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[Frontier]

Canadian actress Jessica Matten, who is of Red River Métis and Cree descent, will be voicing Katara in the upcoming animated film sequel to the series.

Indigenous Actress Jessica Matten Set To Voice Katara in the Upcoming 'Avatar Aang' Animated Movie

Last year, we at Knight Edge Media revealed that Avatar Studios has decided to recast all the voice actors in their upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender animated film besides Dante Basco. The film was previously announced to follow Avatar Aang and the rest of Team Avatar while in their early 20s...

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Cool, but I still want to hear Mae Whitman as adult Katara...

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Cool, but I still want to hear Mae Whitman as adult Katara...

Yes but times have changed.

 

[Frontier]

Yes but times have changed.

I know, but I feel like her new actress will probably be trying to channel her Katara anyways .

 

[Gwaffics]

Lost Odyssey: Shadows of Destiny Is a One-Shot Set in Avatar Legends With the Voice Actors of Aang and Toph

IGN Announced a charity event tomorrow with Zach Tyler Eisen and Michaela Jill Murphy from the original series! The trailer is cool.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Dave Bautista and Eric Nam join the voice cast of the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated movie.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Dave Bautista and Eric Nam join the voice cast of the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated movie.

Also confirmed are Dionne Quan and Román Zaragoza and the Variety article failed to mention that Nam will be voicing Aang plus it's very likely that Quan and Zaragoza's roles are Toph and Sokka respectively.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Movie Adds Dave Bautista, Eric Nam to Voice Cast - IGN

Dave Bautista has joined the voice cast of the upcoming animated Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, while Eric Nam will be voicing Aang.

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[Elijah Abrams]

Also confirmed are Dionne Quan and Román Zaragoza and the Variety article failed to mention that Nam will be voicing Aang plus it's very likely that Quan and Zaragoza's roles are Toph and Sokka respectively.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Movie Adds Dave Bautista, Eric Nam to Voice Cast - IGN

Dave Bautista has joined the voice cast of the upcoming animated Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, while Eric Nam will be voicing Aang.

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I’m surprised Dionne Quan is doing something again years after retiring from VA work due to her blindness. It’s the reason why Butch Hartman forgot Trixie Tang, and Timmy's interest in her, during The Fairly OddParents' run.

I can’t help but imagine Toph asking Aang to "tell me I’m pretty".

 

[Neo Ultra Mike]

I know, but I feel like her new actress will probably be trying to channel her Katara anyways .

Eh isn't that the same for like EVERY VA who replaces someone specifically known for that role? I guess there are the very very rare exceptions where they go in a totally new direction not even really trying to sound the same (Tracy Morgan taking over for Unknown Hinson as Early in Squidbillies) but typically that new actor/actress is very much trying to be that same character. And granted a part of me also would want her to come back as Katara especially now that we're dealing with the cast as adults but... yeah if even Family Guy is trying to be more racially accurate about whose casted for roles nowadays the ATLA franchise really should as well.

I’m surprised Dionne Quan is doing something again years after retiring from VA work due to her blindness. It’s the reason why Butch Hartman forgot Trixie Tang, and Timmy's interest in her, during The Fairly OddParents' run.

No the reason Butch Hartman forgot about Trixie is the same reason he forgot about like 80% of the supporting cast of FOP; the crew just got too focused on like only working with about a half dozen characters and had NO interest in really using the others. Like if you weren't Timmy and his parents/godparents, Crocker, Jorgen, and whatever character they were pushing post... season 7 you really weren't going to show up at all with any regularity and eventually just be forgotten.

Admittedly Dionne Quan hasn't really had any VA work in a decade since... one of the Curious George TV shows from 2015 but hey it is nice to have a blind VA playing a blind character especially with ties to Nick. Like I knew of Dionne Quan since she was Kimmi in Rugrats so it is cool to see her back playing Toph. i'm also curious who Bautista is playing. Likely one of the main new villains for this film which hey I read the graphic novels the team can come up with some decent antagonists for those formats so hope to see something like that for this project.

 

[Frontier]

Eh isn't that the same for like EVERY VA who replaces someone specifically known for that role? I guess there are the very very rare exceptions where they go in a totally new direction not even really trying to sound the same (Tracy Morgan taking over for Unknown Hinson as Early in Squidbillies) but typically that new actor/actress is very much trying to be that same character. And granted a part of me also would want her to come back as Katara especially now that we're dealing with the cast as adults but... yeah if even Family Guy is trying to be more racially accurate about whose casted for roles nowadays the ATLA franchise really should as well.

I get it, and apparently Mae Whitman wanted someone more culturally appropriate to voice Katara, though I feel like it still would've been fine to have her reprise the role.

 

[RoyalRubble]

The animated movie is now set to be released on January 20, 2026.

 

[Frontier]

The animated movie is now set to be released on January 20, 2026.

Starting off the New Year with the return of the Gaang .

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Starting off the New Year with the return of the Gaang .

But isn’t January a "dead month" for movies?

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

The animated movie is now set to be released on January 20, 2026.

I wonder why it's been moved to that date since January is not usually a great month for new releases as it's typically a dump month and Deadline has the correct date, which is January 30.

Paramount’s ‘Aang Avatar’ Animated Pic With Dave Bautista Pushed To Early 2026

'Aang Avatar' Animated Pic With Dave Bautista Pushed To Early 2026

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