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Tennis nice Serena Williams is taking her sport to the following degree with the assistance of The Avatar. A 30-second spot touting Netflix’s anticipated Avatar: The Final Airbender, which aired Sunday through the NBA All-Star Recreation, options Williams on hearth (and water and earth and air) on the tennis courtroom after she enters The Avatar State. You may watch the video above.
The Netflix live-action sequence is an adaptation of the award-winning and beloved Nickelodeon animated sequence of the identical identify. It takes place in a world that’s divided into 4 nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fireplace Nation, and the Air Nomads. “Benders” are individuals who have the flexibility to telekinetically manipulate and management the ingredient equivalent to their nation, utilizing gestures based mostly on Chinese language martial arts. The “Avatar” is the one particular person with the flexibility to bend all 4 components.
Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka) and Dallas Liu (Prince Zuko) lead the forged of the sequence which premieres February 22 on Netflix.
Albert Kim (Sleepy Hole, Nikita) serves as showrunner, govt producer, and author. Alongside Kim, Rideback’s Dan Lin (The Lego Film, Aladdin) and Lindsey Liberatore (Walker) and Jabbar Raisani function govt producers in addition to Michael Goi (Swamp Factor, American Horror Story). Goi, Roseanne Liang (additionally a co-executive producer), Raisani and Jet Wilkinson direct.
