AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Cast Reveals Their Secret Audition Stories With Gordon Cormier | Netflix
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Live Action Series Stars Reveal Their Audition Stories | Behind The Scenes Interview | Making Of Talk With Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Yu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee & Ken Leung | Funny Cast Moments | On Set Blooper Memories | Netflix Original Series (2024) | Genre: Fantasy Action, Drama | Subscribe ➢ bit.ly/2ncNY5W | (OT: AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER ) SEASON 2 NOT CONFIRMED YET
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🔑 Release Date: 22th February 2024 (Netflix)
🔑 Duration: 8 Episodes in 1 Season
🔑 Link: www.netflix.com/title/80237957
P L O T:
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save the world, and fight against an enemy bent on stopping him.
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❌ Gordon Cormier (Aang)
❌ Kiawentiio (Katara)
❌ Ian Ousley (Sokka)
❌ Dallas Liu (Prince Zuko)
❌ Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Uncle Iroh)
❌ Daniel Dae Kim (Fire Lord Ozai)
❌ Ken Leung (Commander Zhao)
❌ Elizabeth Yu (Azula)
❌ Ruy Iskandar (Lieutenant Jee)
❌ Amber Midthunder (Princess Yue)
❌ Thalia Tran (Mai)
S C R I P T:
❌ Michael Dante DiMartino
❌ Audrey Wong Kennedy
❌ Albert Kim
❌ Bryan Konietzko
❌ Keely MacDonald
❌ Joshua Hale Fialkov
❌ Emily Kim
❌Gabriel Llanas
❌ Christine Boylan
❌ Ubah Mohamed
❌ Hunter Ries
D I R E C T O R:
❌ Michael Goi
❌ Roseanne Liang
❌ Jabbar Raisani
❌ Jet Wilkinson
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Dallas is just chillin', sitting there flexin' his muscles and jawlines😂
and hair, and eyes, and smile and boopy nose❤ and neck hehe
He's handsome and so...❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 im in love i guess 😅😅😅
we gettin mogged with this one🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🗿🗿🗿🗿
I only know that I fell in love ❤😅
I was about to comment that 😂
They all really have that family chemistry. I hope Kiawentiio, Ian, and Dallas keep Gordon under their wing. He’s going to need them to keep grounded and on the right path.
I feel like Ian is not really so fond of Gordon. Like in every interview I watch, he tends to ignore him. Probably due to age gap, that's why Ian's more inclined to Dallas and Kia, but still.
@@yashiro3568 I don’t think it’s that. They all seem to like each other but Gordon is sometimes a bit just like any kid at that age would be, overconfident and without a filter. I think they understand that, I hope they do. 😄
@@yashiro3568what is this assumption man? Ian and Gordon are close to each other. Maybe not as much as Ian’s friendship with Dallas. But there’s really no issues or drama in this cast 😅
@@yashiro3568I think instead of him not being too fond of Gordon, he's just closer with Kia and Dallas since they are basically the same age as him.
@@JS-1222 I don't see how Gordon acts overconfident and lacking a filter, he seems perfectly fine to me. I thought he was pretty respectful, like when Kiawentiio were talking he was actively listening and when Ian said something under his breath, Gordon stop himself and tried to let Ian speak. I think Gordon's only bad trait is that his reactions to stuff seem fake, but I think it's to try to fit in or to be nice
Kiawentiio is so sweet. So proud of her acting journey!!
Dude she butchered Katara. They should have just asked Disney. Netflix child actor cast is horrible
@@S3ymirafair criticism however I think a decent chunk can be chalked up to bad writing
@@legendofburb I do agree with your point. But sometimes actors do need to portray their own self to make the character more lively. I did see her inner Katara during the interviews which is why I am disappointed with her not carrying that same energy in the show.
@@S3ymiraI personally really enjoyed Zuko and Sokkas performances!!
She was great 😁
Kiawentiio and Gordon are just gonna get better in their acting in future seasons but Dallas and Ian were great in this live action, the highlights of the show imo
Also Ken Leung as Zhao was incredible. Even after his character was a little different as in the animated series, Ken Leung's Zhao felt natural due to his great acting.
I love every fire nation people in this live action (except Azula tho, not because of the actress but because of the changed story of her 🤧)
Dalllas and Ian in real life, surprass the personality of the characters they're playing.
