The Last Airbender Live-Action Movie

[Kaidan Alenko]

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Airbender

This film based on the TV series will be released in Summer 2010, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It will star Noah Ringer as Aang, Jackson Rathbone as Sokka, Nicola Peltz as Katara, and Dev Patel as Prince Zuko.

Your thoughts?

[Quark]

Anxious, excited, and worried all at the same time. Avatar is like, the single greatest cartoon to come out in the past decade, and I hope the live action film captures it's spirit.

[Mr. Pink]

interesting... Sokka is played by an actor who was in twilight... doesn't surprised me with MTV having a hand in this too

[Mr. White]

Can't wait for this Avatar was really awsome and one of my favorite tv shows

[AvenRanger]

The thing that surprises me is that all the ethnic backgrounds of the cast in the movie compared to the show, was Aang considered Asian or Caucasian anyways I hope this movie turns lives up to the series.

[Mr. Pink]

who knows honestly... i dont think it matters as American movies/ tv shows need to be more ethnically diverse than elsewhere

[AvenRanger]

^ Yeah , I'm still kind of hating on the DB movie but I think for this movie it will definitely work and I like Dev Patel from Slumdog Millionaire.

[Mr. Pink]

i wonder if it will tank...

[Neo Aguni]

all I hope is that it sticks to the Avatar Story

[Erik10101]

Zuko:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1799/the-last-airbender-stills#photo0


Aang:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1799/the-last-airbender-stills#photo1

[Mr. White]

Zuko:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1799/the-last-airbender-stills#photo0


Aang:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1799/the-last-airbender-stills#photo1

Oh dear god Aang looks like a 5 year old and Zuko doesn't even have the scar

[Quark]

It's there.

[Zarius]

Remind me why this isnt called Airbender: Evolution?

[ThisSpaceForRent]

Ah, apparently there aren't any Asian/Inuit actors out there, hmm?

Well, Dev is Indian which is technically Asian, but still. AND WHAT DID THEY DO TO ZUKO'S SCAR?!

Katara, Saka, and Toph had better be more satisfactorily cast, and I WANT TO SEE CGI APPA AND MOMO NOW.

[Erik10101]

^ I thought the scar was on the other side of his face. :lol:

[dragonofbarbour]

They really trying to kill anime here or what? DB movie epic fail. new street fighter epic fail and now avatar. MTV say out of the anime gone live action movie business.

[Quark]

Remind me why this isnt called Airbender: Evolution?

Give it time.




AND WHAT DID THEY DO TO ZUKO'S SCAR?!

There's another still that's closer to his face, it's there. It's toned way the hell down, but it's there.



They really trying to kill anime here or what? DB movie epic fail. new street fighter epic fail and now avatar. MTV say out of the anime gone live action movie business.
Don't call Avatar anime. It makes me sad.

[Kaidan Alenko]

Katara, Saka, and Toph had better be more satisfactorily cast, and I WANT TO SEE CGI APPA AND MOMO NOW.

Saka and Toph are not in the movie. They might appear in the later movies, since it's going to be a trilogy.

[Mr. Pink]

If MTV ruined Twilight more likely than not they will ruin Avatar (I havent read or seen it, but friends were up in arms when they saw what they paid 10+ bucks to see)

[Mr. White]

Saka and Toph are not in the movie. They might appear in the later movies, since it's going to be a trilogy.

What do you mean Sokka isn't gonna be in the movie? And Toph probally won't be in the 1st but in the 2nd probally if their going by the seasons

[RyanRXP]

Saka and Toph are not in the movie. They might appear in the later movies, since it's going to be a trilogy.

That is odd because you also said:

Jackson Rathbone as Sokka

[Kaidan Alenko]

^ I thought "Saka" was a different character...

[RyanRXP]

^ I thought "Saka" was a different character...

He used "Saka" because in the show they say it so the 'o' sounds like an 'a'.


But as for my overall thoughts on the movie, I think the show is realistic enough that it wouldn't be hard to convert it into live action.
One good thing I saw in that wikipedia page was:



According to an interview with the co-creators in SFX Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFX_Magazine), Shyamalan came across Avatar when his daughter wanted to be Katara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katara) for Halloween (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween). Intrigued, Shyamalan researched and watched the series with his family. "Watching Avatar has become a family event in my house ... so we are looking forward to how the story develops in season three,"



So if this is true, and Shyamalan is a fan of the show, it can only help the movie.

[Kaidan Alenko]

^ Well that's probably our only hope concerning the movie's success.

[RyanRXP]

^ Well that's probably our only hope concerning the movie's success.

Not really, I think that the biggest hope for the movie is that the show based every form of bending off of an existing martial arts style. The animators of the cartoon brought in martial artists to teach them the styles in order to help draw them. So because they are based off of real world styles, I don't think it would look all that out of place in live action.

Here is what I am talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBv_sJQDgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ1STVNs_tY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRMSdpaELDw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXlBMQSdkI&feature=related

[Mr. Pink]

i hope that it coming out after the tv show has ended doesn't hurt the film too much... i definitely feel like it could happen... the surge of popularity has most likely died down a respectable amount as many fans have moved on... timing is everything

[DarkBlaze]

The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer on Spike.com (http://www.spike.com/video/last-airbender/3193349)

It's not very revealing, but it's still pretty epic for a teaser.

