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· Ryan General
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ expands its cast for Season 2
Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has expanded its cast for Season 2 with eight new actors joining the ensemble. Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat,” “Skyscraper”) will portray Long Feng, leader of the secret police in Ba Sing Se. Hoa Xuande (“The Sympathizer”) takes on…
· Ryan General
Miya Cech to bring ‘Avatar’ Season 2’s Toph to life
Miya Cech, recognized for her roles in “Beef” and “Young Rock,” will portray the powerful Earthbender Toph Beifong in the highly anticipated second season of Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The 17-year-old actor, who is of Chinese and Japanese American…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh won’t be in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ anytime soon
James Cameron revealed that it may take a few more years before fans see Michelle Yeoh in the “Avatar” franchise. The confirmation follows a misunderstanding in late producer Jon Landau’s Instagram post in 2021, when Yeoh visited the “Avatar: Fire and Ash” set and sparked…
· Ryan General
Uncle Iroh actor reveals ‘heartbreaking’ storyline in ‘Avatar’ Season 2
Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee has teased a heartbreaking storyline in Season 2 of Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Dave Bautista, Eric Nam join cast of animated ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ film
Actor Dave Bautista and singer Eric Nam are joining the voice cast of the upcoming animated “Avatar: The Last Airbender” movie. Key points:
· Ryan General
Daniel Dae Kim surprises ‘Avatar’ cast with seasons 2 and 3 announcement
Netflix has officially greenlit a second and third season of its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” – and cast members found out in the most heartwarming way. Breaking the news: Fire Lord Ozai actor Daniel Dae Kim surprised the young stars of “Avatar: The…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ producer Dan Lin named Netflix’s top movie boss
Netflix announced on Wednesday that Dan Lin, founder of Rideback Productions, will serve as the next chairman of the company’s film division. The announcement: Lin, 50, will be succeeding Scott Stuber, who served as head of Netflix Film for seven years before noting his…
· Bryan Ke
Watch: Daniel Dae Kim reads thirst tweets after ‘Avatar’ trailer appearance
Netflix has dropped a new promo video for “Avatar: The Last Airbender” featuring Daniel Dae Kim reading thirst tweets from fans. How they started: Kim, 55, briefly appeared shirtless in the newly released trailer of Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” set for release on Feb.…
· Carl Samson
Netflix drops highly anticipated live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ trailer
Netflix has released the first full official trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” What it shows: The new trailer teems with Fire Nation warfare and teases additional characters such as King Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar), Jet (Sebastian Amoruso), June…
· Bryan Ke
Live-action ‘Avatar’ showrunner shares reaction to original creators’ exit
Albert Kim, the showrunner of Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” has opened up about his feelings after the animated series’ original creators left the new adaptation. Background: Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the original creators of the hit animated…
· Isa Peralta
Netflix unveils first look at upcoming ‘Avatar’ live-action adaptation
Netflix unveiled a first look at its upcoming live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” on Saturday. What was shared: During their annual Tudum fan event, which was held in São Paulo, Brazil, last week, the streaming giant shared photos of Gordon Cormier as Aang,…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Avatar’ star Elizabeth Yu joins Retta, Tituss Burgess in NBC murder mystery pilot
Elizabeth Yu is set to appear in a new NBC murder mystery pilot which was formerly titled “Murder by the Book.” According to Deadline, the pilot was created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. They will serve as its writers and executive producers alongside American comedian Retta…
· Chandler Treon
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ fan film by members of Netflix live-action stunt team raises expectations
A live-action fan film inspired by “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has raised expectations for Netflix’s own adaptation of the beloved series. In the minute-long clip from video creator and stunt coordinator Ken Do, Diana Tsoy plays blind earthbending master Toph as she takes on…
· Ryan General
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ co-creator shares how a Hayao Miyazaki rule influenced the show
Legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s commitment to creating stunning hand-drawn animations in his Studio Ghibli films influenced the creators of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Avatar Studios co-head Bryan Konietzko shared in a recent interview how Japanese animation inspired the…
· Chandler Treon
New ‘Avatar’ animated series following Aang and Korra’s successor announced
Warning: This story contains minor spoilers for “The Legend of Korra” A new animated series following the next Avatar in the cycle has been announced.
· Isa Peralta
‘Avatar’ director reveals why Nickelodeon show added ‘The Last Airbender’ to title
Italian American animator Giancarlo Volpe, who directed 19 episodes of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” took to Twitter on Sunday to explain why the hit show needed to add “The Last Airbender” to its title. "In 2004 we learned that we had to change the name of our…
· Chandler Treon
Netflix announces new live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ cast members
Netflix has announced a bevy of new additions to the cast of their live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series. An impressive list of familiar faces is joining previously announced cast members in Netflix’s adaptation of the popular animated series, which showrunner Albert…
· Grace Kim
Arden Cho, original Cabbage Merchant join cast of live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
Arden Cho has reportedly joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” as June the bounty hunter. June was first introduced towards the end of Season 1 of the original Nickelodeon series as a tracker hired by Zuko to hunt down Aang…
· Grace Kim
Back again like a boomerAANG: New ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ film revealed to be about Aang and friends
An animated film trilogy expanding upon the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” universe is on its way at Paramount and Nickelodeon, and new details of the first film’s plot were revealed at Comic-Con on Friday. “The first feature length movie from Avatar Studios will be focusing on…
· Grace Kim
The quenchiest news: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ creators to expand franchise with 3 new animated films
Three animated “Avatar: The Last Airbender” films are currently in the works by Paramount and Nickelodeon. The films are in development at Nickelodeon’s Avatar Studios, which was created to expand the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” universe with additional movies and shows. The…