In addition, Ryan Halprin and Lindsey Liberatore are listed as producers with Rideback Productions being the primary production company behind the project. Kim is known for working on TNT’s Leverage and Nikita.
Rideback is responsible for some huge movies (predominantly for Warner Brothers) including the Sherlock Holmes movies, the Lego Movies, and IT films.Īlbert Kim has taken over the showrunning duties for Avatar: The Last Airbender. However, I'm beyond excited to further explore the Avatar universe with Mike, Bryan, and everyone else at Avatar Studios.ĭan Lin is listed as an executive producer alongside his company, Rideback. To those who are wondering, I will not be working on the Netflix live action ATLA adaptation. On July 21st, 2021 he further added that he would not be involved in any capacity with the project. Yeah, sorry to not have a happier, more straightforward answer.” Honestly, I don’t know what the future holds for that, it’s a big question mark. I’m not super pumped that they’re not gonna be there, so I don’t know. It was just like “obviously you’re doing the music”, you know, but now that they’re not there, I don’t know what they’re gonna want. Unfortunetely, the original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko who were going to serve as the executive producers and showrunners departed the project in mid-2020.Ĭomposer Jeremy Zuckerman was also believed to be returning to compose the music for the live-action remake, however, in an interview, he says he’s not officially signed on for the project saying: That’s unlike the previous live adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender that was released in 2010 by Nickelodeon and largely panned.
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The most exciting news early in the project was that the original creators of the Nickelodeon series would be involved. Who is involved with Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix? Netflix has also confirmed the casting of three important roles with the roles of Uncle Iroh, Gyatso, and Commander Zhao occupied by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Lim Kay Siu and Ken Leung. You know? To do a good job, and I mean, at the end of the day I can only do what I’m capable of, but I hope that people enjoy my performance. So I mean, obviously I’m excited because this is like a dream, but at the same time, it gets a little nerve-wracking. So, I mean, I’m just as much of a fan of Zuko as everyone else is. I mean, he’s such an incredible character and he has one of my favorite character developments in all of the animated series. “… because it is such a beloved show I feel like there is some pressure to do a great job and not that I’m doubting anyone or the project at all, but this is the biggest project and the biggest role that I’ve been able to take part in now, especially leading with a character like Zuko, who’s so complex and one of, if not the favorite, one of the favorites of the show with his fire bending and his history. In an interview with in September 2021, Dallas Liu spoke about the pressure going into the first season saying: We can’t wait to realize Aang’s world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast.”ĭespite rumors up until the official cast announcement, Dante Basco (who voiced Prince Zuko in the animated series) had been pegged for a role in the upcoming Netflix series but eventually confirmed he wouldn’t be returning as Prince Zuko. “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to helm this live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in.”īefore their departure from the project, here’s what Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko had to say about casting the series: This was a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Authenticity is what keeps us going, both in front of the camera and behind it a live-action version would establish a new benchmark in representation and bring in a whole new generation of fans. But throughout this process, our byword has been “authenticity.” To the story. “We’ll be expanding and growing the world, and there will be surprises for existing fans and those new to the tale.
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