[Erik10101]

It is quite epic.

What's on Aang's forehead? :lol:

[DarkBlaze]

It's the arrow from the cartoon...with a twist. I like it.

[Mr. White]

The trailers ok but that arrow is pretty bad IMO. And he isn't trapped in an ice berg in the movie?

[DarkBlaze]

They showed us a TEASER of the movie. You're simply going by what little they showed. Again I repeat...IT'S NOT VERY REVEALING.

[Verto]

The trailer was quite good. The title card looks Harry-Potterish. Although I couldn't really feel the depth of Aang's attack as he was in the cartoon, I guess it was just practice, not real battle.

[DarkBlaze]

That's what I figured, just practice. Although that last staff stomp was pretty cool.

From the looks of it, I think that was the Fire Nation's attack against the Air Temple. All the more reason why I believe they still might show Aang in the ice berg.

[Mr. White]

I thought Aang was in the iceberg during the attack at the Air Temple.......

[DarkBlaze]

Honestly, I wouldn't know. I haven't seen every episode of each season. I have to re-watch the episode again.

[dragonofbarbour]

The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer on Spike.com (http://www.spike.com/video/last-airbender/3193349)

It's not very revealing, but it's still pretty epic for a teaser.

I'm confused! At e3 they annouced the movie to be completly cgi! Aang sure looks like a real actor to me!

[RyanRXP]

I'm confused! At e3 they annouced the movie to be completly cgi! Aang sure looks like a real actor to me!

No, it is live action, and it has always been a live action movie. This has been known about since before the show ended, and besides, why would a company release movie information at a video game event? It makes no sense at all.


I thought Aang was in the iceberg during the attack at the Air Temple.......

He was, but you have to remember it is a movie, and we know nothing of the story. It could be him training after the attack, or it could be a dream scene, or it might not be in the movie at all. It is just a teaser trailer, and often they show nothing of the actual movie, they just show what it will look like.

[DarkBlaze]

Appa is going to be in the movie, and Katara and Sokka will find Aang inthe ice berg:


The film is the first of a planned trilogy, each one centering around a different element, as Aang, Sokka, Katara and Appa, Aang's giant six-legged flying bison creature, travel this mythical world in hopes of stopping the war that's brewing between the four tribes as the Fire Nation advances on its neighbors for land. Aang is an Airbender, thought to be the Avatar who can stop the war and maintain peace by learning the powers of the other tribes. Patel's Zuko is a prince of the Fire Nation who's been banished, so he wants to get his hands on Aang to prove himself and earn back his father's respect.


Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone (best known from the "Twilight" movies) will also have more of a chance to show their stuff as the two most important characters in Aang's journey, two of the Southern Water Tribe who find the avatar encased in ice. (You can see from the teaser that Ringer looks just like Aang, but Rathbone's personality is very similar to his character, too.)

Source (http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=8446)

I find it cool that both Noah (Aang) and Dev (Zuko) are both skilled in the marital arts. That's a total plus.

[Mr. White]

Ok with this I'm good for the movie:D

[AoBlue]

Movie looks like it's worth going to go see :)

[Mr. White]

So if the movie is gonna be a trilogy with the 3 seasons of Avatar in each one...Are they going to fit everything in that happend into Season 1 in the movie or their gonna cut some parts out?

[GoldenDragonGuard]

Wow, if that happens, it would be awesome. I loved the series.

[Mr. White]

Got this from Wiki the rest of the cast

Aasif Mandvi as Admiral Zhao
Shaun Toub as Uncle Iroh
Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai
Jessica Andres as Suki
Katharine Houghton as Gran Gran
Seychelle Gabriel as Princess Yue

[GoldenDragonGuard]

No word on who is cast as Azula yet?

[DarkBlaze]

Azula is not going to be in the first movie. This movie is going to be based off what happened in Book 1: Water.

[Mr. White]

No word on who is cast as Azula yet?

Like Ron said it shows what happens in the first season if they make the second movie then Azula should be in it

[Warrior Red]

She might have a small cameo at the end, like she does at the end of S1.

[Mr. White]

She might have a small cameo at the end, like she does at the end of S1.

Mabey

I can't wait for the movie adapation of Book 3:Fire If they do one it was my favorite season:D

[Ivlander]

Well, who do you guys think would make a good Azula? The first one to pop into my head was Megan Fox, but I don't like that idea.

[GoseiBlue]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfsojNtU9yQ

[PowerOnyx]

Hopefully people won't confuse this with James Cameron's AVATAR film.

[Quark]

Most people i've mentioned it to think i'm talking about Cameron's movie when I say "Avatar," and are just confused when I say "The Last Airbender." Kinda frustrating.

[Mr. White]

I don't get it why don't they just call it Avatar:The Last Airbender like the TV series:/

[PowerOnyx]

Shyamalamadingdong is writing this?!

I think it's so it won't get confused with James Cameron's AVATAR film.

