bending showing the moment when someone completely loses control of their body, the heartbreaking of Azula's mental breakdown scene, and how scary aang is when he is in the avatar state, how heart racing it is when crystals slowly restricting your movements until only your face is shown, or showing the wrath of the ocean spirit when it lost its companion and strike back against the fire nation army, there are many more scenes that don't fully show the darkness of it because of the light-hearted tone of the original series, so I pray for the success of this live-action
“Call me Gran-gran” had me rotflol. Super excited about all these casting choices!!
Sokka is so lucky to be Suki's love interest here
This is the best casting for any adaptation ever, in my opinion,hopefully the show can keep up
Aang and thy water tribe look nothing like their characters.
I'm just here to say if the show is even 3/4 as good as the casting choices it'll be more than enough to hold the world out till Avatar studios releases thier first stuff
BYEEEE this is actually amazing i’m so excited
the cast is already amazing and the trailer also breathtaking. i cant wait to watch it
The fact that they bring all the character from book 1 is crazy. And perfect casting. Hope this show turn out well and not be cancel
I forgot that in a live action the people have to actually do all of those tough bending motions, I can’t wait to see the stunts performed in real life! Props to the cast!
Are they only gonna do the first season of ATLA? I hope it do well when it releases so that we can also see the other seasons being adapted into live action.
I would love to play as , the cabbage guy.
I am actually pretty excited about this series. The only thing that keeps gnawing at me is that the original creators left the project. I really REALLY hope Netflix can pull this off.
I‘m kinda worried about that too. I can only hope
Yh , it seems like he left because they weren't in agreement so that worries me
I truly believe they left the project because they wanted something woke as they did with Korra y Netflix *hopefully and susprisely* did not leave them do what they want ❤
"Big Baddie Fire Daddy" LOOOL! This video was amazing! Thank you so much, now I'm actually excited!
“The intro does not count as part of the show. Come at me, I’m not scared.” Had me dead. XD
12:42 why does the actor for ozai, looks exactly like ozai?!?!? like the man said he's perfect for the role of ozai
It looks like they finally started putting more thought into the cast election. I like most of them but I'm a little unsure about Aang being the main character and the actor with less experience, it will be hard but I hope they coach him well and has a lot of support to have a good performance despite his age and experience
The one with least experience is Azula's
The cast they chose might be amazing, but I heard the creators abandoned the show due to creative differences long ago with netflix. Perfect cast with terrible writing wont help it.
I mean...the creators also made LoK, and we all saw how that went. ATLA was carried by the writing team with Ehasz and his ex wife Welch, and Netflix still has a relationship with Ehasz who has a great series there in The Dragon Prince.
@@brandonvang2893 exactly that's what I've been telling people avatar wasn't just made by 2 guys there was a team
@Nonaya Bidness ..... when you find out inuit, polynesians and hispanics are all descendants of ancient asians.....
@Nonaya Bidness Katara’s actress is literally indigenous?
@Nonaya Bidness Isn't saying that minorities aren't "dark enough" racist??
Damn Fire lord Ozai looks the best. I think Daniel Dae Kim is a perfect look for that role.
I just hope that they learn from the horrid mistakes of the live action movie and stick to the original plot and essence of the show. I only have concerns about Aangs actor being so young and with a heavy, lead role it must be done correctly and I hope he can handle it.
I'm just happy that this isn't owned by Disney cuz they f*ck up every show cuz they know nobody has an alternative or competition because they buy out all the competition. I bet if it does good they will buy the rights to avatar universe and turn it into some crappy woke movie.
Looks promising already.
I think making several episodes having young actors as young as 12 is somewhat of a risk.
I mean, it has to work without delay, because kids of 12 growing up fast.
The differences of a 12 year old, or the same kid at 14 are bigger than a two year difference of a grown man.
I love the animated Avatar.
Can't wait to see the live action show!
Knowing how Netflix takes whole years to come up with new seasons for their shows we'll definitely get to see Aang's actor grow up as the show progresses
Maybe they will change the plot and make it not one year till the comet, but 3+
I really wonder if they will try to make some chemistry between aang and katara.
@@tameriz1280 Possibly. Would still give enough room for Aang being left with no choice but to master all elements in a short time as the other Avatars took years more.
The cast seems genuinely more fitting to the story than what the movie-that-must-be-forgotten was.
The only thing bothering me is the age disparity. It is a show about young teenagers, 12 to 16. Not young adults. So I'm skeptical to how this will translate in the live action adaptation.
Bro thats what im saying. Aang too young to be a romantic interest too katara or even be on the same wave length as the person playinng sokka. There’s an 8 year gap right there when in the shownit was a 2-4 year gap. But atleast in the cartoon they all looked around the same age
Tbh the fact that sokka and Katar we're aged up and anng wasn't always bothered me.
@@Frazier16 Exactly. Either they commit to aging everyone (but this will conflict with the spirit of the show which is about children facing war) or they stick closer to original ages.
But getting some 20yrs old Katara to hook up with a 12years old Aang is going to feel super cringe. ^^
@@etienne8110 they don’t really hook up in the show itself, unless you count the possible kiss in the Cave of Two Lovers, do they? (And even that was nothing more than a kiss.)
Unless there is canon that says otherwise, I choose to believe that they didn’t get married until 10 or more years later; even if Katara was 30 years old, it wouldn’t be nearly so cringe for her to marry 22-year-old Aang.
Besides, some teenagers look like they’re in their 20s, and vice versa.
@@paulchapman8023 They french kiss on multiple occasions (only once in book1 indeed, but in the other books it happens more than once).
In the books there are barely a few months passing, there isn't a full year between book1 and the end of book3, so you can't say they age. It will still feel cringe.
Unless they rewrite it and have the story span on a few years in-story.
I’m so freaking excited I literally bawled the whole way through. Finally!!!
Dang it looks like they got aang an actor that is a lot younger than katara, that’s sad since they are supposed to be together and the animated show did an amazing job with making them look relatively similar aged
He's 3 years younger than Katara's actor, compared to how Aang is 2 years younger in the series, it's pretty accurate compared to most casting where they're usually much older.
I always have my concerns with live actions, but I have faith with this casting! Even with this slight issue about Sokka's casting, I'm hoping that they pull through regardless and prove why he's the best choice
The fact that Lizzy doesn’t have much other material is actually a good thing (probably). Because she lacks both major industry connections (AFAIK, though to be fair, she must have some ties) and any sort of fanbase. That means she landed the part off her audition and talent alone.
I hope Ke Huy Quan will be in the avatarverse ! Even if it’s a small role to start…maybe the cabbage man ? Or one of the air monks? Or an earth bender character who knows
I might renew my subscription for this. This looks awesome.
I'm apprehensive, but I'm willing to give them a chance and will try my best not to compare this with the original, but treat it as it's own thing.