Star Wars star John Boyega is ready to play a role in Netflix's upcoming live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series, should they ever decide to feature element benders in Africa.
"When you lot are ready to have the benders in Africa explored let me know!" Boyega shared on Twitter, along with a short clip from the original animated series. Many of the commentators seemed to be excited at the prospect of Boyega joining Netflix's show, including Giancarlo Volpe, who directed multiple episodes of the animated series. "Hmmm this tweet implies John Boyega watched the original show and that makes me sorta excited," Volpe commented.
If there’s an analog for Africa in the world of The Last Airbender, we haven’t seen it yet. But who’s to say we can’t? The show draws from different influences than a lot of other fantasy epics. Instead of a world modeled off medieval England, it has cultures based on the histories of China, Japan, India and Inuit peoples.
When you lot are ready to have the benders in Africa explored let me know! https://t.co/mUPx0JwWIs pic.twitter.com/zOVuHCRYjv
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) July 19, 2020
It hasn't been revealed what changes, if any, Netflix will make from the original Avatar story to their adaptation, so an expanded universe could be possible. Netflix's live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series has been in the works for a while now, though there have been no recent updates about its progress. Production was also hampered even further by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
First releasing on Nickelodeon back in 2005, Avatar: The Last Airbender has had a resurgence in popularity thanks to Netflix recently adding the entire series to its catalog. The series finale premiered in 2008, and was followed by sequel show The Legend of Korra. Both series have since continued in the form of comics and graphic novels.
Original source: CBR; Additional source: Winter Is Coming.
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