avatar-news: 5 new castings in Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series have been ann
avatar-news: 5 new castings in Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series have been announced!Elizabeth Yu is Princess Azula In ATLA Book One: Water, Azula appears in flashbacks and the 2005 cartoon equivalent of a post-credits scene at the end of the season. She becomes a main player from Book 2 onwards. In the live-action reimagining, her role in Season 1, which covers Book 1, could be expanded.This is her first big role. She will also appear in All My Love and an upcoming untitled Ray Romano movie.Maria Zhang is SukiShe’s approx. 18-19 years old and also a newcomer! She’s known for All I Ever Wanted and Continuum.Tamlyn Tomita is Suki’s mother Yukari, a new character!This is our first NEW CHARACTER! Yukari is Suki’s mother, “the fiercely protective mayor of her small village on Kyoshi Island.” This is most likely a similar role that Oyaji, the leader of Suki’s village in the original animated ATLA played, but we don’t know if she’s replacing him or if he’s still also there too.Tamlyn Tomita has an epic career, including the role of Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Cobra Kai (2021), as well as The Day After Tomorrow (2004), the Stargate franchise, Teen Wolf, How to Get Away With Murder, The Good Doctor, and The Man in the High Castle.Yvonne Chapman is Avatar KyoshiShe is an actor, writer, and director best known for her acting roles in Family Law and Kung Fu.Casey Camp-Horinek is Kanna (Gran Gran)She is a Tribal Councilwoman, Elder, and Matriarch of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, and Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Ponca Pa-tha-ta, Woman’s Scalp Dance Society.As an actor, she is best known for Barking Water (2009) and Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu). -- source link