09-18-2018, 09:52 AM | #1 | |
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Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix TV series
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09-18-2018, 10:32 AM | #2 |
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Yikes, I don't think this is a series that could work in live-action. Also aren't the characters all supposed to be Asian? Would seem weird if Aang, Soka, Katara, Zuko, etc. aren't all played by Asian kids.
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Also the creators already confirmed the cast won't be white washed like they were in the movie: Quote:
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09-18-2018, 11:20 AM | #4 |
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Well it's similar to real life how some southeast Asians have darker skin. I do think they should all be Asian though, nothing else would fit. The whole design of the world, everything they wear like their clothing, and the villains were all obviously Asian inspired.
On the other hand Katara could be cast as a young black actress, I wonder if the backlash would be just as bad as Starfire in the live-action Titans, Buffy, April in Rise, etc. if it happens. |
09-18-2018, 11:24 AM | #5 | |
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Amazing, this is a series that would totally work in live action, i hope they have the budget though. And yes after the movie I doubt they'll change the race of the characters too much. Marco Polo had a near 100% asian cast and that was from Netflix as well, too bad it was boring since everything else was top notch.
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09-18-2018, 12:05 PM | #6 |
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Can’t see this working especially with action scenes. You would have to get someone that knows what they are doing. Mind I suggest Koichi Sakamoto
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09-18-2018, 12:06 PM | #7 |
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Uhm... Why this rather than a third show?
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09-18-2018, 12:32 PM | #8 |
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08-12-2020, 11:35 AM | #9 |
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08-12-2020, 12:02 PM | #10 |
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That sucks. Part of me wondered if the project had been canceled because there was no information about it during the renewed interest that had come from putting the original series back on Netflix. I think it was in the Top 10 for over 2 months. Would?ve been a perfect time for Netflix to be like ?Hey we know you love this so good news everybody - we?ve got this live action series from the original creators on the way?
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08-12-2020, 05:07 PM | #11 |
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It's only the creators that left the series, but didn't they mess up Legend of Korra? I don't see the creators leaving necessarily as a bad thing if the other people involved understand what made Avatar so fun. As long as it's not as bad as M. Night's live action movie of The Last Airbender everything will be alright and I'm not the most fond of Netflix originals.
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08-12-2020, 05:16 PM | #12 |
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Its your classic case of creative differences. They were executive producers on it. But they had a director and showrunner for the series that wanted to go one direction. While the creators of the original wanted to go the other.
Its unfortunate because executive producers don't have any say on how the production should go. By leaving this production they won't get any blame if this series doesn't turn out good. It will be the people who made it not them. |
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This is really disappointing news to me, I have little faith in the project now. It's one thing to never have them involved in the first place, but even worse to start with them onboard and have them leave because they couldn't stand what the production was shaping up to be. |
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02-24-2021, 04:07 PM | #14 | |
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I like this better than the live action series at Netflix:
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08-13-2021, 08:26 AM | #15 |
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https://t.co/gaCMYaiBSE?amp=1
The cast seems ok, I think sokka and katara aren't brown enough but oh well can't be worse than the |
08-13-2021, 09:08 AM | #16 |
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Anime people are Asians?
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08-13-2021, 02:43 PM | #17 |
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06-15-2022, 11:08 AM | #18 |
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Unrelated to the Netflix series but Paramount/Nick announced 3 animated theatrical movies as part of the Avatar Studios deal with the original creators.
No word on what any of the movies will be about yet. https://deadline.com/2022/06/three-n...st-1235046035/ |
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Apparently the show is removing all the "sexism" that the cartoon had?
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Apparently one of the characters was learning over the course of the series that women are not less than men and it was removed, because....someone might have been triggered.
Apparently cretins writing this show don't understand what is personal growth and want all protagonists to be super squeaky progressive and all character development will be just about "believe in yourself and the like". It is absurd: those ****tards doing the same **** to villains: they can kill a planet of sentient creatures, maim and murder kids, but at least they are not transphobes and racists! Its like propaganda taking to the absurd heights of retardation. Combined with their anti-sex stance and puritanism, those freaks are even worse than soccer moms and hardcore Christians. At least in the former two cases you can understand where they are coming from. In case of modern SJW trash there is no logic - its just mishmash of garbage in their empty heads. |
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