Will the planned live action remake of "Avatar - The Last Airbender" fail? The creators of the series announced that they would no longer participate in the Netflix project.
- Netflix plans to reissue the cartoon hit "Avatar - The Last Airbender " as a live-action series.
- The creators of the original series were to be involved as producers.
- Now they have dropped out - and they reveal the reasons for this on the Internet.
For a long time, fans of the cartoon series "Avatar - The Last Airbender" were afraid of the idea that Netflix would produce a live-action series of the classic. The reason: The film adaptation of "The Legend of Aang" by director M. Night Shyamalan received mostly negative reviews.
Will Netflix create a similar flop? The happy news that the "Avatar - The Lord of the Elements" creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are also involved in the project, initially cleared the greatest doubts out of the way. Now, however, the bad news follows: The two have dropped out - because of a dispute with Netflix .
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The separation from Netflix did not go unnoticed by the two. In order to explain to the fans how this drastic decision came about, DiMartino and Konietzko made long and very detailed statements to the public:
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"Michael DiMartino and I recently decided to leave the Netflix live-action adaptation of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' . DiMartino and I started the series in 2002. From now on we will no longer be involved in the project in any form, ”explains Konietzko on Instagram. He also goes into the reasons for this drastic decision: Although Netflix had promised the two of them that it would primarily focus on their ideas of a live-action series, the streaming giant is said to have not kept this agreement. Konietzko also speaks of a "negative and not very supportive working atmosphere" that came about through the approach of Netflix .
In addition, he points out that the two would have always been open to suggestions for improvement and suggestions - provided that they matched their ideas of a new edition. Currently, many people who were personally hired by the creator are also working on the project. So there is hope that the team can turn things around and that the production of the “Avatar” reboot will go in the direction that DiMartino and Konietzko wanted.
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DiMartino and Konietzko are no longer on board, but that is no reason for Netflix to stop production. A spokesman told Variety that they continue to have great confidence in the remaining team. The end result will very likely not meet the wishes of the “Avatar” creators, but there is hope that the series will still appeal to a large number of Netflix users. (soa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen central network.
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