“We’re thrilled for the opportunity to helm this live-action adaptation of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,'” said Konietzko and DiMartino. “We can’t wait to realize Aang’s world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build upon everyone’s great work on the original animated series and go even deeper into the characters, story, action, and world-building. Netflix is wholly dedicated to manifesting our vision for this retelling, and we’re incredibly grateful to be partnering with them.”

THANK YOU

Granted, even if they'd cast all asians that movie still would've been a disaster because it was just... bad on multiple levels. But the casting was insult to injury.

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action-series-netflix-1202946788/