New Legend Of Korra Season 2 Voice Actors Coming To Comic-Con? Aubrey Plaza, Lisa Edelstein, James Remar Join Book 2 Spirits Cast

As "The Legend of Korra" amps up excitement for season two (Book 2: Spirits) and its upcoming Comic-Con Panel, the voice actors for several new characters have been unveiled to join the cast.

Fans of the Nickelodeon hit series have probably already heard of Korra's waterbending cousins Desna and Eska being introduced this season, and it turns out Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation") and Aaron Himelstein ("Joan of Arcadia").

Entertainment Weekly also reports that James Remar ("Dexter") will be the voice actor for the role of Tonraq, Korra's father. Interestingly enough, we met Tonraq briefly in the pilot of "Legend of Korra" in Book 1: Air, and it seems he's gotten a bit older and gruffer with a new character design.

As for the sleek and sly entrepreneur Varrick will be voiced by John Michael Higgins ("The Good Wife").

But it seems Bryan Konietzko has a few more things to say about the announcement.

"Yes, glad the network has announced these great actors, among many others, who are lending their talents to Korra in Book 2. One that was unfortunately not mentioned in this article is the always hilarious Richard Riehle ("Office Space") as the voice of Bumi, Tenzin's brother. I was a fan of his before, and I'm an even bigger fan now that we've worked with him so much," writes Konietzko on his Tumblr.

"And no, that is not the accurate color on Desna, Eska, and Tonraq's skin tones in those images...and I'm not happy about that. They were stills taken directly from the footage, and then once they left our hands they were messed up. Not happy one bit."

With such an astonishing cast joining the main voice actors, will we see some of them at this year's San Diego Comic-Con on July 19.

"Executive producer and creator team Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino ('Avatar: The Last Airbender') and co-executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos ('Avatar: The Last Airbender') discuss what's in store for the highly anticipated Book 2: Spirits," says the official description of the Comic-Con panel, titled "Nickelodeon's 'The Legend of Korra' Returns!"

"The mind-bending panel will be full of never-before-seen artwork and the ultimate of sneak peeks. You'll also get to hear from your favorite characters, as talented voice actors Janet Varney (voice of Korra), David Faustino (voice of Mako), and P. J. Byrne (voice of Bolin) share their experiences working on the series. Moderated by Bryan Konietzko."

So, officially, the new cast are not on the roster, and as established actors they probably have very full schedules.

But who knows, there may be a few surprises yet for "Legend of Korra" fans, like the season two release date!

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