I'm talking about the netflix adaptation, not the characters of the original cartoon.
ya for sure, you can tell they were inexperienced but hopefully they'll grow into their role season 2 and onwards!
They will for sure
Proud of kiawentiio, been her fan since her character Kak'wet in anne with an e. never had a closure in Kakwet's story, happy to see her as katara
Love gordon cute voices, his deternination innocent vibes, he brings avatar reality as childs perspective, bravo gordon, i like the avatar smile. Love all the casts. Im so ready for season 2.
They really found the perfect aang.
I agree
So perfect that one would be hard pressed to think who came first - Gordon or Aang. 😆😆😆
They did find the perfect Aang! ❤ it’s like Gordon was born to be Aang
agree
I’m sorry the silence and faces after she was done talking at 3:03 was so funny😅. Love this cast🙌
Im so ready for season 2
That ain't coming till 2027
@@cometomee8047Nah I think it‘s coming end of next year, this year they might start filming cause it would fit with stranger things
@@cometomee8047 Sure, the third season will come out in 2032 when Gordon is 25 years old
@@t.k.8815plz dont say that
Lmao@@t.k.8815
I reeeally liked Zuko. Also the guy who plays Sokka was amazing
It's so obvious how awkward the kids are its kinda cute 😭 cant wait to see how the interviews will improve with them growing and all🤝✨️💕
paul/uncle iroh is my most fav actor in this series. a man with a lot of gravitas that anchors the younger cast. when i saw the live action series, and not knowing anything about paul, i thought he reminds me a lot of the really good male character actors in kdramas. was i delighted to know he is a south korean national himself!
Gordon very polite person
Gordon Cormier i love you 🤓👍👍👍
Gordan is hilarious 😅😅 full of humours
Kiawentiio looks pretty 💕😍
No, like 30y old plastic
@@sirhana I'd hate to see what you look like lmfao
@@m3gusta17wait how old is she?
@@Laylam819 or 18
@@HaveFaithInOurFather oh thx! i know i could’ve looked it up and i did but i couldn’t delete my comment for some reason.
Gives me chills! The way they kept it secret to the cast members was insane. Love the process!
Paul is like an extrovert Korean uncle who does all the talk and never lets his friend Daniel say a word. 😂
I know that people are giving Kiawentiio’s Katara a lot of flak for not having her trademark rage like in the cartoon. But, I tweeted a theory saying that Katara’s holding it back because she knows how dangerous a bender can be if he or she’s out of control, and I asked Kia herself what she thought of it. She simply said that “There’s always room for change.” So, we might see an enraged Katara in the future.
I love how gordon act😻
Good move they pick gordon 😊
Aang is adorable! Perpect for Avatar!
Dallas: 🤫🧏♂️🗿
I really like him
Too bad they didn't include how they casted Dallas and Daniel. DDK seemed like a perfect choice for Ozai but I was curious how they decided to go with Dallas.
He was arguably the strongest cast member out of the younger actors both in terms of emotional performances and physical choreography.
Paul mentions in the interview that DDK didn't need to audition so the creators probably reached out to him given he has a lot of previous experience, probably the most marketable name of the cast, and he has history in the Avatar universe and hence with the creators (before they left), voicing General Fong in ATLA and Hiroshi Sato in LOK.
He's an established actor so they probably wanted him to play the part
I believe Daniel didn't audition, he was offered the part.
That dallas biceps 🤤😍
For the people criticizing Kiawentiio's acting, she and dallas were first cast than Gordon. So the producers must've seen the qualities of Katara in her. Her acting was not the worst bcos I've read a lot of negative comments about her. Let's just hope their acting will be better in Book 2.
I don't understand people's hate on the acting, like where was the bad acting? I mean yeah was not that expressive all the time but katara isn't like sokka either with his mannerisms, and her scene with the mom was so expressive and so good. Katara was more caretaking and assertive in the cartoon but that is like the writing fault for not including that more, I mean she has that Katara spirit in those areas already from these interviews.
@juliel2488 She also did amazing on the water bending skills that progressed from the beginning to last. And yeah i agree with the writing part for sure she just followed it. I saw her taped audition she did great!
@@dogseye_007 Yeah the water bending too was great! And yeah I think it’s just the writers and directors not giving her good scripts and directions and screen time and putting caretaker role to Sokka. I’ve seen her in Anne with an E too and she’s truly such a great actress.
Gordon’s the main character, i understand why it took longer. But yeah she did great with what she was given
I loved I want a season 2 for sure 😍🔥
I’m gg to say Descartes as discartis from now on😂 thanks gordon hahahhaha
Literally crying when I heard Dallas say the real pronunciation hahahahah
Love them all! ❤
Nice can wait for season 2 and 3
You are all amazing. Thank you very much to the team crew who made this film for making this series fresher and more amazing. including all of you, the players are truly extraordinary. I cqnt wait for season 2 👍👍❤️🔥
What about dallas story 😭
probably crushed it the first time?
maybe he got offered the role
Im also waiting, my bro said he was on shang chi
He talked about it a little bit in a different video I think
There was this tiktok actor guy who recounted how he was almost cast as Zuko. He's really gorgeous but i'm guessing Dallas' martial arts acumen and acting got him the part.
i love the way your people talk together and laugh together, but I'm still waiting for season 2
The 4 of them look very good in their roles, I hope in the second one their personalities are noticeable a little more, but I don't know how it is that in the cast the actresses of Mai and Azula thought they were the best to play them, but Uncle Iroh mr ozai and sukki super good
We’ve barely seen any Mai or azula let them cook!
@@talkingweevil3172They were obviously criticizing the looks... and not the performance
@@_phx_ either way just wait looks are way less important than acting
Kiawentiio so pretty😊
Gordon, Kia and Dallas😘
You all deserve these roles! ❤ amazing actors 😢
Gordon and Kiawentiio have much more chemistry off screen then on, and I mean it in a friendship way - because in the first season, they wrote it as in Aang and Katara have almost no connection whatsoever, and you can see from these interviews that it is 100% on the writers. Also, she knows the source material, and she has personality - I hope writers do Katara justice in season 2. She is NOT shy and quiet, she is fierce, motherly and strong. Such a great female character - ruined.
The actors are literally amazing. I really hope the writing is better in the future seasons. Y'all are over exaggerating though, the show is enjoyable, but definitely has its flaws!
ddk and dallas are js there flexing their jawlines, like father like son😭
aang is too cute 🥹🥹
Dallas🔥
Protecccccc gordon at all costs!
I wanna know , since the directors gave Ian a lot of free will on his lines and jokes, did they give the same to Kiawentiio? Or even Aang for that matter. I can’t wait for season 2 though I think Kiawentiio and Gordon will grow into their roles better
Yes. I hope they give Gordon the freedom to be as goofy as him in real life.
Dallas with his Guns and Jawline... 🥵
Gunn?🤨🍆
Ken is absolutely amazing in his role. I'm going to mis him in season 2(?)
Ken Leung has done a great job as Zhao. He is kinda intimdating, sneaky, but he is also not a "powerful" person. A great antagonist !!
Dallas ❤
So cute! ☺☺☺😍
I searched the whole world for this character >> gordon born to be aang 5:05
Look at Ousley... He was born to play Sokka 😮
when i first saw the movie.. i thought they made a temporary plastic surgery in order to make him look like Sokka but it seems like he was born for this😅
Aang voice just hit puberty 😂😂😂😂
8:55 In real life, Daniel is older than Paul. 🤯
I wanna gear Dallas’ story!
Im gonna wondering if Aang and Katara has a deep relationship between friends like in the animation i wonder bcauz its cute of them ❤❤❤❤ our cutie boi Gordon Cornier
Aang keburu akil baligh nih kalau season 2 ga segera dibuat😅
What a perfect cast so far. I hope hey don't ruin our beloved toph.
Gordon and dalla did a great job..but i hope they make him more goofy..katara need act braver..and sokka act funnier
i think they casted so long because they really wanted to be sure to have the ideal match
Zuko is cool🙌
Release the audition tapes!
If Kiawentiio be Kiawentiio, she'll be Katara, No need of acting. I guess directorial mistake 😅
Kind of interesting that Kia was getting callbacks every other day and yet it took the studio months to decide on Gordon. She’s a sweet girl and I love her chemistry with the other cast members but was the weakest actor of the bunch. I’m wondering why her casting was so rushed, almost like they didn’t take the time to see if there was anyone else that could have been casted as Katara.
Tbh I think that speaks to the writing more than her performance
@@JMontageyeah same, she did a good job, the writing didn’t give her enough.
@@pls-shanice the writing and directing really screwed over some of the younger actors
She did great with what she was given. I thought she was a consummate professional. Ppl wanted her Katara to be more feisty but this version is a tad more gentle. Maybe she'll see the criticism and try something different for the next season
The watered down Katara this season; that wasn’t the actress’s fault tbh
On the thumbnail how come Dallas looked like Ryu from tlok
Is the 8 episode thet last one or there is more episodes coming ?
Love them all but I hope Katara’s acting gets better, those staring for a few seconds is kinda odd but I love Kiawentiio as herself. Hopefully her and Gordon’s acting gets better next seasons.
Dallas genuinely adores Gordon, though. Big bro vibes love it!
Then there was Ken Leung…. I wanted to kill (Zhao) him so bad. Hahaha
What’s a chemistry read?
A chemistry read is an opportunity to read with actors being considered for a role opposite yours, usually lead roles. The main purpose is to see how you instinctively connect and work with the other actor. But before you get that opportunity, the casting director must see that potential in your initial audition.
Omgg Gordon is so tiny
so far i don't see katara here as we got in the cartoon, her character in la like a innocent girl, katara is not like that, the closest that we got is when she yell at sokka about not trusting jet, that the best we got
Dallas is the next Dominic Torreto, he is nephew of dom and son of Brian
Gordon sounds 25 already... How will this work going forward?
the 3 of them (kiawentiio not so much) really sometimes are mean to gordon and i hate seeing it. i cant help but notice that in every single interview and im like bruh… hes just a kid dont be so rude to him? he’s trying
He's also literally the lead and the face of the show so he deserves more respect
@@brookeabney9434 yup exactly, whether they like it or not he’s the IT boy of the show
I’ve noticed it too but it’s probably because of the age gap :(
@@leilanidelana7548agree, I think it's the age gap. Gordon is a lot younger, and the other three have a natural chemistry. Also he seems like he's trying really hard to fit in. It's a matter of maturity. In a few years, I'm sure they'll all be perfect together.
Yeah like why is Dallas’s face judging in the back
wheres dalls backstory :(
Why is Kiawentiio only called by her first name?
That's her stage name. The rest of them had their real names as their stage names but Kiawentiio just goes by her first name.
What's he song in the background??
3:53
Ga nyangka Dallas ada darah indonesianya
4:19
I personally thought Gordon and Ian were the best out of the four, I think Gordon just embodies aang in every way and so does Ian for Sokka. Kiawentiio and Dallas just didn't have the spark, especially not with their characters at least.
I love you Gordon❤🍆😘😁 Cormier
Paul looks older than Daniel but age wise its the opposite xD
Aku punya firasat Liu bakal jadi Ace dari one piece 😀
that's okay, Gordon. understandable. 'twas spelled Descartes and you pronounced it just how it was spelled.
Science. That must be about Rene Descartes.
Whoever cast a Azula did really bad choice. Yeah she is beautiful no doubt. But I can't feel Azula to her presence
Actually from the original character, Katara, and Sokka's skin is not white....(for example- we can see from the sucsess film 'Conan The Destroyer', they confirm this)
They aren't white tho
Is it possible to re-cast Katara's role for 2nd season ?
girl wtf💀
HAHA i would riot if any character got changed !!
actor
No
it's just me or it feels like there's not much connection between them, especially with Ian. You feel more secluded or you don't feel comfortable with them
Discarties
I love the actors but katara’s acting is so dead and monotoned. She looks hella pale in the live action as well when katara was very tan. It’s a shame since in real life her actress is lively but in the show it feels like she’s not even there.
It's also the writing for Katara. She really got downplayed in the new show 🙁
Not Ian laughing at “charafter” 😭 Can someone tell him. Don’t just laugh. 🥲
I wonder how Katara and aang got selected 😅
Gordon said on the fallon show, he rejected the first audition invitation. Then they keep sending him an invitation that's why he went. But he didn't know it was for an avatar. I think it is selected because he is more goofy in real life
They just explained it here HOW so I am on a brighter side that that is the point of the question. The two were great, if something is missing in the acting then blame the directors. I can see they possess the characters they portray especially Gordon. He was born to be Aang for sure, he got his positive spirit, great smile and charm. He was just 12 when they did s1 so he can def improve more as an actor. For Kia, everyone who watched her on Anne with an E would know how great her acting is.
