Dante Basco & Dallas Liu || Character Conversations
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- Fire Nation in the house! Our Prince Zukos Dante Basco and Dallas Liu meet in person for the first time and discuss their journeys with "Avatar: The Last Airbender," passing the baton and more at the 21st Unforgettable Gala presented by Lexus.
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Dante Basco / dantebasco
Dallas Liu / dallas_liu
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Dallas on booking Prince Zuko
2:15 Dante on his journey with Zuko
3:51 The fraternity of Zukos
5:30 On the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" community
7:15 The closeness of the "ATLA" families
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The fact that they both unironically say the word honor so many times in this is fantastic
HONOR!!! *dies*
😂
the last one really got me
Dante smiled every time he said it. He knows what he's doing 😂
I only heard Dante saying honor or not Dallas tho.
It scares me how much Dante's voice never changes. Bro's probably gonna be 112 and still say a perfect "Hello, Zuko here."
Some actors have such a unique voice that we could recognize them right away, like Yuri Lowenthal, Liam O'brien, Mark Hamil, Matthew Mercer. I was gonna say Troy Baker too but his Joker and Batman voice were so distinct from his other works
Plenty of actors sure be that way, too.
Mark Hamill being 72 and he still got that Joker/Luke Skywalker talk.
So pretty much Dallas might still be up for such at a late age. 😊
@@mordercainear9573and Gilbert Gottfried.
Love that you chose that number.
Agree...🥰🥰🥰🥰
Dante Bascos voice is so unique and iconic, he's nearly 50 now, but it still has this raspy voice breaky teenager sound to it.
yeah 😭
He’s 50! Or almost 50. He doesn’t look like it!
what? he looks more like 35 lmao
Timeless voice ✨
Asian don’t raisin
Dante’s regular voice is just zuko lmao
His voice hasn't changed since the movie Hook. I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse.
Not really, I've never heard Zuko this happy ever
Jake long American dragon
@@latishabuckner8231 His voice is from Neverland, probably 😂
He’s got a beautiful voice never sick of it
Despite the movie receiving a bunch of backlash, I appreciate that Dante and Dallas respectfully acknowledge Dev’s portrayal of Zuko.
Me too
Dev is a very good actor, the script and the directing were the real garbage
@@martacastillo6272Monkey Man looks amazing. Definitely a big fan of Dev.
Is it a coincidence that the names of all three of them who played Zuko starts with a D (Dante, Dev, and Dallas)?
what movie? there was no movie?
Really sweet and respectful of them to give a mention to Dev, despite everything
I guess you could say it was very....... honorable.
Who’s Dev?
He was probably the best actor in the film, but isn’t saying much lol
@@chedderchez808Dev Patel played zuko in the M. Night version
@@chedderchez808No idea...since there's no movie in Ba Sing Sa
It’s like Prince zuko is talking to fire lord Zuko. Amazing!
Lol exactly. Does have that vibe.
up for this
Agree
Like talking double between Zuko to Zuko
@@AshParth560 The Multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little
Awwww, Dallas's brain shorting out for a moment when Dante pulled out his "Hello, Zuko here." **whispering** "Oooooh that was so good 🤯" Adorable, hahahaha!
Fanboy moment 😅
And it's like, you know he wants to say it back! But he's season 1 Zuko, so it maybe wouldn't feel right, y'know? He hasn't gotten to that point in the character's journey yet.
He went full Owen Wilson there for a second haha
@@VivaLaDnDLogs probably he is not permitted to say that line in any interview yet until we get to that season.
I think he got wet by that. 😌
I just noticed, so far all names of the Zuko actors start with the letter "D": Dante, Dev and Dallas 😅
Wow
Ha! Nice catch.
Right ?!
I was gonna comment the same thing lol
It's Hid destiny
The way Dallas wears his hair is almost like a preview of what future Zuko will look like.
Yessss
Word
Zuko’s grown out hair was so badass to me as a kid
"My girlfriend turned into the moon"
"Thats rough buddy."
That's literally one of the best bits
I said that like 5 times during the last episode of the new series. 😂😂
hahah i said this to my fiance as we were watching the last episode of the new series too!
The fact he mentioned dev is so sweet ❤
That live action movie might have been hot garbo. But the only great things to come out of that movie where the characters of Zuko and Iroh. As you said, the fact that they mentioned the movie version is all the more reason to enjoy this moment.
