Netflix has revealed the latest cast members for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbenderincluding star trek icon George Takei as Koh.
Netflix has ordered a live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series in 2018 and the project recently entered production. The main cast members were confirmed last August by Netflix, with more casting announcements to follow in the following months.
The streamer has now revealed the rest of the show’s impressive cast, taking to social media to announce stars such as Takei and Community‘s Danny Pudi join the upcoming adaptation.
As part of Netflix’s Tudum fan event, the full cast of the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender the live-action adaptation has been revealed.
The cast includes stars such as Prey‘s Amber Midthunder, who will play Princess Yue, Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi and Arden Cho in June. James Sie will bring his role from the animated series, the Cabbage Merchant, to the live-action adaptation.
Check out the casting announcement below:
The full announcement, found on Netflix’s Tudum website, also reveals that Altered carbon star Hiro Kanagawa will appear as Fire Lord Sozin. Newly announced cast members join Gordon Comier as Avatar Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, and Dallas Liu as Zuko.
Here is the synopsis of the original series:
As the Fire Nation stands on the brink of world domination, a young girl and her brother discover a 12-year-old airbender who turns out to be the Avatar. Will this irresponsible child accept his fate in time to save the world?
Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the animated series featured the voice talents of Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, Jessie Flower, Dee Bradley Baker, Mako, Greg Baldwin, Gray DeLisle and Mark Hamill .
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