Kiawentiio is teasing a live-action version for Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender It reveals some major changes in Sokka.
When adapting the animated series into live-action, the writers chose to remove the “sexual” elements of the character portrayed by Ian Owsley.
“There is more weight to realism in everything,” Owsley said in an interview. Electronic warfare About the remake, with co-star Kyawintio starring in the film, he added: “I feel like we also removed the sexist element (suka). I feel like there were a lot of moments in the original show that were unclear.
“Yes, absolutely,” Owsley continued. There are things that have been redirected just because they might play a little differently (in live events).”
The post noted that there are threads on Reddit dedicated to pointing out Sokka’s sexist statements where the character says things like, “Girls are better at mending pants than guys, and guys are better at hunting and fighting.”
Avatar: The Last Airbender Coming to Netflix on February 22 with Kiawentiio as Katara, Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, and Gordon Cormier as Aang.
The series is based on the Nickelodeon animated series of the same name. Albert Kim serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Along with Kim, Rideback’s Dan Lin and Lindsey Liberatore serve as executive producers, as does Michael Joy. Joy, Roseanne Liang (also co-executive producer), Jabbar Raisani, and Jett Wilkinson direct.