Some new info

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-return-of...ore-1782084543

Not a fan of such a large time skip, but I'm more concerned that the darker tone won't be too jarring.

Oh great, PLEASE DON'T MESS THIS UP!! PLEASE DON'T MESS THIS UP!!

The main question is who will voice Aku since Mako is no longer with us.

Don't know if such a huge time skip is necessary really. They could've just picked it up like 1-3 years after the last episode. Or directly after it.

Also it doesn't really need to be darker, the show was already perfect in tone as is.

Probably Greg Baldwin, Mako's understudy who studied Mako’s voice when he was still alive. Baldwind continued the role of Iroh on Avatar after Mako’s death and already voiced Aku once in a videogame.

It's being aim to the people who grew up with the original TV show and it's on Adult Swim now. They probably want it to be darker.