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‘The Last Airbender’ Star Ken Leung Thought He Was Auditioning For James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’

Netflix kept the auditions very hush-hush so news of the project wouldn't leak.

(L-R) Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Leung, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Gordon Cormier, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu and Elizabeth Yu attend Netflix's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" World Premiere Event at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood Getty Images The auditions for Netflix ’s Avatar: The Last Airbender(which premiered today on the streamer) were very cloak and dagger. Netflix went to great lengths to keep the auditions secret – including writing fake scenes set in a bank. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

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