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Netflix announced Wednesday that Lost alum Daniel Dae Kim has been cast as the ruthless leader Fire Lord Ozai in its live-action reimagined series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The 53-year-old SAG Award winner - who boasts 1.7M social media followers - confirmed the news on Instagram writing: 'It's gettin' hot in here… #avatar #ozai.'
Daniel's post received congratulatory comments from Emily in Paris star Ashley Park, This Is Life host Lisa Ling, The Masked Singer panelist Ken Jeong, and 13 Reasons Why actor Ross Butler.
New gig! Netflix announced Wednesday that Lost alum Daniel Dae Kim has been cast as the ruthless leader Fire Lord Ozai in its live-action reimagined series, Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Fire Nation boss was previously voiced by Star Wars icon Mark Hamill in the original Nickelodeon animated series, which aired for three seasons spanning 2005-2008.
In fact, Kim voiced General Fong in a 2006 episode of the show as well as in the 2007 video game.
Kiwi star Cliff Curtis played Fire Lord Ozai in M. Night Shyamalan's dismally-reviewed 2010 movie The Last Airbender, which earned $319.7M at the box office despite outrage over whitewashed leads.
The Korean-born, Pennsylvania-raised actor's mighty character is also the father of Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) and Princess Azula.
