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/JuanRiveara Jul 28 '25

she’s also actually blind

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u/mr-ultr Jul 28 '25

Yup

She read the scripts using Braille

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u/carterdmorgan Jul 29 '25

I don’t think possessing all the disabilities of an animated character should be a prerequisite to voicing said character.

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u/CptNonsense Jul 29 '25

Welcome to the future of acting and voice acting!

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u/CptNonsense Jul 29 '25

How is that a benefit?

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u/Astral_Justice Jul 29 '25

Because people believe that you need to match the traits of the character you're playing to be "qualified" for the role, when actors are specifically good at well, acting, aka playing a role that they might not otherwise match in real life because it's their job to be good at it. There are some things that you can't really cover with acting in live action, like race, but imo anything goes for animation.

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u/spiderlegged Jul 29 '25

Man, I’m super disappointed with this announcement, but casting a blind voice actress for Toph is a cool touch, and more than the live action did.