According to sources close to Wgtc – the same ones who told us Percy Jackson is being rebooted as a streaming series and Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart had secret cameos in Hobbs & Shaw, all of which were true – the main cast of Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender will consist exclusively of actors of color.
Of course, it’s probably too early for any of the roles to have been cast yet, but this is said to be a conscious decision on the part of the show’s creators and they won’t be casting any white actors in the lead roles. Which makes sense, as if you take a look at the animated series, you’ll find that a good deal of the leads – such as Katara and Sokka – were drawn with dark skin tones.
Although Aang, Toph and Zuko have thus far been portrayed as white,...
Of course, it’s probably too early for any of the roles to have been cast yet, but this is said to be a conscious decision on the part of the show’s creators and they won’t be casting any white actors in the lead roles. Which makes sense, as if you take a look at the animated series, you’ll find that a good deal of the leads – such as Katara and Sokka – were drawn with dark skin tones.
Although Aang, Toph and Zuko have thus far been portrayed as white,...
- 5/29/2020
- by Tim Brinkhof
- We Got This Covered
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