#meegwun fairbrother

[natlacentral]

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I’m so happy that the voice actor for the cabbage merchant gets to reprise his role in the live-action series!

[avatar-news]

Exclusive: Meegwun Fairbrother has been cast as Avatar Kuruk in an expanded role in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! Now, meet the complete four-element Avatar Cycle.

Meegwun Fairbrother is an Indigenous Ojibway actor best known for APTN's Mohawk Girls, Syfy’s Helix, and CBC's Burden of Truth. He plays the most recent water Avatar before Aang and Korra, Kuruk, in an expanded role in the Northern Water Tribe arc of Season 1.

Season 1 of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series will feature ALL FOUR Avatars in the four-element Avatar Cycle

🌊 Water: Avatar Kuruk - Meegwun Fairbrother

⛰️ Earth: Avatar Kyoshi - Yvonne Chapman

🌋 Fire: Avatar Roku - C. S. Lee

🍃 Air: Avatar Aang - Gordon Cormier

[geekcavepodcast]

20 More Join Netflix’ Live-Action “Avatar: The Last Airbender”

Netflix has announced 20 new cast members for the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

From the Water Tribe we have Amber Midthunder as Princess Yue, A. Martinez as Pakku, Irene Bedard as Yagoda, Joel Oulette as Hahn, Nathaniel Arcand as Chief Arnook, and Meegwun Fairbrother as Avatar Kuruk. From the Earth Kingdom we have Arden Cho as June, Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi, Danny Pudi as the mechanist, Lucian-River Chauhan as Teo, and James Sie as the cabbage merchant. From the Fire Nation we have Momona Tamada as Ty Lee, Thalia Tran as Mai, Ruy Iskandar as Lt. Jee, Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Lord Sozin, C.S. Lee as Avatar Roku, François Chau as the Great Sage, and Ryan Mah as Lt. Dang. From the Spirit Realm we have George Takei as the voice of Koh and Randall Duk Kim as the voice of Wan Shi Tong, the Spirit of Knowledge.

They join the previously cast Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka), Dallas Liu (Zuko), Daniel Dae Kim (Fire Lord Ozai), Elizabeth Yu (Azula), and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Iroh). Albert Kim serves as showrunner, writer, and an executive producer.

(Image from 2005′s Avatar: The Last Airbender)

[neechees]

Is every adaptation of ATLA like allergic to casting Inuit actors as the Water tribe characters or something. First we got the whitewashing shitshow "The Last Airbender", then the Netflix adaptation DID mostly cast Native actors as the Water Tribe characters, but Sokka is a pretendian, Katara is played by Mohawk actress Kiawentiio Tarbell plus a white looking Meegwun Fairbrother as another character, and now the Nickelodeon animated adult gaang series cast Jessica Matten, who is mixed Cree/Métis (who, by the way, were historically enemies with Inuit), was cast as Katara. Why.

[ursie]

There needs to be a conversation about the colorism in the casting of indigenous people so far-even if you believe Sokka’s actor is ndn he along with Kuruk and Katara’s actors are noticeably lighter then their characters. (Comically so in Sokka and Kuruk’s case)

Usually I’d give Katara’s actress a pass because at least she’s visibly brown but with the other actors it’s a :// pattern. This is not criticism at Katara’s actress btw I’m glad a native woman is getting any role but between the colorism and the inability to just cast Inuit people there’s def conversations to be had 😭😔

Image id : a screenshot from Twitter account “discuss avatar” saying “meet your past life avatars from season 1 of Netflix’s avatar the last airbender. Water : avatar Kuruk - Meegwun Fairbrother. Earth : avatar Kyoshi - Yvonne Chapman. Fire : avatar Roku - C.S. Lee.” Underneath are three headshots of the actors over their characters (a lightskinned man with green eyes over Kuruk a darkskinned man dressed in white fur, an Asian woman with short hair in a black dress over Kyoshi an Asian woman in white makeup and green robes, and a bald asian man with a mustache over a Asian man with long hair and a beard in red robes.) : end id.

[low-budget-korra]

The Legend of Korra Fancast

This one was hard to make. Specially the Watertribe that is based manly on the Inuk people but it physical appearance also resemble a lot other native people, like the Maori and other Native American people.

This fancast is based on appearance, ethnicity and vibes.

Korra- Devery Jacobs and Sydney Park

Devery Jacobs is a native actress who stars in Reservation Dogs, a show I haven't watched but it is on my watchlist. She is the first pick for the role, because she is native american, despite being light skinned in comparison to Korra.

The second pick is Sydney Park, I read she is mixed but I choose her based on her appearance only. I haven't seen none of them acting, but in those pictures I could see Korra in both of them.

