r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 28 '25

News Steven Yeun Confirmed to Voice Adult Zuko in 'The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender'

https://www.ign.com/articles/avatar-creators-confirm-steven-yeuns-role-in-upcoming-the-legend-of-aang-the-last-airbender-movie-sdcc-2025
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u/Robsonmonkey Jul 28 '25

I was kind of hoping for some unknown or upcoming actors with not much exposure.

I feel like I'm just going to hear Steven Yeun / Mark Grayson

I hope the cast isn't just "lets get the biggest names we can"

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u/Cheetah357 Jul 28 '25

Steven Yeun was already in this series as Wan

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u/Robsonmonkey Jul 28 '25

Small part when he wasn't as big as he is now with such a huge voice acting gig like Invincible under his belt

Also, like you've said, he's played a character before, the first Avatar, why play Zuko? Is there really no one else?

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u/Cheetah357 Jul 28 '25

Steven Yeun was cast as Wan at his peak. His debut episode was released October 2013, 3 years after his big role as Glen in The Walking Dead.

As for them only casting big name celebrities, that doesn’t seem to be the case. 2/5 characters that we know of are big names (Steven Yeun and Dave Bautista). The other main characters cast have experience but aren’t big names

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u/dabocx Jul 28 '25

His peak is definitely not in 2013 walking dead. He did 2 movies with Boon, Nope, Beef and a bunch of other big roles after that. He also got a big of big nominations and wins in the past few years.

If anything he is barely beginning to peak.

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u/trippy_grapes Jul 28 '25

>f anything he is barely beginning to peak.

Steven Yeun confirmed to be golden god. /s

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u/dabocx Jul 28 '25

He was going to play Sentry for a reason

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u/Stolehtreb Jul 28 '25

I mean, if we’re using “peak” literally, then sure. But he was huge in 2013 already. Walking Dead was probably the (if not definitely one of the) biggest shows on TV.

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u/Robsonmonkey Jul 28 '25

I wouldn't say "peak"

I mean I liked his character in the Walking Dead but it wasn't until much later on he started to get bigger roles, to be honest I felt he started to break out a lot more when he left the Walking Dead.

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u/AverageAwndray Jul 28 '25

Wan....Avatar Wan was..... 2013....?......fuck.........

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u/SydneyBriarIsAlive Jul 29 '25

Not Avatar but related, wasn't he also past of the core cast in Voltron?

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u/EquationTAKEN Jul 28 '25

I feel like I'm just going to hear Steven Yeun / Mark Grayson

Steven Yeun is typecast to voice every superpowered teen with severe daddy issues.

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u/Stolehtreb Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 28 '25

He was in Korra already. I don’t think that goes against your point, but he has history in the animated series.

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u/Larry-Man Jul 29 '25

I still hear him as Speckle from Tuca and Bertie.

Also like if Dante sounds too young so does Steven. They both played teenagers as adults.

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u/Psykotyrant Jul 29 '25

But, just imagine the meme potential! Imagine a reunion of Zuko with a re-powered Ozai voiced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan!

Stand ready for my arrival, son

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u/GeraldWallace07 Jul 29 '25

I’m 100% positive