Avatar: The Last Airbender’s first trailer is action-packed

Netflix has launched the official trailer for the live-action sequence model of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The story follows twelve-year-old Aang, the present Avatar and final survivor of his nation, the Air Nomads, as he learns to telekinetically manipulate the 4 components (Water, Earth, Fire, Air) ‘to revive steadiness to a world threatened by the Fire Nation,’ in accordance with a synopsis, obtained by People.

In the preview, Aang (performed by Gordon Cormier) voices his concern of not with the ability to shield the world from the Fire Nation, which is set to destroy ‘every little thing of their path.’

‘I do not need the duty,’ Aang admits, earlier than he’s assured that he may have assist defeating Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim) from mates Katara (Kiawentiio) and Sokka (Ian Ousley).

Sokka explains, ‘You haven’t got to do that alone. You have me, Katara, and a flying ball of fur. What extra do you want?’ 

‘The Fire Nation has launched into a darkish path, and the world would possibly by no means get better,’ a narrator explains within the trailer. ‘The world wants the avatar. It wants you, Aang.’ 

Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) declares he intends on capturing Aang, identical to how he is ‘chased down each [other] trace of the avatar.’ 

The narrator goes on to say: ‘The world wants you, Aang. Remember what it’s we’re actually preventing for. The ones we love.’ 

Following a number of confrontations and near-death experiences, Aang defies gravity as he rises off the bottom and declares: ‘I’m the avatar, and I’m gonna save the world — with my mates.’

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s first season, consisting of eight episodes, will hit Netflix on February 22. 

The Last Airbender additionally stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as General Iroh, Ken Leung as Commander Zhao, Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula, Kiawentiio as Katara and Ian Ousley as Sokka. 

The mission is an adaptation of Nickelodeon’s hit animated sequence which ran from 2005 to 2008.

According to THR, ‘Albert Kim serves as showrunner, govt producer and author.’ 

She will govt produce the sequence alongside Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Jabbar Raisani and Michael Goi. 

A official detailed description for the present reads: ‘Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The 4 nations as soon as lived in concord, with the Avatar, grasp of all 4 components, holding peace between them. But every little thing modified when the Fire Nation attacked and worn out the Air Nomads, step one taken by the firebenders in direction of conquering the world.’

‘With the present incarnation of the Avatar but to emerge, the world has misplaced hope. But like a lightweight within the darkness, hope springs forth when Aang (Cormier), a younger Air Nomad — and the final of his type — reawakens to take his rightful place as the subsequent Avatar,’ the outline added. ‘Alongside his newfound mates Sokka (Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio), siblings and members of the Southern Water Tribe, Aang embarks on a fantastical, action-packed quest to avoid wasting the world and struggle again towards the fearsome onslaught of Fire Lord Ozai (Kim).’

Aang must keep away from Prince Zuko (Liu) who’s ‘decided to seize’ him and his mates.

The elaborate, heavy costumes worn within the photographs depicts the time interval of which the sequence is ready in: 99AG (“after the genocide”) on the tail finish of 100 years’ warfare, in accordance with Screen Rant.

The World of Avatar is a fantasy world impressed primarily by East Asian cultures, together with China, Japan and Tibet, alongside some Inuit, Polynesian, Aztec and South Asian affect.

According to Ranker, the Air Nomads that Aang is descended from are based mostly on Eastern monks, with Aang’s garments resembling these historically worn by Shaolin monks.

The apparel worn by the characters represents their nation, by sporting colors that symbolise their native factor: Air Nomads costume in orange and yellow, whereas the individuals of the Water Tribe put on blue, purple, and white clothes.

Those from the Earth Kingdom costume in brown, yellow, and inexperienced apparel, whereas the individuals of the Fire Nation put on numerous hues of black, purple, brown, black, pink, and gold.

Over the summer time, showrunner Albert Kim wrote an announcement, revealed on Netflix, explaining why he was thrilled about adapting the enduring animated present.  

He wrote: ‘A live-action model can’t solely faithfully translate what had been performed in animation – it could possibly convey a wealthy new visible dimension to a incredible world. We’ll be capable of see bending in an actual and visceral method we’ve by no means seen earlier than.’

In April 2023, it was introduced that an animated Avatar: The Last Airbender movie will likely be launched on October 10, 2025. 

A stay motion movie of the unique animated sequence had already been theatrically launched in 2010 – but it surely was largely panned by each critics and followers, with a number of publications calling it ‘one of many worst movies of all time.’