Can't blame the actors that are clearly trying their best in a scene. Dev was and is a great actor.
@@fireking9341 And the score. The score was amazing. I feel bad for the actors, they did what they could
I fucking love Dante. He seems like such a stand up guy. It is really sweet to see him mentoring and encouraging younger actors.
It boogles my mind that he's almost 50 and yet he still sounds like a teenager haha
Rufffiiioooo
You can really tell he feels the sense of responsibility to raise up young Asian actors in the way he was by people like Mako
The fact that the voice actors of Zuko and Sokka are still friends, and now their live action counterparts are best buds as well
Some friendships do last lifetimes TT
Stop imma cry 😭
i read ur comment and smiled but then "Some friendships do last lifetimes" CHILLSSSSSSS IM SO EMO RN
@@maddiep4968What I just said 😭
the zuko cinematic universe!
Into the Zukoverse🤣🤣.
@@poetjla7778 Here's a Zuko
There's a Zuko
And another little Zuko
Fuzzy Zuko, Funny Zuko
Zuko, Zuko, AANG (c)
The ZCU
I love how passionate Dante still is with avatar all these years later 😊
Zuko: Banished from Home
All three Zuko’s on screen facing off against Ozai.
I’m holding out for a possible ATLA season 3 on Netflix so Dante can play the Ember-Island-Player Zuko! 🎭
And JACK to play Ember-Island-Sokka!
No they should get the movie cast from 2010😂
Whooooaaaa
@@CDHfilms And John DiMaggio as muscular Toph with Michaela Murphy in the audience as a mega fan of Toph.
I certainly would love to see Mae Whitman as an ember island player
The Sokka-Zuko bestieism transcending adaptations lol
Some friendships transcend lifetimes 👀. It's giving Toph and Korra
I cannot unhear Zuko whenever Dante speaks.
Same
"Over a decade later", Dante it's been almost 20 years since ATLA first aired 😭
Yeah, over a decade.
I'm just pointing out that I don't think any of us realized it's been 19 years since ATLA first aired lol
But since the finale aired it’s been closer to a decade, so I think he’s still alright for saying that
Woah
@@FreestyleTraceurbro this cannot be real. I actually thought it was just a decade ago 😂
I love how "Honor" was the last word that Dante got out. 🤣
Oh man... what an honorable conversation
He had to have been doing that intentionally 😂😂😂
the fact that they mentioned Dev despite everyone trying so hard to pretend the movie never existed just makes me love them even more..they're so respectful😭..also just realized all their name starts with letter D...
Omg thats crazy
Dev patel has proven hes a fantastic actor so he will always get the benefit in that movie of having an awful script and direction
@@YouDaMANRAJ Yeah, Slumdog Millionaire speaks for itself.
Honestly yeah, I kinda feel bad for him and I think Dante really tried to get the fans to forgive Dev for that performance because it really wasn't his fault the movie was as crap as it was. It really seemed like he was tricked into this production and by the time he was with the Fire Nation ensemble of all the Indian guys for what was clearly supposed to be a far east Asian ensemble, it was too late. He already signed the contract, he probably even did individual close up shots already so it was too late to jump ship without some SERIOUS repercussions.
Same with Zach as well. Just a kid trying his best and by the time it became obvious that the production was drowning, it was too late for him to drop the role.
Dev tried. He really did. Which is more than any of the actors did
I luv how Dante is wearing a Barong Tagalog ✨
Yes!
🥰🥰🥰
Yeah I actually like it it looks high quality
I almost didn’t notice it!
'our generation is trying to get the world back in balance' gave me the chills
Dev Patel deserves the respect. It’s not his fault the movie was bad he was actually one of the better aspects of the movie. He was a bad cast for Zuko just because of his appearance but he can’t help that. All the blame for that movie falls on M Knight. It’s not the actors/actresses fault they were poorly cast based on their experience and appearance for their roles. They got the job they aren’t going to turn it down. They also aren’t responsible for the terrible dialogue given to them. Could they have acted better maybe but you work with what you have when it comes to the script given to you.
Well, Nicola Peltz wanted to be Katara, so she asked her dad to bank roll the movie, so...
Actually what 5% good reputation the film still has due to Dev's acting. Probably the only actor in the film who did the job of the actor.
Thank god his reputation wasnt destroyed after that film, he is a fantastic actor.
