“Avatar the Last Airmaster” receives a live remake, which enthusiasts expected to correct the bugs in the 2010 film. However, the series has already followed the film’s example by ignoring the vision of the creators of the animated series, and enthusiasts are furious.
Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who co-created Emmy-winning “Avatar the Last Airbender” in 2002, issued statements Wednesday that they were leaving due to artistic differences. Fan outrage appears to be primarily directed at Netflix, which said in 2018 that they would follow the creators’ vision. Some enthusiasts have even asked for the cancellation of the live adaptation “ATLA”.
In an open letter on his blog, author Michael Dante DiMartino explained that he and Bryan Konietzko had left the Netflix TELEVISION series.
“I learned that it may not be the artistic direction of the series, but maybe it’s my answer. So I decided to leave the project. It was the most complicated professional resolution I’ve ever had to make, and in fact I didn’t do it lightly, but it was obligatory for my happiness and artistic integrity,” he wrote.
DiMartino, who under pressure that the ad “does not mean the end of my participation in the ‘Avatar’ universe,” also added that he believes the new TV series ‘ATLA’ is worth watching. However, this is not its creation.
“The Netflix live adaptation of Avatar has the prospect of being good. This can turn out to be an exhibition that many of you end up enjoying. But what I can be sure of is that any edition that ends up on the screen, possibly not being what Bryan and I had planned or planned to do,” he said.
Meanwhile, Konietzko went to Instagram at percentages of various text pages. He noted that this was “the most difficult decision” to make and stated that there was a “negative and unfavourable environment” when they tried to expand the program.
“To be clear, it wasn’t just a matter of not succeeding. Mike and I are contributing people; we didn’t want all the concepts to come from us. Whenever we felt that these concepts were consistent with the spirit and integrity of Avatar, we would have gladly followed them,” Konietzko wrote.
Like its co-creator, Konietzko also expects Netflix’s “Avatar” to become a smart series despite his departure.
“While I’m deeply disappointed by the way things have gone, there are other wonderfully talented people who are still participating in the series, adding some that Mike and I personally hire and who know our time well in the project… Perhaps the rest the team could still do anything that the original enthusiasts and a whole new audience can enjoy,” he suggested.
“Avatar the Last Airmaster” has a live story in 2010 with the film M. Night Shyamalan. Fans hated acting, which praised Asian characters to the fullest. The audience also criticized the comedian’s mediocre special effects and lack of relief. In the end, the film did not capture the spirit of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series, which ran from 2005 to 2008 and won a Peabody Award.
“Avatar the Last Airbender” will be a live TV series on Netflix, but the original creators are no longer involved. Picture: Nickelodeon