The beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender had all the makings of a successful fantasy franchise, with its mature themes of war and social upheaval intertwined into a fast-paced and dramatic plot. This made the live-action adaptation, The Last Airbender, a hotly anticipated release in the summer of 2010, despite the controversial casting of white actors as non-white central characters. However, the movie’s failure to stay faithful to the source material and the dense, inaccessible nature of the original series’ lore left fans disappointed, leading to a boycott of the film. Additionally, the Last Airbender was released after a string of “magic child” movies underperformed, making its failure all the more inevitable. As a result, hopes for a sequel were dashed.
While the sequel would likely have adapted “Book 2 – Earth,” the second season of the source show’s story, it is now clear that The Last Airbender 2 will never happen due to the movie’s dismal critical reception and bad box office. However, a new, rebooted version of Avatar: The Last Airbender is far more likely to be viable. This project can avoid connections with the earlier failure and could make up for the epic faceplant that was 2010’s Avatar: The Last Airbender.
M. Night Shyamalan, the director of The Last Airbender, has since spoken out about the process of making his live-action Avatar adaptation, further underscoring why The Last Airbender 2 is unlikely to ever see the light of day. Shyamalan’s comments reveal how the director’s filmmaking process didn’t exactly align with the overall intent behind The Last Airbender. However, the good news for long-time viewers of the franchise is that Netflix’s live-action Avatar adaptation seems to be the most promising take on the lore. In fact, the showrunners have already avoided Shyamalan’s whitewashing controversy by casting actors who more closely resemble the characters in the animated series. Furthermore, the details revealed by Netflix indicate that, although there will be departures from the original story, it will largely stay faithful to the animated series.
The Netflix adaptation has the distinct advantage of fleshing out Avatar’s lore and story through the series format, which is much more appropriate for a story like Avatar Aang’s journey. By combining long-term storytelling with live-action elements, Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender show has all the elements needed to do justice to the source material, possibly even becoming a more relatable and better version of the original cartoon. The Last Airbender’s problems – a highlight reel of lessons for future adaptations – have laid the groundwork for what could become the greatest Avatar: The Last Airbender story ever told.
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