That meant story points and emotional arcs we’d loved in the original could be given even more room to breathe and grow. We’ll be able to see bending in a real and visceral way we’ve never seen before.Īlso, Netflix’s format meant we had an opportunity to reimagine a story that had originally been told in self-contained half-hour episodes as an ongoing serialized narrative. VFX technology has advanced to the point where a live-action version can not only faithfully translate what had been done in animation - it can bring a rich new visual dimension to a fantastic world. So if it ain’t broke, why fix it?īut the more I thought about it, the more intrigued I became. “I think it would be very easy to do a Murphy Brown crossover,” Ehasz jokes.My first thought was, ‘Why? What is there I could do or say with the story that wasn’t done or said in the original?” A:TLA had only grown in popularity and acclaim over the last decade and a half, which is a testament to how complete and resonant a narrative experience it had been. “It’s obviously not my call, but my opinion is there’s room in the world for more Avatar.” “If they’re bringing back Murphy Brown, why not bring back Avatar?” he asks. Then Volpe chimes in, even more hopeful than Ehasz. I know there’d be a lot of people who’d be thrilled.” However, he couched his statement with an admission, simply stating, “I don’t know.” “I would be thrilled if there was another series.

The answer was surprisingly candid - and optimistic.

In an interview with, Aaron Ehasz (head writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Giancarlo Volpe (who directed 19 episodes of the series), and Justin Richmond (director of Uncharted 3) about Wonderstorm’s new series The Dragon Prince, we couldn’t help but ask about the possibility of new Avatar episodes. Back in 2014, the show’s creators made it pretty clear that they had no plans to continue the series with a third Avatar, but maybe that’s no longer the case. It’s been four long years since The Legend of Korra brought a thrilling finale to the saga that began over a decade earlier with The Last Airbender.

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