{"id":76456,"date":"2024-09-20T18:19:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=76456"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:19:34","slug":"netflix-announces-start-of-production-for-avatar-the-last-airbenderand-new-casting-for-fan-favorite-toph-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/20\/netflix-announces-start-of-production-for-avatar-the-last-airbenderand-new-casting-for-fan-favorite-toph-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Announces Start of Production for &#8220;Avatar: The Last Airbender&#8221;and New Casting for Fan Favorite &#8220;Toph&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Tudum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tudum.com<\/a> Quotes from Executive Producers Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani On the start of production:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re looking forward to working with all of our actors again and digging into the deeper, more complicated relationships that develop as their journey continues in Season 2. We are going to show the real-world versions of iconic scenes from the original, and explore some of the stories that the animation didn&#8217;t. Mainly &#8211; we&#8217;re looking forward to seeing our gang all together again.&#8221; &#8220;We&#8217;re going to challenge our characters with more complex and nuanced obstacles as they navigate a more tactile world. 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Miya is a brilliant performer who knows how to precisely balance the sarcastic sense of humor, stubbornness, and vulnerability that is Toph Beifong. 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