Nothing wrong with his looks even ok despite the obvious non fitting of the clear japanese influences of the fire nation, if they made the whole switch (whcih they did) would be ok. I was actually pretty excited with him cast as zuko at the time... i thought he could well portray the depth, with him being such a good actor....but alas
I watched the Netflix one and rewatched the movie. I grew up with the cartoon and then movie and bro. The movie has waaaaaaaay better acting. The princess is actually pretty. Katara and Sokka yes were white but had blue eyes realistic clothes actually looked cold in the snow! The acting was cringe but way better than the children in the new show. Especially Aang he talks like he’s autistic or something. Everyone casted is nice race wise but damn are they ugly! Ugly and very bad acting
I love the two Zukos. But THIS is Prince Zuko and Firelord Zuko.
I love that Dante is wearing a barong. He may not been fluent in Filipino, he still shows his roots.
🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤
Dallas is the best actor in the new show in my opinion. He's killing it
Easily my favorite performance in the show. He’s perfect for the role.
Absolutely, Dallas is nailing the character of Zukko. Regardless of the direction of this show, I’m excited about the future seasons because of his performance alone.
dallas is sooo good! he pulls off zuko SO WELL
For sure. Without spoiling, Dallas' acting at the shed and paddle boat scene was a very, very convincing portrayal of Zuko's internal pain.
Yeah he was the best part of the live action
I'm sure the voice actors are more than willing to do the Ember Island play. Avatar Community, let's make that happen. Let us support the show
Yessssa😅🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That would be amazing!!
yesss
"whats the point of a live action, if youre going to go line for line or scene for scene." Exactlyyyy
Now I need Zach and Gordon together
Greg and Paul.
Mark and Daniel.
Jack and Ian.
YES! That's what I'm saying. I understand this is for AA but Avatar deserves its own series!
@@HunterPrimeYT ying and yang too!
@@animalfinatic9366it does have its own series. The third Avatar movie is (reportedly) going to be out on December 19, 2025. I’m a massive fan of both ATLA and Avatar.
@@TheBittersweetLegacy Oh no J definitely agree! I meant one where the present cast meets all of their OG cast counterparts, that would be really cool!!! But yes I'm so excited for the official Avatar studios!
"Watch what Dev did" - oh I am 10 seconds IN and I'm already just as obsessed as always with Dante Basco's neverending grace, respect, and professionalism
Dante is so respectful, the way he included Dev in the Zuko fraternity when it's so easy to ignore the movie.
" we are trying you get the world back in balance "
the meaning of doing art without even knowing it
Dante is an absolute LEGEND!!!! His voice made the character.
Absolutely Agree😍🥰🇵🇭
It's so cute that Ian and Dallas were roommates during shooting. I bet they have all kinds of funny stories together :D
So much respect for Dante giving credit to Dev. Dev didn’t write the script or produce the film but he did well for what he was given and I’m glad Dante recognises that 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love how Dante keeps delivering with his “honor” lines 🥹 Dallas was also so humble! So excited to see him bring Zuko to life! 🔥
The movie wasn’t the greatest, but it’s in high class for Dante and Dallas to pay homage to Dev Patel
what movie? there was no movie
"wasn't the greatest" is quite an understatement.
@@ChiliJ there was no movie tho…..RIGHT????
just focus on the second half of the comment yall TwT
@@wolvesbane1748 Just the mover Varrick produced.
Love seeing 2 generations of Zuko talking. Will always be grateful for Dante Basco for sending my daughter such kind words when she was fighting cancer. She had the power of Fire Lord Zuko with her during her time here 💜🔥
That does come with character development! Very sweet indeed
Dante is acting Uncle Iroh to the young Zuko now. hehe Very sweet interaction! Full of respect!
As a millennial who grew up on ATLA (and who also majored in journalism), not only seeing Dante interview Dallas but feeling their care and respect for this world and deep dive they took into it, gave me chills! Glad they gave a shout to Dev too! His performance wasn’t a weaker element of that movie. Sometimes projects just don’t work.
Dallas saying Ian was his rock while filming is so sweet. Their friendship 😭
I knew they were keeping this interview close to their chest!! I bet they were waiting until we got closer to the Netflix show premiere lol. They knew we wanted to see these two!!!
I love how Dante is getting such a kick at just sitting across from a young actor like he’s talking to himself about to premier as Rufio. Handing over the zuko reins 😢
It's a beautiful moment. So sweet and respectful
Zuko meets Zuko. What a time we r living in 🔥 🔥
Dante ends the talk simply with "Honor." ...we see what you did there.
