• News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Threads
Submit Your Content
Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer actually looks amazing

Home> News> TV and Film

Updated 11:44 10 Nov 2023 GMTPublished 10:57 10 Nov 2023 GMT

Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer actually looks amazing

Aang, is that you? Are you back on form? We can forget the 2010 film, it's all okay.

Emma Flint

Emma Flint

Step aside all news about Stranger Things 5 or the BioShock series, because we’re now only bothered about Avatar: The Last Airbender.

It’s a bold claim to make, especially considering how poorly received the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film was. As someone who is a die-hard fan of the animated series, I naturally groan when a director decides to do a live-action retelling – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Then I watched Netflix’s trailer for its interpretation of this beloved series and realised I’m not mad at all, I’m actually excited…?

Take a look at the trailer below!

First impressions are good. No, amazing. The trailer looks incredible, with each of the actors seemingly well-suited to their roles; Ian Ousley as Sokka looks particularly reminiscent of the Nickelodeon show. Not that they need to look identical to what’s gone before – we saw that with the success of the live-action The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey stealing the show.

That being said, while the trailer holds much promise, it doesn’t reveal too much, though I suspect the Netflix series will follow the events of the first season of the animation. That assumption seems accurate if you read Netflix’s synopsis: “Avatar: The Last Airbender follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation”. Pretty much like Nickelodeon’s first season, then.

Advert


After the success of Netflix’s One Piece, there’s an air of positivity surrounding anime adaptations, chiefly that they’re not cursed to be cancelled before we’re ready to say goodbye. However, with the success of that show also comes even greater pressure, as fans demand their favourite anime feel the justice of a solid adaptation. And having seen The Witcher fall from grace during season three, as well as the added pain of Henry Cavill leaving, ATLA is on shaky ground regardless of its trailer.

Until its 22 February 2024 release, we all need to collectively keep our fingers crossed that Netflix hasn’t butchered such iconic characters, nor have they done our fluffy friends of Appa and Momo dirty. There will be so much anger if this goes wrong, but for now, the trailer looks amazing, so we can breathe a sigh of relief.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, TV And Film

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

5 hours ago
6 hours ago
  • 5 hours ago

    Stardew Valley gets wild Cyberpunk-style ‘expansion’

    Zuzu City is open for all

    News
  • 5 hours ago

    GTA 6 original release date ‘would have been magical’, fans agree

    GTA 6 would have made for a great gift

    News
  • 5 hours ago

    The Legend of Zelda inspired upcoming RPG is the prettiest thing you'll see today

    This new RPG looks like a link to a certain past Zelda title

    News
  • 6 hours ago

    Nintendo Switch 2 gamers united over our first new Zelda game for console

    We’d love to see this!

    News
  • MCU fans divided over our new live-action Wolverine
  • Powerpuff Girls 'embarrassing' live-action reboot trailer massively roasted
  • Minecraft live-action movie first trailer is pure nightmare fuel
  • Pokémon live-action series headed to Netflix