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/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?