New AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Film Toplines Avatar Studios Slate From Original Series Creators For Nickelodeon
Perhaps the jury is still out on what will become of Netflix’s earlier plans for an Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series that’s been brewing for the last few years. Of course it also remains to be seen how well it will do even without the input of the original creators themselves, series’ original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, following their departure from the series last year due to creative differences. In any case, the franchise itself hasn’t lost its touch as the inaugural Nickelodeon animated series still generates fan fervor from its current run on Netflix, as does its spin-off, The Legend Of Korra. For this, the franchise continues to self-nourish with just the kind of potential that DiMartino and Konietzko are utilizing as of this week, jointly launching Avatar Studios as its co-chief creative officers under Nickelodeon, with plans to produce an animated theatrical film this […]