Avatar: The Last Airbender starring Filipino-Canadian actor Gordon Cormier
GORDON CORMIER – A Filipino-Canadian actor will portray the role of Aang in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
His portrayal was announced on Thursday, August 12.
Aside from Gordon, the actors and actress who will play the role of other lead stars were also revealed.
Kiawentiio will portray the character of Katara- a fourteen-year-old waterbender who has the ability to telekinetically control water and ice, Dallas Liu as Zuko- the exiled prince of the Fire Nation, seeking to restore his lost honor by capturing Aang, and Ian Ousley as Sokka- a non-bender/swordsman and brother of Katara.
Meanwhile, Gordon took to social media wherein he expressed his excitement after it was announced that he was chosen to be part of the series.
Avatar: The Last Airbender also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang is centered around the journey of twelve-year-old Aang, the current Avatar and last survivor of his nation, the Air Nomads, along with his friends Katara, Sokka, and later Toph, as they strive to end the Fire Nation’s war against the other nations of the world.
It is set in an Asiatic-like world in which certain people can manipulate one of the four elements—water, earth, fire, or air—with telekinetic variants of the Chinese martial arts known as “bending”.
The Avatar is the only individual who can bend all four elements. He is responsible for maintaining the balance between the four nations at the same time serve as the bridge between the physical world and the spirit world.
It also follows the story of Zuko accompanied by his wise uncle Iroh—and later, that of his ambitious sister Azula.
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