Some firebenders are able to generate and redirect lightning, and some airbenders possess the ability of flight and spiritual projection. The earth bending sub-skills are lavabending and metalbending. For example, there are waterbenders who have the ability to heal others and spiritbend. In each of bending arts, there is a specialized sub-skill that only a select few benders can master. The waterbenders come from the Water Tribe, the earthbenders from the Earth Kingdom, the airbenders from the Air Nomads and the firebenders from the Fire Nation.Īlthough each nation is linked to one of the bending arts, not everyone born into a nation can bend an element. Each of the elements is associated with a group of people who can perform the act. Here’s who’s playing the characters in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender remake and where you know them from.The art of bending was first seen in the Nickelodeon animated series, 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' in February 2005 and later, in 'The Legend of Korra.' It is the ability to manipulate one of the four classic elements: air, water, fire and earth. The remake will feature a young cast with an already impressive collective resume, which bodes well for the final product. Related: What Avatar's New Movie Means For Netflix's Last Airbender SeriesĬasting announcements for the main roles of Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko have also been announced. For nearly a year there was very little news on the project, but Netflix finally come forward with some additional details on the new production, which will be led by Albert Kim, Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Michael Goi, and Roseanne Liang. Everything has changed since the Fire Nation attack, only Avatar who. In the past, all 4 countries lived in peace. The film was produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

Those plans were thrown off severely by the coronavirus pandemic, and later by the departures of Konietzko and DiMartino, who cited irreconcilable creative differences with Netflix as the reason for their exodus. Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated film divided into three parts by Nickedoleon from 2005 to 2008. The live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender remake was first announced by Netflix in 2018, with intending production start in 2019. However, due to the prior licensing deal with Netflix, the live-action Avatar remake is still on the way as well. The upcoming series went through some creative reworking after the departure of original show creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino in 2020, both of whom are now back at Nickelodeon leading the recently formed Avatar Studios. Netflix has announced some of the stars of its upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action remake, and fans may recognize the cast from their past work.