‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ – Live-Action First Look Reveals Elemental Epic
The first trailer for Netflix’s live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ series is here – and it’s as amazing as you hoped.
For those unfamiliar with Avatar: The Last Airbender, the animation show debuted on Nickelodeon in 2005. The show became a quick favorite for its complex characters and the masterful way it approached grown-up topics for a young audience. It has garnered numerous awards and boasts a fan base spanning all age groups.
Set in a war-ravaged Asiatic and Arctic realm, the story unfolds in a world where specific individuals possess the ability to manipulate or “bend” one of the four fundamental elements: water, earth, fire, or air. Aang, the “Avatar,” holds the unique power to bend all these elements. He is fated to restore peace to the world, particularly from the threat of the Fire Nation.
Accompanied by his allies Katara, Sokka, and Toph, Aang embarks on a journey to master each element. However, their quest is complicated by the pursuit of Zuko, the banished prince of the Fire Nation. He is determined to capture the Avatar to redeem his honor.
Netflix is giving the beloved universe another chance at live-action, this time without M. Night Shyamalan. The cast is filled with some fantastic actors that really embody their characters. Gordon Cormier, who plays Ang, had this to say about what fans new and old can expect.
“Avatar: The Last Airbender live actionI feel like is going to bring everything you know and love about the original series back to life. And hopefully [it will] just bring a bunch of new fans who have never heard [of] the show before into this universe, and to me that’s pretty exciting. I’m a fan of the show personally, and I’m just excited for this as you guys are.”
Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender First Trailer
Water Tribe. Earth Kingdom. Fire Nation. Air Nomads. All are reimagined in the first trailer.
Cast & Details
Aang (Gordon Cormier), Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley), Prince Zuko (Dallas James Liu), Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim), Uncle Iroh (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), Princess Azula (Elizabeth Yu), Commander Zhao (Ken Leung), and more. Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow) is showrunner.
The four nations of the world once lived in harmony, with the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and wiped out the Air Nomads, the first step taken by the firebenders towards conquering the world. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, follows a young Air Nomad named Aang, as he reawakens to a world ravaged by war. Together with his newfound friends Sokka and Katara, he embarks on an action-packed quest to take his rightful place as the next AVATAR.
The series includes 10 episodes.
Avatar: The Last Airbender will premiere on Netflix on February 22nd.