[RyanRXP]

I don't get it why don't they just call it Avatar:The Last Airbender like the TV series:/

It is so they won't get sued for using Avatar in the title.

[Spirit of a Tiger]

I saw the teaser trailer for this when I saw 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' and I think that it shall be a great movie. I was a fan of the series, and I think that M. Night Shaymalan will do all right with this movie. Other films of his that I have seen were all right, like "Signs" starring Mel Gibson. I will reserve judgment upon this until next Summer when it hits theaters.

[PowerOnyx]

It is so they won't get sued for using Avatar in the title.

Why would they get sued? It's an adaption of the t.v. series. If anything, James Cameron would get sued for using the Avatar name.

[Quark]

No one was suing anyone. Shamwowalon decided to drop the title and go with The Last Airbender to eliminate confusion.

[RyanRXP]

Why would they get sued? It's an adaption of the t.v. series. If anything, James Cameron would get sued for using the Avatar name.

But using Avatar as your main title(as the last air bender part is a sub-title) would be viewed as an attempt to steal Avatar's title. Would they sue them, probably not, but if an issue was made about it that would raise negitive attention for this movie. And no, Cameron would not get sued because people tend to seperate TV and Movies so an issue wouldn't get raised by it.
Would Cameron have a real lawsuit case? Not really, but they could do damage to the film.

[Ivlander]

Not exactly related to the topic, but last week on Tosh.0, Daniel Tosh had Terrell Owens do some apologies, and one was for the fans of M. Night Shyamalan. This is what he said:
"To the fans of M. Night Shyamalan, I'm sorry for anything after Sixth Sense.I

[PowerOnyx]

Not exactly related to the topic, but last week on Tosh.0, Daniel Tosh had Terrell Owens do some apologies, and one was for the fans of M. Night Shyamalan. This is what he said:
"To the fans of M. Night Shyamalan, I'm sorry for anything after Sixth Sense.I

The Village. What a craptastic ending.:mad: And don't get me started on Lady in the Water...:angry:

[RatherOddRanger]

The teaser trailer doesn't look bad the only problem with Shyamalan is he has these pretty good ideas but it feels to execute them. Take Signs for example, nice idea for a movie, pretty good overall, it's just let down by the terrible CGI and somewhat dodgey ending.

[NadisAten]

I only really liked The Sixth Sense. Everything else he did, I could've lived without seeing. I hated the whole concept for Signs, actually--at least when it came to the aliens. The whole "can't stand water" thing but coming to a planet that's like seventy-five percent water? I mean, really? (For some reason I think there was a joke on Stargate SG-1 about that once, too . . . hmm . . . )

I'm scared to see what Avatar's going to end up like. There's a chance it might be awesome, but at the same time . . . yeah, I can't say I feel better knowing that Shyamalan is behind it. The trailer looks decent, but then again, trailers tend to make the movie look way better than it actually is . . . which I guess is the whole point of them, lol.

[Quark]

Sweet mother molasses.

30 sec trailer (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=9044)

I'm sold on the visuals. Now I wanna see what the acting will be like.

[shylover33]

looks cool hofully it will be as good if not better then the tv show.

[Kaidan Alenko]

Merged the new thread with the old one.

[ForeverGreen]

OMG I saw the teaser, The movie looks awesome And Im glad they kept the iceberg scene at the beginning

[Gr1s3L]

Wow...:oh: looks Awesome...can't wait till' July 2nd

[Mr. White]

That trailer was awsome. Can't wait for this

[dragonofbarbour]

I think it is so cool, ubisoft is involed with the special effects for the movie as well as making the game for it. Most people didn't know ubisoft is in the special effects biz for the last few years. The first movie in the Nick's Avatar sega is the most advanced effects they have done so far. This is the main reason for the heavy promotion of the effects. At the same time they don't want thier involment widely known incase the movies bombs out.

[ForeverGreen]

This movie is gonna rock Im hoping they keep Katara's opening, anyone else hoping for it

[DarkBlaze]

I have high hopes for this movie. That visuals and effects are incredible, now all we have to see his how the actors portray their respected characters.

You all can expect to see a 2:00 trailer next week during the previews for, Percy Jackson next Friday. We'll most likely get it online before then.

[ForeverGreen]

Oh I might see Percy in theaters so thats good

[DarkBlaze]

New trailer:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63186

[Thrax]

will be really awesome movie

[ForeverGreen]

Thanks For the new trailer

[Mr. White]

The trailer was cool. Can't wait for the movie:D

[ForeverGreen]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Watched the TV spot like 15 times And Finally Say the Blue Spirit

[DarkBlaze]

The Last Airbender Olympic TV spot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtrjJkKdWU&annotation_id=annotation_742762&feature=iv

[Enki Kino Ranger]

Would you believe i'm definitely interested in this live action adaptation?! Always have been.:D Should be good as long as they stick to the source material... *I'm starting to sound like Hitler when he said that about DB Evolution.:p I hope i don't get told something that screws it all up and launches me in a tirade...*

[ForeverGreen]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048389/

Momo In the Last Airbender!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Enki Kino Ranger]

This could be good... Looks like they're sticking close to the source material if he's been confirmed to reprise his animal roles!:D