The Aang actor in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has watched the original Nickelodeon series 26 times

Gordon Cormier as Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender
(Image credit: Netflix)

Think you’re an Avatar mega-fan? Think again. Gordon Cormier, the✅ actor who 💃brings Aang to life in the Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, has you beat.

During a recent interview, Game🌜sRadar+ asked the cast who counts themselves as the origina🌺l show’s biggest fan – and opinion was split.

"I think it’s Kiawentiio," Sokka actor Ian Ousley says, referring to the actor portraying Katara. "[She] grew u𒐪p on it. She has the knowledge."

Dallas Liu, who plays Prince Zuko, counters, "I think the 26 ti🌌mes watching Avatar gives it to Gordon."

Yes, you read that right: the Aang actor has done his homework, watching t💖he original Nickelodeon series 26 times in preparation for hiꦑs role. 

Cormier isn’t the only one who has a history, recent or otherwise, with the cartoon &nd🌺ash; which ran for three seas🤡ons from 2005 to 2008. 

Lizzy Yu, who plays Azula, revealed that she watched reruns growing up and later did more research before✃ her audition.

"I was a little bit on the younger side when it was coming out on Nickelodeon, but I definitely watched a lot of reruns and saw this new art style that I'd never seen before growing up, and felt very conn⛦ected to it," Yu explains.

"So, when I found out what we were auditioning for, I ෴binge watched the show multiple times to be like, ‘OK, now that I know [about the audition], I’m going to try and know as much as I can [about Avatar].’ Which was also special because, now that💎 I’m an adult, I think the original show is really great because you’re able to take lessons from it at any point in your life."

Avatar: The Last Airbender is streaming on Netflix from February 22. For more, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best anime on Netflix.

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