Avatar: The Last Airbender was one of the most popular shows in the 2000s.The journey of Aang and his friends to end the tyrannical rule of the Fire Lord sent the group through several life-threatening situations. But they believed in themselves, and Aang proved to be a great Avatar after bringing peace to all four Great Nations.
Hollywood tried to remake the epic saga but failed miserably after only bringing Book One: Water, to real life. Further projects were canceled due to the negative reviews. But years later, Netflix is trying to bring back the nostalgia with Avatar: The Last Airbender after releasing the first poster of the show featuring Aang and Zuko. The fans are unhappy with the Avatar live adaptation and believe it will be another failed attempt.
Fans Are Not Convinced By Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action
It was announced earlier that Netflix will adapt the story of Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko into a live adaptation. They released the first poster of the upcoming show on January 19, 2024. Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action is set to release on February 22, 2024, and will be available on Netflix for streaming. Unlike the last project, this time, the show will be adapted into a series instead of a movie.
First posters for Aang and Zuko in the live-action ‘AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER’ series.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 19, 2024
Releasing February 22 on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/o1rrDfPCEw
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The success of One Piece Live Action has motivated Netflix to take another try to replicate Aang’s journey on live screen. Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley, and Dallas James Liu will play the roles of Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko, respectively. Even though Avatar: The Last Airbender has a great plot, fans are still not convinced about it. They are not hyped about the latest announcement, and were quick to show their disappointment on social media.
Fans React To Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action
After the success of HBO’s The Last of Us and Netflix’s One Piece Live Action, fans have once again restored their faith in live adaptation after a series of flop ventures made the genre untouchable. But it looks like the same untouchable era will be back due to Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. The fans did not waste any time to express themselves on social media regarding the new announcement. One X (formerly Twitter) user said that the poster looked like a joke.
Looks like a joke
— AdamsApples997 (@apples997) January 19, 2024
Another one commented that it would be tough to control their laughter every time Aang appeared with his down arrow symbol on his head.
It's going to be so hard to watch the show and not laugh every time that down vote arrow is on the screen
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) January 19, 2024
People think that the new series will be painful to watch.
🤦🏽♂️ this might be painful to watch
— Gemini (@nomore3742) January 19, 2024
Not only Aang, Zuko’s poster is also making people laugh.
That Zuko poster is Fire pic.twitter.com/0Un0eVL858
— Project Legends (5555) (@legions_legends) January 19, 2024
Netizens outright said that they do not like it since it is missing Aang’s smile, which happens to be a major characteristic of the character.
I don't like that. They don't make Aang smile here. That is supposed to be an important part of his character that the first live action adaptation got wrong.
— GrumpyFemboy (@GrumpyFemboy) January 19, 2024
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Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the best American TV shows of all time, and the fans seeing it being adapted into live-action has not been received well. The previous project has been an utter failure and fans do not want history to repeat itself. But it is still just a belief. Nothing can be confirmed for sure until the show premieres on Netflix on February 22nd, 2024.
