- The information is not confirmed by Netflix or any other known source officially tied to the anticipated series.
- Avatar News, which has fans frequenting the site for updates on the show, claims they’d put their reputation on the line “with 99.9% confidence.”
- The site provides a vague explanation of how the information came to be found, citing “extensive research,” including an investigation into the social media following behavior of crew members. The crew members in question are said to have been “confirmed by actual sources.”
- Listed on IMDb and the Avatar News Twitter, the rumored cast includes Gordon Cormier, 12, as Aang; Kiawentiio Tarbell, 14, as Katara; Ian Ousley, 19, as Sokka; and Dallas Liu, 19, as Zuko.
- One of the top comments reads: “Is anyone else feeling … cautiously optimistic?”
- In 2018, Netflix reportedly promised that there would not be any whitewashing of the cast, following the criticism of the largely disappointing 2010 film adaptation.
- Unlike the film adaptation, the Netflix reboot had set the original show creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko as showrunners. But when they announced their departure from the series last August, fans were left distraught and any expectations for the show seemed to diminish.
- The latest supposed cast appears to be a glimmer of hope for underrepresented communities wishing to have their cultures shared on screen.
- After all, the show is based heavily on Asian history, with “Japanese, Chinese, Indian, and Inuit aesthetics,” as SyfyWire reported.
- None of the actors have appeared to respond as of yet.
- Here’s what some are saying on Twitter: