To put it frankly, there’s been a lot of trepidation and caution surrounding the live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fans of the animated series still aren’t over what happened with the last attempt at a live-action movie. So when it was announced that Netflix would be making a new The Last Airbender series many of us felt scared. However, now that interviews are starting to come out that show off the cast’s chemistry and the budding rivalry between the actors who play Aang and Zuko, fans are getting hyped for this series.
As a lifelong Avatar: The Last Airbender fan I was cracking up over this TikTok of Gordon Cormier, who plays the Avatar, and Dallas Liu, who is the prince of the Fire Nation. It's radiating major Season 3 Aang and Zuko energy as they bicker just like the animated characters do in later episodes, and I love it. You can see this budding rivalry on display as they answered a question asked by theoriesbyt about who their favorite characters from the show are:
@theoriesbyt ♬ original sound - Tyrell Charles
The comments also popped off over these two hilariously talking about their favorite characters as many people posted things like:
- THAT IS LITERALLY AANG IRL -nafeez
- they don’t even need a script, their dynamic is very aang and zuko 😭 -clio
- they just ARE aang and zuko, i’m so excited for it ❤️ -teresa
- Dallas laugh sounds like zuko -Nidia
This clip even managed to convince some skeptics of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender to be cautiously optimistic about the Netflix series as commenters like dina posted:
wasn’t too excited for the live-action but seeing the cast act like their characters has raised my hopes!!
I know my hopes have been raised, honestly, I was sold from the moment they showed the first photos of The Last Airbender’s Netflix adaptation. However, the more I see this cast interacting, the more excited I get. With that said, that enthusiasm grew even more when I saw another TikTok from theorisbyt of the two young actors talking about their favorite type of bending, check it out:
@theoriesbyt ♬ original sound - Tyrell Charles
Like me, many in the comments were loving the dynamic between Gordon Cormier and Dallas Liu, and they let the world know by writing:
- That dude is finna kill it as Zuko -Negrito
- They have fully just become Aang and Zuko 😂😂😂 -Tyrell Charles
- He really is Aang I have hope 😭😭 -Paris
- That “I’m doing good!” Was so Aang coded. Okay I’m a lil confident. -Jordan
I agree with all of the above. Cormier has the bubbly goofy energy of Aang, while also having the diplomatic instincts of the Avatar. Meanwhile, Liu has been giving light-hearted but a little bit hot-headed answers that fit the vibe of Zuko. Overall, these two are just so fun to watch together and they seem like the perfect actors to play out the wildly complex and compelling rivalry between the Avatar and the exiled Prince of the Fire Nation.
While this was a fun sneak peek at what’s to come with this Avatar remake, it’ll be a while before we see these characters and some of The Last Airbender's best fights and comedic moments on screen. The series is currently slated for a 2024 release, so in the meantime, you can continue to watch this wholesome yet fiery rivalry brew between Gordon Cormier and Dallas Liu. Also, you can watch how Aang and Zuko’s story unfolds in the original Avatar: The Last Airbender with a Netflix subscription.