Asami Sato - Havana Rose Liu and Kelsey Chow

I've Watched Bottoms and in the moment I saw Havana Rose Liu on screen I thought "that's Asami Sato" and, I mean, just look at her. She is gorgeous, sophisticated, charismatic, she even has those beautiful green eyes. And importantly, the acting is there.

I feel the same with Kelsey Chow, especially after watching clips of her in Yellowstone. Sure, she ain't asian or asian American (I've read that she has some native american background) but still, I think she is a good second choice even being too old for the role cuz like Devery Jacobs, who is also in her 30's, they look younger than they really are.

Mako - JJ Jr Mackenyu / Ludi Lin

I haven't watched One Piece but one look at JJ Jr Mackenyu and I saw Mako.

Same with Ludi Lin, sure he is also too old for the role but he has that "cooliness" , that "bad boy" aura that Mako has especially in book 1.

Bolin - Niko Hiraga // Kai Bradbury

I only saw Niko Hiraga in Booksmart and haven't seen any work of Kai Bradbury but look at those eyes, such sympathetic eyes man.

Tenzin - Donnie Yen / Ke Huy Quan

Ip Man himself as Tenzin is a dream and one of the most common fancasting of the character but I think Ke Huy Quan would be The Tenzin, I mean, in Everything Everywhere all at once he shows an heart and an light that justs would fit Tenzin so well

Lin Beifong - Michelle Yeoh // Ming-Na Yen

The same with Michelle Yeoh, I mean just look at her and her works. Ming-Na Yen would also be an amazing choice for Lin, if see her in clips from agents of shield and damn she seems so good in there.

Suyin Beifong - Maggie Q / Lucy Liu

Maggie Q is a baddie with such kind eyes and mother vibe (yes, I loved Nikita) that fits so well with Su. Lucy Liu brings the same as Maggie Q but with some swagger that would be fun to watch.

Amon - Meegwun Fairbrother / Adam Beach

No, Meegwun is not a white man but it is white passing just as Amon. I haven't see any of them acting, I'm going just by looks here. Adam would be the choice if they choose to make Amon look more like a Watertribe man.

Tarrlok - Tatanka Means // Matariki Whatarau

Same with Amon fancasting, Mataraki ain't native american but he is Maori(according to google) and yes, he is too young for the character and that's also why Tatanka is my first choice

Zaheer - Henry Rollins / Ron Yuan

Before y'all jump on me because I pick a white guy has first choice to play Zaheer, let's remember that he has a view of the Air Nomad culture and mentality that he considers superior even in comparison with the only Airbender master at the time, he also is a hypocrite since he let his friends destroy a millennial temple symbol and museum of the culture he said it's inspired him. This is the type of arrogance and disrespect that typically comes from a white man c'mon

I didn't know any of Ron Yuan work but just by his appearance I think he would be a good choice for Zaheer

Kuvira - Sonoya Mizuno / Natasha Liu Bourdizzo

Sonoya and Natasha , can't choose who I like best for the character, both of them has that damn penetrating powerful gaze.

[tracing-rivers]

With a few days' distance, I can say there's a couple of original scenes I actually really liked in the new A:tLA adaptation.

Zuko's men finding out that the reason he was burned was because he refused to let them be sent to a certain death, and wordlessly honoring him as a true leader. That was a moving scene, more subtle than others in the new material, and a great preparation to Zuko's endgame.

Aang's meeting with Kuruk. Meegwun Fairbrother's acting was really good and I don't really know if the extra Kuruk lore was explored in a spinoff, but the way his body and spirit were affected by his battles parallels really nicely with Korra.

Zuko's research on past Avatars being what leads Aang to Kyoshi's and Roku's shrines. Like I said in another post, he's already getting dragged kicking and screaming into the Gaang. Now if they hadn't felt the need to shove it in our faces two episodes later-

I can probably think of more, cause I didn't hate the show (except the finale, like, WAY to miss the point), but they're those that really stand out to me.

[feralkwe]

i finished all of the new atla in one sitting. i didn't just like it for what it is as a separate entity. i loved it. i think it did a lot of things better, actually, than the original while staying true to the spirit of the show. even in the notable flaws i could see the effort and love put into this project by the diverse collection of talent and skill both on and off the screen. i have a lot of thoughts i want to sit on for a bit, many of them about katara specifically, that i will put to words soon.

my overall non-spoiler takeaway is that i think people are too impatient to let the show run its course before they judge things, which is an overall problem with modern media literacy. i have to wonder how many haters took the time to watch it in full and let the arcs play out fully.

anyway. it's danged good. the casting is immaculate. meegwun fairbrother needs to call me for coffee. and i need a season 2 immediately.

[avatar-news]

ATLA IS BACK! 20 new castings confirmed!