Gordon? The boy is actually good. Not because he didn't act as goofy as aang cartoons doesn't mean his a bad actor....
and dallas? how?
idk if she's holding up the acting but or she's just bad at it
It was bad writing for her character.
Azula is an athlete, and girl playing her looks like an Mcdonald employee... ANNA SAWAI would a much better choice
shes 31 bro💀💀
lol mcdonald employee. we dont ned to recast her . she just need to “Burn” some calories and shell be great
Y’all creepy, it’s a cartoon character get a grip
Glad she didn’t write the story … 😅
this plays azula is a bit fat
No she isn't? Not everyone can be stick skinny 💀
i have no hate on the actors and actresses... although the have potential the showrunners did dirty to them with horrible writing and acting guidance... it is so painful to witness, I just wish I could unsee the live action... there's no wow-factor... no emotion... no chemistry... nothing that can make it memorable like the og show... it's astoundingly depressing, becuase i can't unsee this abomination... Gyatso, the greatest airbender in the world, didn't even put up a fight that lasted more than ten seconds... In the original show, Gyatso was surrounded by the bodies of almost a platoon of firebenders... Bumi is portrayed as a salty, dumb old man who blames his 12-year-old friend (a literal child) for running away instead of a nutty yet very wise and understanding old friend who gives guidance to Aang to be a better Avatar... Katara is supposed to be the most mature of the group, very headstrong, brave, and sturdy like a rock. Yet she's also caring and maternalistic, like a mother. She's a very remarkable female character who has faith in everyone and never refuses to turn her back on people who need her. I say everybody should have a sister or even a mother like Katara. That is how brilliant Katara's character is. Not a submissive little sister who needs to be looked after by her big brother, like how they portrayed her in the Netflix Live Action. Airbending seemed okay, but a lot more improvement is needed to show the full potential of airbending (not good enough). Earthbending doesn't have any solid martial art choreography and stance that makes it look like Earthbending. It just looks like people using telekinesis to chuck rocks at each other, like Magneto in X-men. Appa should have more character, as he's a very important member of the team that carries the whole gang on his back throughout the entire show. By the way, I didn't know Momo died because I didn't care to watch more episodes of Netflix's Live Action bullcrap... I am actually fuming at the showrunners right now 😠👿
You must have a sad life 😂
@@thetravelingteacher1001 and you don't have the mental capacity to realize that it is just not good enough to be considered a decent show... If we settle for a mediocre performance... They will keep giving us mediocre performance...
Ah Well you could be a "Tear bender"😂
I agree with you when talking about episodes 1-4, but after episode 5 the live action is almost better than the original. Momo didn't die, Sokka and Yue saved him. I'm a fan of Avatar since 2007 and have watched it more than 5 times, I assure you episodes 5-8 of Netflix' Avatar is a masterpiece imo and they couldn't have done it better (except some minor details). The original creators worked on episodes 5 and 6, I believe, and it's so worth watching. Episodes 1-4 on the other hand are meh just like you said.
Momo doesn't die because Yue saves him (? In this live action as for the rest, it is alright you have the right to an opinion. Let's hope it gets better next season because I really liked the show, it just need to take criticism.
She looks like a better Azula to me. So far this show is OKAY. Azula is fat and bratty, and Mai is fat too.
their actors have rounded facial structures, bc a lot of Asians do. Also Azula is a little sister, of course she has an attitude
@@itslilyquinn no. You are dumb.
@@LikeABoss1211 Good counter argument.
Terrible acting. Aang and Katara were the worst of the bunch, Sokka was ok-ish, Zuko was ok.
as if you can do a better job 🙄bye hater👋
@Trabsol right? these haters just wanna nitpick on everything.
@TrabsolWell changes are bound to happen in any live adaptation, and a 1:1 replica of the animated series simply won't do timeline-wise (Look at Gordon, he's growing up so fast! lol). Yeah, maybe they don't wanna be disappointed yet again, but it's also not fair for them to hate on the cast considering these are teens/young actors, and for some of them, this is their first major project.
@@saucybunsss I can't do better, I'm not an actor, they are. Stop it with that stupid logic please! So I can't complain about a doctor who I think has not done his job well because I can't do better? You know that sounds stupid, right?
And no, Jesus.. commenting on their acting does not mean I'm a "hater". WTF, why are you fanatics behaving like rabid cultists?
@Trabsol I agree, they should.
why zuko gay
sokka chill tho
Why should that matter tho 💀