Avatar: The Last Airbender
Bending the Elements: How ‘Avatar’ VFX Team Brought Aang, Koizilla and Animated World to Life for Netflix’s ‘The Last Airbender’
It’s no easy task to bring the world of animation into live-action. When it comes to Avatar: The Last Airbender, with its expansive kingdoms, mystical creatures and deities (and of course physical-defying bending abilities), the task might almost seem insurmountable. But VFX supervisors Jabbar Raisani and Marion Spates proved to be more than up for […]
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Stars on Bringing Animated Characters to Live Action: “We’re Weren’t Doing a Caricature”
After more than half a decade of development, Netflix unveiled its highly anticipated live- action Avatar: The Last Airbender on Friday. The show, adapted from Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s animated series that premiered in 2005, follows the beloved story of Aang, an Avatar who can bend all four elements — water, earth, fire […]
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Boss Talks Top-Secret Casting Process, Stories Left Behind and Series Gameplan
The live-action series adaptation of the popular animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender has been a long time coming. And, like any great saga, hasn’t been without its share of challenges ahead of making it to the top of the mountain. Now, the eight-episode series, “Book One” is available in its entirety on Netflix. Geared […]
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How ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Broke New Ground 20 Years Ago
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. In 2005, these four elements opened up a whole new world. A world filled with history, heroes, villains, deities and immense powers. While it has been said by pundits on numerous occasions that there will never be another modern mythology the likes of Middle-Earth, Star Wars or Harry Potter, they were […]
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Review: Netflix’s Live-Action Remake Is a Major Letdown
The streamer's take on the beloved animated series centers on a young boy tasked with saving the world by mastering all four elements: earth, air, water and fire.
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Events of the Week: ‘Madame Web,’ ‘The New Look’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Madame Web, The New Look and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Santa Barbara International Film Festival The 10-day festival toasted a star-studded group of honorees including Robert Downey Jr., Lily Gladstone, America Ferrera, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, […]
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Cast Weigh in on M. Night Shyamalan’s Original Live-Action Adaptation: “A Good Way to See What We Don’t Want to Do”
Netflix’s new Avatar: The Last Airbender series is not the first time the beloved animated story, which ran on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2007, has been adapted into live-action. Of course, there is the notorious 2010 feature film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, regarded by some as perhaps one of the worst films ever made. […]
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Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Reveals New Official Trailer
The full and official trailer to Netflix’s live-action series version of Avatar: The Last Airbender has been released. The story follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, Air) to restore balance to a world threatened by the Fire Nation. “I’m the Avatar and I’m going to […]
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Trailer for Netflix’s Live-Action Series Released
The long-awaited live-action series version of Avatar: The Last Airbender has revealed its first teaser trailer. The story follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, Air) to restore balance to a world threatened by the Fire Nation. The Last Airbender stars Gordon Cormier as Aang, Daniel […]
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Three ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Films Set at Paramount, Nickelodeon
Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon are planning three films based in the world of the popular series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Lauren Montgomery is attached to direct the first of the three films in development, which is currently untitled. All three films are planned as theatrical releases. Avatar co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino will produce […]
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Daniel Dae Kim to Star in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Netflix Live-Action Series
Daniel Dae Kim is joining the cast of Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series. The series, now overseen by showrunner Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Nikita), is described as a reimagined take on Nickelodeon’s beloved animated franchise. Kim will portray the series regular role of Fire Lord Ozai, the ruthlessly driven leader of the Fire […]
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Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Sets Creative Team, Cast for Live-Action Adaptation
Nearly three years after being picked up straight-to-series, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is coming into focus. A year to the day after original series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko parted ways with the streaming giant following creative differences (and for a lucrative overall deal with ViacomCBS), Albert Kim (Sleepy […]
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