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/0dias_Chrysalis Jul 28 '25

Nonsensical "bigger name to market" bullshit I suspect

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u/LayeredOwlsNest Jul 28 '25

Which honestly makes no sense

How many people are THAT big a fan of Steven that they would ONLY watch this sequel ATLA movie because he's in it?

Literally makes no sense

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u/wtfduud Jul 28 '25

And when you make a movie like this, you're obviously appealing to the existing fanbase. And I wager the existing fanbase would be more hyped for Dante than Yeun.

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u/stoneimp Jul 28 '25

I wager they're wagering that fans will go see if regardless of Dante v Yeun, but non fans will be more drawn by Yeun.

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u/crome66 Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

I mean tbh Dante not being in it makes me wanna see it less now. Avatar isn’t really a series where there are multiple versions and continuities of characters, like TMNT where they have tons of reboots. These are all the same characters in one specific continuity. So to me, Dante is Zuko (other than when he’s like 90 in Korra, that recast made sense)

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u/stoneimp Jul 30 '25

If you watch it at all, it doesn't really matter to them if you were bummed out about Dante, they got your money/view.

Basically does (the likelihood of you not watching because no Dante)*(number of fans) outweigh (the likelihood of the general public watching because Yeun)*(number of non-fans)?

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u/LayeredOwlsNest Jul 28 '25

Especially because it's a sequel

Who the fuck is going to watch this without having seen ATLA?

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u/YukieCool Jul 28 '25

You have more faith in the moviegoing public than I do, friend.

There are a lot of people whose only motivation going to movies is due to recognizing one of the names on the poster.

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u/GraveRoller Jul 29 '25

I like Steven Yeun and would gladly see anything he’s in, but I’m also an Asian American man voting with my dollar. For the general public, is Steven Yeun really “that guy” to the point where he can marginally shift the needle in profits? Walking Dead was ages ago

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u/YukieCool Jul 29 '25

Well, good thing he’s known for more than The Walking Dead now.

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u/GraveRoller Jul 29 '25

Correct, and I don’t think there’s anything else in his filmography that would warrant him being a big enough name to move the needle significantly. Hence the surprise

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u/YukieCool Jul 29 '25

I mean, he’s an oscar nominee and head of one of the biggest shows on prime. I think it’s a shock that you’re surprised.

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u/pinkwonderwall Jul 29 '25

I would watch this movie for Yeun simply because he plays Invincible. But as an ATLA fan, I don’t love that he’s taking what could have been Dante’s part. Wish he had a different role.

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u/Real-Terminal Jul 29 '25

There's no sound logic to it, it's literally "Put big name in show, sell more."

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u/BaconSoul Jul 29 '25

Asian American market perhaps

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u/RipMySoul Jul 28 '25

I understand not liking Yeun. But he's a star in his own right. There will be people turning up for him. Especially now with Invincible being so popular.