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Fil-Canadian Gordon Cormier is Aang in live-action 'Avatar'

This week, the "Avatar" is emerging and he is played by the young Filipino-Canadian actor Gordon Cormier.

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fXOqXU6bQUA?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNews&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>In starring as Aang in the live-action version of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Gordon Cormier knows that he’s making history.</p><p>The Filipino-Canadian actor &quot;bends&quot; the heroic and fearless master of elements in the story considered by fans as one of the most popular animated series of all time.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" id="isPasted"></a><a data-ved="2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look" id="isPasted" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Cormier shines in &#x27;Avatar: Legend of Aang&#x27; first look</a></div><div style="line-height:1.3;padding:0px;display:flex;text-size-adjust:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;align-items:center"><a data-ved="2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin-right:12px"></span></a><div style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look" data-ved="2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/19/23/cormier-shines-in-avatar-legend-of-aang-first-look&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjY-_LCpbyEAxVbcPUHHVzzDAQQFnoECBwQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"></a><br/></div></div><p>&quot;As a young actor, it feels pretty great,&quot; said Cormier on being an inspiration to others at an early age. &quot;But as a Filipino, it&#x27;s amazing because I think I&#x27;m one of the first Filipino child actors to have a lead role.&quot;</p><p>He added: &quot;It&#x27;s such a big role, especially for Netflix. So, it&#x27;s really awesome and the Philippines is freaking out. They&#x27;re an amazing fanbase.&quot;</p><p>The precocious star is the only son of Filipina Jenny Diez and Canadian Gordon Cormier Sr.</p><p>While filming the show in 2022, the actor did interviews with international press for the first time, where he exhibited his boundless energy, much like his character Aang.</p><p>&quot;[In the] first three to four days, we were just chilling, relaxing, easing into it,&quot; Cormier recalled. &quot;But after that, we got serious. You have to learn as much as you can in these week and a half because you have to become a Wushu master in one month.&quot;</p><p>The young actor also shared that training for the series involved learning a bit of Wushu, Tai Chi, and Kung Fu.</p><p>Two years later at the show’s Hollywood premiere, Cormier is all grown up and ready for stardom.</p><p>&quot;It is an incredible feeling,&quot; he said. &quot;This has taken up a lot of my childhood so it&#x27;s an amazing reward. I mean, it&#x27;s finally happening and the fans are gonna love it, so it&#x27;s a good day.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Avatar: The Last Airbender&quot; arrives on Netflix on Feb. 22.</p>

<p>This week, the "Avatar" is emerging and he is played by the young Filipino-Canadian actor Gordon Cormier.</p>

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Gordon Cormier is heroic, fearless 'bender' of elements in live-action 'Avatar'

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Published February 21, 2024 07:16 PM PHT

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