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The Last Airbender - Coming July 2, 2010

Ooze33Ooze33
edited June 2010 in General Chat
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Based on the Emmy and Peabody-award winning Nickelodeon Series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, this live-action film follows Aang (Noah Ringer), a 12 year old kid who has to master all four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) and stop the 100-year war. Trying to stop him and redeem his honor, is Prince Zuko (Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel), the exiled prince of the evil Fire Nation. With the help of his friends, Katara (Nicola Peltz) and Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang must assume his title of Avatar and restore peace to the world.

Credits:

Written, Produced and Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense)
Music by: James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight)
Executive Producers: Kathleen Kennedy (Munich)
Scott Aversano (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Produced by: Sam Mercer (Signs)
Frank Marshall (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Based On: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Visual Effects and Animation by: Industrial Light & Magic

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I am extremely excited for this!!!
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  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2009
    Nice! I've always liked Avatar, it'll be interesting to see it in live action.
  • patterspatters
    edited June 2009
    Isn't this the film that the creator described every plot point in detail on Ubisoft's E3 talk?
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2009
    patters wrote: »
    Isn't this the film that the creator described every plot point in detail on Ubisoft's E3 talk?

    No, that was a movie by I think James Cameron, and it is a completely different property than The Last Airbender.
  • StrongBadinatorStrongBadinator
    edited June 2009
    You switched his age. It's 12, not 21.
  • ig0rpwnwEdig0rpwnwEd
    edited June 2009
    Not a huge fan of the show (it's a fine show), but I am genuinely excited for this.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited June 2009
    The show was pretty cute while it aired, but I wasn't particularly excited about this film. But they did go in a great direction with it stylistically, looks like they're going for the "epic" feel that I got from the series second season finale.

    I also like that they went with "The Last Airbender" over a movie with "Avatar" in the title. I suppose it was partially a decision made to stop confusion with the other completely unrelated Avatar movie, but "The Last Airbender" just works well.

    Generally I'd say that if I was going to see a martial arts movie, I'd watch an actual martial arts flick rather than the live action adaptation of a cartoon caricature of a martial arts flick. But this looks promising. I might see it.

    Weird choice of director, I must say. Why Shyamalan? I'm not a fan of any of his movies. I suppose he's branching out? Where's the twist? =p
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited June 2009
    StrongBadinator wrote: »
    You switched his age. It's 12, not 21.

    Thanks for noticing. Fixed.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited June 2009
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    Where's the twist? =p

    Ready for this one? It's a doozy...

    It turns out... that he's actually the SECOND-TO-LAST Airbender!

    And get this... he doesn't really bend air! He bends girders! And Bruce Willis has to swing away at the killer trees so that he can become a ghost in a village that's not as old as you would think by looking at it! And whatever the twist was in "Lady In The Water"! That one too!
  • StrongBadinatorStrongBadinator
    edited June 2009
    Wow.......I finally understand everything....
  • the_napoleonthe_napoleon
    edited June 2009
    I never payed much attention to the show, even though I liked it. But I'm definitely delighted to see this in live action. I think It'll be interesting.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited June 2009
    I watched the first season halfway, got bored with it, and stopped watching it, but this may be pretty good. I've never really been a fan of M. Night Shyamalamadingdong's work, so I'm just going to have to wait for a full trailer for the film.

    And remember: If the film sucks, we can always riff it. If the film doesn't suck, we can still always riff it.

    EDIT: I just found out that this film has the current world record for Largest Film Set. There is one set in the movie that is the size of an airplane hangar.
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited June 2009
    M. Night Shyamalon is one of my favorite directers...but this is going too far.
  • MardukMarduk
    edited June 2009
    Darkblade07 wrote: »
    M. Night Shyamalon is one of my favorite directers...but this is going too far.

    He's writing and producing it as well as directing. Clearly this is a labour of love.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited June 2009
    Marduk wrote: »
    He's writing and producing it as well as directing. Clearly this is a labour of love.
    Huh. I can think of some other labors of love.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited June 2009
    Marduk wrote: »
    He's writing and producing it as well as directing. Clearly this is a labour of love.

    It's also clear by the trailer he has the ego the size of a horse. (Yes, we get that Shyamalan is making this film. You don't have to beat us over the head with this info!)
  • Darkblade07Darkblade07
    edited June 2009
    The happening pretty much sucked, maybe hes trying to redeem himself by
    making a live action version of a kid show,he should direct Dora:The Movie
  • MardukMarduk
    edited June 2009
    Guy in a Box wrote: »
    It's also clear by the trailer he has the ego the size of a horse.
    What's wrong with the trailer?
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited July 2009
    Guy in a Box wrote: »
    It's also clear by the trailer he has the ego the size of a horse. (Yes, we get that Shyamalan is making this film. You don't have to beat us over the head with this info!)

