NETFLIX'S AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER ADDS FIVE NEW CAST MEMBERS
ELIZABETH YU, MARIA ZHANG, TAMLYN TOMITA, YVONNE CHAPMAN AND CASEY CAMP-HORINEK TO JOIN LIVE-ACTION SERIES
· Today Netflix announced additional casting for its live-action epic adventure Avatar: The Last Airbender based on the beloved animated series from Nickelodeon. The series is currently shooting in Vancouver.
· Details on the new cast and the characters they will play:
· Elizabeth Yu (she/her; Untitled Ray Romano Film, All My Love) will play Azula, the intensely driven princess of the Fire Nation. A firebending prodigy and relentless perfectionist, she'll stop at nothing to secure her position as the heir to the throne.
· Maria Zhang (she/her) will play Suki, the intimidating leader of the Kyoshi Warriors, an elite female fighting force dedicated to protecting their community and upholding the ideals of their namesake, Avatar Kyoshi.
· Tamlyn Tomita (she/her; The Good Doctor, Cobra Kai) will play Yukari, Suki's mother and the fiercely protective mayor of her small village on Kyoshi Island.
· Yvonne Chapman (she/her; Kung Fu, Family Law) will play Avatar Kyoshi, a legendary warrior revered for her bravery, fearsome fighting skills, and uncompromising dedication to the cause of justice.
· Casey Camp-Horinek (she/her, Barking Water, Reservation Dogs) will play Gran Gran, Katara and Sokka's grandmother and the compassionate and wise matriarch of the Southern Water Tribe.
They join previously announced Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko (Azula's brother) and Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai, Azula and Zuko's father, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Zuko and Azula's Uncle Iroh, Lim Kay Siu as Air Nomad monk Gyatso, and Ken Leung as Commander Zhao of the Fire Nation.
About Avatar: The Last Airbender
The series will be an authentic adaptation of the award-winning and beloved Nickelodeon animated series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER reimagined as a live-action adventure. Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Nikita) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Alongside Kim, Rideback's Dan Lin (The Lego Movie, Aladdin) and Lindsey Liberatore (Walker) serve as executive producers as well as Michael Goi (Swamp Thing, American Horror Story). Goi, Roseanne Liang (also a co-executive producer), Jabbar Raisani and Jet Wilkinson direct.
Azula's mental deterioration and truly villainous acts over the course of the Avatar cartoon transformed her into a fan-favorite character, if only because fans loved watching Team Avatar overcome the hurdles she put in their way. Her brother, Prince Zuko has a love-hate — and at times hate-hate — relationship with Azula as he deals with jealousy over their father's love for her and not him.
Albert Kim took over as showrunner for the series after original series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko dropped out over creative differences. The live-action adaptation is pegged as an "authentic adaptation" of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series.
Avatar: The Last Airbender tells the story of Avatar Aang, an airbender who awakens after being frozen for years to a world taken over by the dictatorship of the Fire Nation. It's up to him, with help from waterbender Katara and her brother Sokka, to learn how to master all four elements — earth, air, fire, and water — in order to defeat the Fire Lord and save the planet's inhabitants.
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Originally published: December 16, 2021 at 19:33 GMT.
Source: Entertainment Weekly; Lead photo: cinemacomrapadura.com.br.
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