Dante is one of my most respected people on this planet. He is kind, humble, enthusiastic, involved. He is so respectful. Dallas seems lovely too.
Dallas KILLED it as Zuko! He really embodied S1 Zuko and the relationship between Zuko and Iroh!
I love the intro
Dante Bosco: hello,zuko here
Liu : that was so good
I could not stop smiling (and fangirling) throughout this interview. I can't wait for the netflix show now
Same
"We're trying to get the world back in balance."
I got chills. There's some hope for this world yet, and it's the generation that grew up with Avatar as one of their role models.
6:32 I need people to understand why Dallus agreed with Dante. Its because this show really did!!! I remember being kid watching this show on Nick Toons every chance it was on I was engaged, excited, and happy it was on. This is one of those rare tv shows that just getter better with age and is still as good as it was when u were a kid verse a young adult like myself. Themes, character growth, cool bending system, and overall a community of people who love it. It still amazes me to this day that there were only three seasons, most television shows nowadys tells 5 to 6 seasons. But Avatar was straight to the point and amazing. Lastly, the character of Zuko is just so iconic because I can't tell you one other character that has the best redepemtion arc in fiction, the only one coming to mind is prince Vegeta. Ironicly enough, he is also a prince lol.
I can't imagine being at that maturity range to completely understand everything that was going on. I watched this show as it aired too but it came out in 2005 and I was born in 2002 so I was extremely young, and now that I've grown into my own person, I learn more about the show than I did when I was younger. It must have been an experience to interact with the fans and anticipate the show's episode in real time. I gained the most conscious awareness of the show when it was completed. And I had a deep understanding of it but being a child you only absorb so much. You're the OG of the OG's
They got like older and younger cousin vibes with this vid. it's like the cousin whose watching his youngest like finally graduate.
They both exactly are the real life Zuko it's so good to see them together. Dante Basco saying honour over and over really is something and Dallas Liu also lives the role they're just perfect
"Avatar is a community" You got that right! I remember finishing the series in a computer shop years back because we didn't have a stable internet. A community. A family!
This feels like multiverse when 2 version of characters meet in person
Dante Basco the icon the MOMENT we love to see it! 💯
Man Dante's such a class act. Someone here said it already but it feels like he's actually Firelord Zuko.
I wish I had a way to tell Dallas that he respected the animated Zuko and played the character in way that I have grown fond of. Thank you for that!
These two are so wholesome!
The passion Dante has for being Prince Zuko is why I love the show so much. Dante is really ATLA’s biggest fan.
I'm so glad they got to meet in person. I would love it if we also got to see Grey Delisle and Lizzy Yu meet!
yes omg!!!
Shoutout to the Barong Tagalog Dante is wearing!! Thoughtful element HONORing the Philippines
Dallas was respectful while also nerding out. It was so good to see. Dante is always a class act.
Episode 6 "Masks" was so amazing 🔥🔥🔥
It was so so good
Best episode for me
I love that Zuko and Sokka became besties in the show, in real life, in the original and netflix versions
SUCH a class act to bring up Dev. He's so talented, not his fault the script he got was...... just not good in any way.
I loved every second of this. Their respect for the character, the material, each other, and Dev... Love it!
The fact that dante acknowledged the zuko from the movie that doesnt exist is crazy awesome
Basco's voice is truly one of a kind! He is a legend!
I have only seen the 1st 4 episodes so far, but Dallas is doing a fantastic job as Zuko!
I'm so happy that both shows starred Filipino actors to play important roles ❤
Except the one was raised in Canada and now becoming Canadian.
It's basically like Guy Sebastian born in Klang but no longer being a Malaysian, he's Australian now (same thing to James Wan (director of Conjuring and Aquaman)).
Watched and was amazed how Zukos (Dallas) improvement went as the episodes go. His emotions, especially when he was facing Zhao on ep8 was great. Great acting
A lot of people seem to pick on the scream, but I thought it was actually appropriate....Zuko was angry, but he was also kind of heartbroken/devastated/ and doubting himself / questioning his whole reality, too. What else is that supposed to sound like?
The cast is phenomenal. I really hope they get to do another season. And that the writing really steps-up and gives them the script they deserve.😊💖💖
This is a legendary moment here
amen
Aww Man, the Generation of Restoring Balance was a deep insight I didn’t realize I needed. A nice sliver of hope in a seemingly hopeless world.