    But isn't every big hollywood director like that?

    i.e. Michael Bay and George Lucas
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited July 2009
    New bit of news, photos of the main cast have been released:

    EDIT: Paramount requested the photos be taken down from the internet, so they aren't displayed anymore.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    I can see that Jasper/Sokka still has his Twilight makeup on...
  • zmallyzmally
    edited July 2009
    Nice, ILM on a new film!

    They've got.. what? 70% of the market share of all films since the 70s now? :P
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited July 2009
    I just found the pictures, but they're just head shots. It also compares them to the animated characters.

    Last_airbender_cast.jpg
  • MardukMarduk
    edited July 2009
    They all look kinda right, with the possible exception of Aang who looks too serious.
  • roberttitusroberttitus
    edited July 2009
    This is going to blow. Every time they make a live action movie based on an anime (yes... it is english, but I still consider it an anime) they change everything & just end up ruining it. This movie has no chance unless it is written & directed by the guys who made "The Forgotten Kingdom".
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited July 2009
    roberttitus wrote: »
    This is going to blow. Every time they make a live action movie based on an anime (yes... it is english, but I still consider it an anime) they change everything & just end up ruining it. This movie has no chance unless it is written & directed by the guys who made "The Forgotten Kingdom".

    That's being a little judgemental. M. Night is not changing that much from the show because it would make people mad, including his daughters, who are diehard Avatar fans. I respect your opinion, but I greatly disagree with it.
  • roberttitusroberttitus
    edited July 2009
    Ooze33 wrote: »
    That's being a little judgemental. M. Night is not changing that much from the show because it would make people mad, including his daughters, who are diehard Avatar fans. I respect your opinion, but I greatly disagree with it.

    Just like the people who made Dragonball Evolution didn't change anything because they didn't want to piss off the fans of the show? I'll stand by what I said until I am proven wrong.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    I'm not going to judge anything about the film until we get an official theatrical trailer.
  • MardukMarduk
    edited July 2009
    I was prepared for the worst when I saw DB:E. I found the results to be a pleasant surprise and quite true to the original story, though. There are still one or 2 aspects I think they could have done more closely to the original but compared to some other really attrocious adaptations I've seen (super mario bros., anyone?) it was truly brilliant. (Not comparing them to other adapations it was just "very good").

    My biggest worry is how it might turn out, condensing an entire season of Avatar into 1 movie.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    My credo for movies is: If the film sucks, then we can all laugh at it. If it doesn't suck, then we can still all laugh at it.
  • MardukMarduk
    edited July 2009
    Guy in a Box wrote: »
    My credo for movies is: If the film sucks, then we can all laugh at it. If it doesn't suck, then we can still all laugh at it.
    What if it's good as a drama but not for it comedy?
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    Knowing me, I'd probably find a way to make it funny. You ever heard of Mystery Science Theater 3000?
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited July 2009
    Hey guys, I heard the last airbender movie is only about the first season, that its going to be a triology. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    I can confirm it, I heard the same thing too. I did hear that he's going to film each one separately, unlike what was done for series like Lord of the Rings. If the first one's a success, the next film will be out at around 2012.
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited July 2009
    Guy in a Box wrote: »
    I can confirm it, I heard the same thing too. I did hear that he's going to film each one separately, unlike what was done for series like Lord of the Rings. If the first one's a success, the next film will be out at around 2012.

    Actually, Paramount's giving M. Night a 6-year production period starting in 2010, so the next one could arrive as late as 2013.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    But still, the movie has to be pretty good at the box office in order for him to get enough money for a sequel.
  • MardukMarduk
    edited July 2009
    Guy in a Box wrote: »
    You ever heard of Mystery Science Theater 3000?
    Actually no.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited July 2009
    They basically talk during crappy movies to make fun of them on a space ship with robots. Here's a good crappy movie to get you started.
  • Ooze33Ooze33
    edited April 2010
    Wow, I haven't updated this in a LONG time!

    Well then, here's the final trailer for The Last Airbender, and I personally think it looks amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YgaVe19zs8

    Oh, and the official movie poster's been added to the first post.

    EDIT: Here's the other trailer that arrived in February: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XCEbXZwjzs
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited April 2010
    I heard good things about the show but couldn't get into it.
    When I heard about the movie I was interested, but I'm a bit surprised by some of the casting choices (I was sure the water benders would be Inuit or something for instance).

    The trailer you just posted looks like there are lots of special effects, but... Didn't see anything in it to catch my interest. I don't think I'll go.
  • Little WriterLittle Writer
    edited April 2010
    For some reason I keep thinking of "Bulletproof Monk"

    I saw flashes of the show, never really appealed to me, certainly not with the dubbed voices. And even though I like Shyamalan's movies (yes, I'm that guy) I'm not into fantasy stories like this.

    So I'll pass for now.
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