Netflix’s Changes to Avatar Sound Like a Mixed Bag

With Avatar: The Last Airbender premeiring later in the month, Netflix has gradually started to pull back the curtain on its adaptation of the 2005 cartoon. The show was never going to be a complete one-to-one of the original, but it does feel like some of the additions and tweaks to the show—like tampering down … Read more

Netflix’s Avatar Is Making Sokka Less Sexist, But for Bad Reasons

In a new interview, the cast of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender revealed a crucial change from the animated show, one that makes sense on the surface, but maybe not in context. Zuko and Korra’s Voice Actors Reveal Their Dream Alternate Avatar Roles Netflix’s highly anticipated live-action version of the show will … Read more

Sokka Will Be Less ‘Sexist’ in Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Avatar’ Show

Sokka from Nickelodeon’s ‘Avatar’ show is going to be a lil’ different in Netflix’s live-action version when it debuts next month … and that includes a lot less woman-hating, apparently. Ian Ousely — the actor who’s been tapped to play real Sokka for the streaming giant’s take on the beloved animated series — spilled the … Read more

Netflix’s Avatar Will Bend the Series’ Timeline

Image: Netflix Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender saw Aang and the rest of Team Avatar travel the world so he could master all four elements from different bending masters. For all they went through, there was always a looming threat overhead in the form of Sozin’s Comet, a celestial phenomenon which served as a massive … Read more

Netflix’s new Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer has cute critters and dramatic battles

We’re about a month away from the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for a trailer. This clip is focused almost entirely on setting up Aang (played by Gordon Cormier) — the titular Avatar — as a young hero preparing to, well, save the … Read more

In 2024, AI Will Spark an Indie Video Game Renaissance (and Nightmare)

More people are making video games than ever before, but most games are still designed by teams of professionals. There’s a barrier of technical skills that keeps the average person from making their own game, but in 2024, that’s going to change. AI is going to make game development so easy that you’ll be able … Read more

Daniel Dae Kim Reacts to Being Called ‘Daddy’ After ‘Avatar’ Cast Takes On TikTok Trend | Avatar: The Last Airbender, Daniel Dae Kim | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Daniel Dae Kim is well aware of people calling him “daddy”! The 55-year-old actor has been acting for decades and fans have been thirsting over him for years. Recently, Daniel and his Avatar: The Last Airbender co-stars took on one of the latest TikTok trends, where people walk and say, “We’re ____, of course…” and … Read more

Avatar’s VFX Artists Prepare to Unionize

Image: 20th Century Studios 2023 has been a union-heavy year, and in the case of Disney, it’s seen the formation of entirely new unions. VFX artists at both Marvel Studios and Disney overall successfully unionized this year, in what some referred to as a “hot labor summer.” Turns out, it’s more of a hot labor … Read more

Avatar 3 Title Won’t Be The Seed Bearer, Unfortunately for Us

On the internet, most news gets forgotten very quickly. Anything that sticks around for more than a few days does so with good reason, usually because it’s so incredibly weird. In the world of movies, an example of that is the rumored Avatar sequel titles that were first reported way back in 2018. Zillow Says … Read more

James Cameron’s The Abyss Getting 4K Theatrical Release

A year ago, James Cameron was everywhere ahead of Avatar: The Way of Water. Then came the Titanic 25th anniversary re-release, followed by Cameron’s name inevitably popping up alongside the growing cultural interest in AI. Avatar 3’s not due until next year, but don’t you dare think Cameron will be out of sight for that … Read more