Today is a big day because Netflix has officially confirmed 20 new castings in the upcoming live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series, which is now officially done both 7 months of principal photography and one month of reshoots, and now in post-production!

Four castings are brand-new:

Lucian-River Chauhan - Teo

Hiro Kanagawa - Fire Lord Sozin

George Takei - Koh the Face Stealer

Randall Duk Kim - Wan Shi Tong

Sixteen are confirmations of previous casting scoops, eight of which were Avatar News exclusives!

Amber Midthunder - Princess Yue

A Martinez - Master Pakku

Irene Bedard - Master Yagoda

Joel Oulette - Hahn

Nathaniel Arcand - Chief Arnook

Meegwun Fairbrother - Avatar Kuruk

Arden Cho - June the bounty hunter

Utkarsh Ambudkar - King Bumi

Danny Pudi - the mechanist

James Sie - the cabbage merchant

Momona Tamada - Ty Lee

Thalia Tran - Mai

Ruy Iskandar - Lieutenant Jee

Ryan Mah - Lieutenant Dang

C. S. Lee - Avatar Roku

François Chau - the Great Sage of the Fire Temple

We also have some new, illuminating, official character details:

Lieutenant Dang

Lieutenant Dang’s position in the Fire Navy is now confirmed to be Commander Zhao’s second-in comand.

King Bumi

The age of the character of King Bumi is confirmed to indeed still be an old man (“ancient” in the colloquial sense).

Avatar Kuruk

We have an official character description for Avatar Kuruk, which will be very interesting to anyone who has read the Chronicles of the Avatar novels: “A previous Avatar with a haunted past.”

(This could also be interpreted as being about Ummi, which of course factors in, but I do have confirmation that it’s related to the novels although I can’t say more since it’s spoilers for the end of the show!)

Three other castings were not confirmed today:

Sebastian Amoruso - Jet

Joel Montgrand - Hakoda

Rainbow Dickerson - Kya

I still have very strong confirmation these are still true, they just weren’t in today’s “main” Season 1 cast announcement. There will of course be dozens more characters than the ones officially revealed so far!

But, what feels like the biggest deal today in some ways is that after more than 9 months of complete, top-secret radio silence (285 days!), live-action ATLA is back with official news! This is a really good sign for times to come.

It’s also cool to me that they made their own special announcement for this rather than including it in Netflix’s Tudum Global Fan Event with dozens of other shows and movies, which was only just a few days ago. Because this show is special, it’s set apart, and it’s gonna be BIG. Now we just wait...

[dear-indies]

Hi there! I'm not sure if you can help me with this but I really want to use Meegwun Fairbrother as a fc but I can't seem to find an age for him no matter how hard I look. Any chance you could work some magic for me? Thank you for all that you do for the rpc! <3

Hey anon! I messaged the amazing @olivaraofrph according to an old tweet (that she can't tell for sure if it was asking his age as the original tweet has been deleted) and famousbirthdays, "an educated guess would be that he’s somewhere around 35, probably/likely 35 exactly but can’t say for sure!"

[aanglican]

two more days till i watch meegwun fairbrother as kuruk. slay.

[lindleyz]

In the source link you’ll find 125 gifs of the actor  Meegwun Fairbrother.  Meegwun is of Ojibwe and Scottish descent  and all gifs were taken from the first four episodes of season 4 of burden of truth in which he played Owen beckbie a . These gifs were created for @olivaraofrph​ as part of the 2021 rph server gift exchange. Th gifs are all 250x140, roleplayable, and, made by me. Please reblog if using. 

[katherine-mcnamara]

heya dev do you have any favourite men fcs? I feel like we know your fave women but not men and I'm nosy 💀

Anon how long you got? And even then I'll forget people I KNOW I WILL ASDFLDFSAf But!!! Here's some of my top faves!!!

Dominic Sherwood, Lewis Tan, John Boyega, Zahn McClarnon, Daniel Ezra, Harry Shum Jr, Meegwun Fairbrother, Danny Ramirez, Burak Celik, Raymond Ablack, Rahul Kohli, Dev Patel, Liam Hemsworth, David Ramsay, Daniel Kaluuya, Alexander Ludwig, Serkan Cayoglu, Ekin Koc, Engin Akyurek, Kerem Bursin, Xavier Samuels, Douglas Booth, Lucas Bravo, Isaiah Mustafa, Jack Lowden, Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph David Jones, Jordan Calloway, LaRoyce Hawkins, Kiowa Gordon, Idris Elba, Nick Sagar, Tony Todd, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonah Hauer-King, Tanner Novlan, Robert Mesa, Romulo Estrela, Yang Yang, Alex Meraz, Connor Jessup, Peyton Alex Smith, Aria Shahghasemi, Daniel Wu, Iko Uwais, Jon Bernthal