Amen!
That voiiceeeee 😍
What a beautiful conversation between these two. There's so much respect and reverence between them and for the series.
I had the privilege to watch this show as it aired with my children. We looked forward to it every week, and was very upset when we had to wait for each season, lol. Once it was sold in stores, I bought each disc. It then played on repeat for YEARS. The disc's now belong to my grandchildren.
I got teary eyed watching this new adaptation. And I have goosebumps watching this video. Thanks to all of you for making something so special.
"We're trying to get the world back in balance."
Holy shit, that gave ME chills. I was almost moved to tears now hearing that, I can't even imagine the extent of the impact Dante would've felt being told that to his face. What an amazing way to say... yeah I mean. ATLA really shaped my life and who I am too, all of Iroh's advice made me a much better person: mindful, respectful, kind whenever I can be.
This is very neat to listen to. I'm still worried about the show, especially with every 'It doesn't have to be line for line" emphasis. Like, yes, of course I understand and always expected such, so why do you keep bringing it up lol, are you rewriting everything or something?? I wasn't really concerned but every time that defense gets reinforced by anyone with the show it like, ticks up the worry for me.
Yall get what I mean? Like when someone explains something then you go, "okay, gotcha :) " and then they explain it again and you're like, "...yeah, I said I understood you, it's cool." and they keep going and then you're like, "Hey is something up or something, did I misunderstand?". Anyways-
Still excited. I wanna have fun with it, I hope they get to go all the way through the end of S3.
Even if I end up not enjoying it, I'm not gonna rag on any of the actors. They just seem so stoked and really love the source material so.
the way that Dante actually sounds like that 24/7 is CRAZY i'd never stop talking if i sounded like Zuko irl
😂
I wonder did he use that zuko voice first when he met his wife.like I would love to hear the story behind that
what they say is so true, I've become a more emphatic and peaceful person thanks to this show. It really gave young people a great morale compass
it's art
all 3 Zuko's names start with a D 😂
omg....
Hello , Zuko Here " will always be Funny
PS : Fire Nation all the WAY!
The torched has been passed!! Let’s see what this new kid can do!!
This conversation is everything!! I love the mention of Dev, he's a great actor depsite us not really recognising the movie >
Dallas is a great live action Zuko 👏
Beautiful conversation. So cool to see the passing of the torch and the mutual love and respect. Excited for the series!
I thought the show was absolutely solid and deserves to be seen through to the end. Please renew for Seasons 2-3 🙏🏻
ying and yang OG cast and new cast coming together in perfect balance.. I hope we get to see the whole cast talk to their characters and come back as cameos if they do a Ember Island remake lol
Whenever Dante talked, I hear prince Zuko. CANT WAIT FOR THE NETFLIX ADAPTATION
10:49 He regained his at last!
zuko on zuko, that's a very daper suit. Zuko is one of the best characters. A lot of people relate to him. A lot of us have come to realize we're on the wrong side of things and needed to change. I also really liked that jake long series. That one was good. I like to experience different cultures and life experiences from my own. That's why I loved the disney movies and shows growing up. They were good at giving a window into the experiences of many different people from around the world. I feel like I was educated on a lot of culturals. Gained wisdom from many peoples and ways of thinking. That's how I see it. It's just about learning. Seeing through a different lens.
I ABSOLUTELY love prince Zuko. His backstory, where he came from and went/going. I can’t wait to watch the entire journey again with Dallas Liu as Zuko. There is soo much to learn from him and actually the entire cast of this show. I just love this show.
You can tell Dallas went all out with this role and he's only going to be better in future episodes to come. His emotion and acting was so great for a complex character.
Everytime i hear dante speak, i hear rufio and then i hear zuko. Hes so iconic
Dante put his SOUL into voicing Zuko. Such a legend. And mentioning Dev? Class.
Dallas is a great Zuko, he is killing it.
Dante wearing the Barong!!! 😊❤❤❤
Dante's voice is so iconic!!
Their intereaction was so cool. Dante is so grate for making Dallas feel confortable not only in the conversation but about his character. He's really sweet. And Dallas is amazing. I really like this new Avatar family. They are all so nice and cute and funny and are doing a grate job with the series! Can't wait to see the next seasons!!!
This was such a beautiful conversation! Thank you so much!