Netflixgifted one last holiday present to fans ofAvatar: The Last Airbender,ending the year with a new look at Aang, Katara, and Sokka. Shared onAvatar’s officialTwitter page, the image showcases the three protagonists ready for battle against an unknown enemy. Aang and Katara prepare to use their elemental bending powers while Sokka readies his trusty boomerang (because he’s just a guy with a boomerang who didn’t ask for all of this flying and magic!). The live-action adaptation premieres on February 22.
Fans of the original animated series that shares the same name have been ecstatic about the live-action adaptation from Netflix.Avatar: The Last Airbenderstars Gordon Cormier as Aang, who is not only the last of his people but also an all-powerful being called theAvatar. He’s tasked with saving a world at war by stopping the all-powerful Fire Nation and their leader, Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim). A sister and brother from the Water Tribe join Aang. Katara, played byKiawentiio, is awaterbenderwhile her brother Sokka, played byIan Ousley, is a resourceful strategist when he’s not slinging about sarcastic comments.
They are pursued by the banished Prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko, played by Dallas Liu.Ozai exiled Zuko with the task that he could only return home once he had found the Avatar. Zuko is joined by his lovably wise and good-natured uncle,General Iroh, portrayed byThe Mandalorian’sPaul Sun-Hyung Lee. Other prominent members of the cast includeMaria Zhangas Sokka’s love interest Suki, who is a fierce Kyoshi warrior,Elizabeth Yuas Princess Azula, Zuko’s prodigious and cruel sister, andMomona TamadaandThalia Tranas Ty Lee and Mai, friends of Azula who help her hunt the Avatar and her brother. Mai is Zuko’s love interest, which adds wonderful drama to the series. The showrunner is Albert Kim.
Avatar: The Last AirbenderHas a Passionate Fan Base
The animated showAvatar: The Last Airbender,which premiered on Nickelodeon, is considered one of thegreatest animated series ever made. Created byMichael Dante DiMartinoandBryan Konietzko, the show significantly shaped the animation world of the 2010s as it constantly jumped ontothe Nielsen ratingsandchallenged network CEOs to rethink animation asAvatarbattled traditional live-action series every week. The series won multiple awards, including several Annie Awards, Peabody Awards, and a Primetime Emmy. It spun off the sequel series,The Legend of Korra, which made its own history with its LGBTQ+ inclusion, groundbreaking for the time.Korrapaved the way for other series likeSteven UniverseandShe-Ra and the Princesses of Powerto tell their own LGBTQ+ stories.
The live-action adaptation ofAvatar: The Last Airbenderpremieres on Netflix on February 22. You can watch the trailer below.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save the world and fight against an enemy bent on stopping him.
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