Last year, M. Night Shyamalan took the helm of [movie id="334326"]"The Last Airbender,"[/movie] a live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's popular animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender," and a new clip from the film premiered on tonight's MTV Movie Awards. While it remains to be seen whether the film will feature one of the writer/ director's trademark twist endings, the footage fans are seeing promises nothing short of a spectacular set-up for an epic franchise.

The clip opens with a shot of Katara (Nicola Peltz) and Sokka ("Twilight" star Jackson Rathbone) as they trudge through a snowy landscape. The pair emerges onto a frozen lake where something lurks ominously beneath them in the water below. After Sokka strikes the ice, a ball rises before them and a bolt of energy erupts from the top of it.

Although it's not entirely clear whether the Airbender himself pops out of that big ball of icy energy, as he lands center screen, a disembodied voice tells him, "Airbender, only you have the power to master all of the elements and save us all." While such an observation would certainly offer anyone else an unwanted amount of pressure, Airbender promptly responds by kicking the tar out of seemingly everyone in his path, using the four elements -- air, water, fire and earth -- to dispatch adversaries and generally look like a total badass. And when those elements don't do the job, Airbender's got a freaking spear just for added measure.

Of course, you'll have to see if Airbender is truly the last of his kind, and perhaps more importantly, if he is the last man standing, when the movie arrives in theaters on July 2. But in the meantime, check out everything MTV has on [movie id="334326"]"The Last Airbender,"[/movie] as well as a lot of other new movies coming to theaters soon!

Tune in right now to catch the red-carpet coverage, exclusive movie clips and fist-pumping action on MTV News' "Jersey Shore Blow-Out at the MTV Movie Awards," airing live from Los Angeles. Then stay tuned for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards at 9 p.m. ET/PT.