Elizabeth Yu Defends Her Azula Casting

Yu is assured that after the display premieres February 22, enthusiasts will see the live-action display is doing greater than recreating the cool animated film. Within the fresh, Princess Azula, the enthusiastic daughter of the Fireplace Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim), doesn’t seem till Season 2 when she emerges as a unused warning to the Avatar, the boy with the facility to regulate all 4 components and unite the international locations in opposition to Ozai’s dictatorial rule. On this iteration, Azula is a ordinary personality, permitting enthusiasts to peer her in a emblem unused bright. “It’s an origin story for her,” Yu says. “It’s this foundation being laid out for a lot of things to make sense when we eventually pick up where we first met her in the original series.” So for those who have been anxious Yu’s Azula had misplaced her villainous edge, don’t be. Yu describes her as “a girl boss,” however “evil.” Nonetheless, she says, “Azula is my baby girl, she’s my boo thing. I love her.”