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An Avatar: The Last Airbender Roleplay

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Plot Update 10 March 2021

A year has passed since Fire Lord Zuko ascended the throne, and it seems like trouble is brewing between the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom once more. The Fire Lord and the Avatar began the Harmony Restoration Movement to restore the Fire Nation Colonies to their pre-war state by bringing any Fire Nation nationals back home, but for many of the citizens — of mixed Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom … Read more ›

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"Recasting ATLA" On YouTube

Gia
Oct 7, 2020 18:42:23 GMT -6
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Okay, so I don't know if anyone has seen this before, but Bryan Seeker on YouTube does a lot of fan-casting. He typically really tries to do his research, and choose the best person for the role (in his opinion, of course). I have seen some of them, and I don't always agree, but they're entertaining anyway. He has started recasting ATLA. Here are the link to the first two videos: Part One and Part Two.

Have you seen this? What do you think?
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Kami
Oct 7, 2020 19:26:57 GMT -6
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I haven't, but I think this is GREAT. I would honestly, honestly, love a live action ATLA that appropriately casts the right age and ethnicities for all the characters. I think this is very thoughtful as well, it doesn't default to just well-known actresses (eg: I see a lot of fancasts with Zendaya as Katara and its kinda like, do you only know one brown person or...?).
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Gia
Oct 7, 2020 20:16:24 GMT -6
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Yeah, aside from the fact that Zendaya is 24, and too old. That's another problem - they want to fancast 20+ actors, and it's like... it's possible to find younger actors who can play these parts, so you don't need to cast adults

Edit: And she's not Asian.
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Last edit: Oct 7, 2020 20:17:21 GMT -6
Gia
Oct 15, 2020 12:17:07 GMT -6
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And here's Part 3 for anyone curious:

Casting ATLA Part 3
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