Perhaps not surprisingly, the producers of the Netflix reality show will play “Avatar: The Last Airbender” I felt a little stressed when the creators of the original show left.
When Netflix first announced it would be making a live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender , the animated show’s creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino All involved. But after a few years, they both left the project due to creative differences.Now, talking about entertainment weeklyShowrunner Albert Kim talked about what it’s like to continue hosting the show despite the original creators not being involved.
“You’d have to be an idiot not to be a little bit intimidated,” King said. “My first reaction was ‘Oh my God!'” was “Oh my God! Do I really want to do this? Is there a way to improve on the original?” Whenever you’re dealing with something that’s already loved by millions of fans, you Everyone must ask themselves these questions. ” It’s an understandable reaction considering how beloved the animated show is by so many people, although Kim clearly stuck with it.
It’s not like you won’t feel any of Konietzko’s or DiMartino’s work in the show, though, as King did discuss various smaller details with them to better understand how best to tell this story. “It ranges from the very nerdy little things that no one but die-hard fans would want to know about — questions about Katara’s mom or Aang’s parentage — to bigger things like how to bring the original Something so special translates to live-action.” Although he also wanted to make it clear that “this is Avatar: The Last Airbender, but it’s ours.” [sic] Edition of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” ”
The live-action version of “Avatar” is scheduled to be released on February 22 next year, which is a few months later, and will only be available to watch on Netflix.
