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The Last Airbender is an upcoming 2010[1] live action fantasy film based on the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The movie is the first film in the planned The Last Airbender trilogy. It will be marketed and released by Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies.[2] The series, influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles, was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Adapted, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, the film will star Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel as Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Prince Zuko, respectively. Filming began in mid-March 2009; the movie is scheduled to be released on July 2, 2010.[3][4]
Contents [hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast
2.1 Casting
3 Production
3.1 Filming
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Premise
See also: Universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film's hero, the reluctant young Aang (Noah Ringer), is the "Last Airbender" -- the Avatar, who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her bull-headed brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world.
[edit]Cast
See also: List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters
Noah Ringer as Aang [5], a 12 year-old "Avatar" whose main duties are to protect the world and bend all four elements. He is fun-loving and carefree and would rather have fun than assume his responsibilities.
Jackson Rathbone as Sokka [5], a 15 year old warrior from the Southern Water Tribe and Katara's brother.
Nicola Peltz as Katara [5], the last remaining waterbender from the Southern Water Tribe and a good friend to Aang.
Dev Patel as Prince Zuko[6], a teenager who travels with his uncle and tries to capture the Avatar in order to regain his honor and position as heir to the throne.
Aasif Mandvi as Commander Zhao [7], a hot-tempered Fire Nation Commander in pursuit of the Avatar. He is Zuko's principal rival.
Shaun Toub as Uncle Iroh [7], an older man who is extremely easy-going and friendly and often acts as a surrogate father to Zuko.
Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai [7], the leader of the war and the Fire Nation. He is the primary antagonist in the series.
Jessica Andres as Suki [5], the leader of the young female warriors of Kyoshi Island, The Kyoshi Warriors.
[edit]Casting
Shyamalan originally offered the roles of Aang to karate-trained Texan Noah Ringer; Sokka to Jackson Rathbone (Twilight); Katara to Nicola Peltz (Deck the Halls); and Zuko to Jesse McCartney.[8] The casting of white actors triggered negative fan reaction marked by accusations of racism, a letter-writing campaign, and a protest outside of a Philadelphia casting call for movie extras.[9][10][11] Rathbone dismissed the complaints, saying "I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan. It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."[12] In February 2009, Dev Patel replaced McCartney, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts.[13][14] Aasif Mandvi will play Commander Zhao, Shaun Toub will play Uncle Iroh, Cliff Curtis will play Fire Lord Ozai and Keong Sim has been cast in the role of an Earthbender.[15] Katharine Houghton is expected to play "Gran Gran", the grandmother of Katara and Sokka.[16]
[edit]Production
On January 8, 2007, Paramount Pictures' MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies announced that they had signed M. Night Shyamalan to write, direct and produce a trilogy of live-action films based on the series; the first of these films will encompass the main characters' adventures in Book One. The film was in a dispute with James Cameron's film Avatar regarding title ownership,[17] which resulted in the film being titled The Last Airbender.[18]
According to an interview with the co-creators in SFX Magazine, Shyamalan came across Avatar when his daughter wanted to be Katara for 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," said Shyamalan. "Once I saw the amazing world that Mike and Bryan created, I knew it would make a great feature film."[19] He added he was attracted to the spiritual and martial arts influences on the show.[20]
Avatar co-creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko voiced their opinion within an interview regarding M. Night Shyamalan writing, directing and producing the film. The two displayed much enthusiasm over Shyamalan's decision for the adaptation, stating that they admire his work and, in turn, he respects their material.[21] M. Night Shyamalan said he will write the second film while preparing to shoot the first.[22]
[edit]Filming
Pre-production began in late 2008, while filming began in March 2009 in Greenland. After two weeks, the cast and crew moved to Reading, Pennsylvania to commence filming at the Pagoda on Mount Penn on April 2.[23] Filming will also take place in Vietnam.[24]
[edit]Notes
1.^ Paramount Pictures has budgeted an estimated $250 million for the entire trilogy.[24]
[edit]References
^ McClintock, Pamela; Gabriel Snyder (January 8, 2007). "Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen". Variety.com. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ Sarafin, Jarrod (June 10, 2008). "Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER". Mania Entertainment. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^
^ Stephenson, Hunter (April 15, 2008). "M. Night Shyamalan?s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, ?Avatar? Dropped From Title". /FILM. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ a b c d Nicole Sperling (December 10, 2008). "Shyamalan lines up his cast for 'The Last Airbender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
^ Michael Fleming (February 1, 2009). "Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'". Variety. Retrieved on February 1, 2009.
^ a b c "More are cast in M. Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender". Sci Fi Wire. March 13, 2009. Retrieved on March 13, 2009.
^ Nicole Sperling (2008-12-10). "Shyamalan lines up his cast for 'The Last Airbender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-12-10.
^ Naomi Tarlow (December 29, 2008). "Protesters oppose "whitewashing" in new Shyamalan film". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved on December 29, 2008.
^ Jeff Yang (2008-12-29). "'Avatar' an Asian thing- why isn't the cast?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.
^ Michael Klein (2008-12-27). "Inqlings: More zzz's for CBS3 newsies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.
^ Larry Carroll (2009-01-15). "'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Hopes To 'Show His Range' In 'Last Airbender'". MTV. Retrieved on 2009-01-16.
^ Michael Fleming (2009-02-01). "Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'". Variety. Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
^ Slumdog Millionaire Star Joins The Last Airbender| /Film
^ "More are cast in M. Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender". Sci Fi Wire. 2009-03-13. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
^ "Inqlings: For Manuel, a job he can phone in". Philly.com. 2009-04-09.
^ Pamela McClintock (January 8, 2007). "Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved on January 9, 2007.
^ Stephenson, Hunter (April 15, 2008). "M. Night Shyamalan?s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, ?Avatar? Dropped From Title". /FILM. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ ""Nickelodeon's Avatar Returns to Restore Peace to The Four Corners of the World and Prepares to Face Off With the Fire Nation Once and for All". January 2009.
^ Mike Szymanski (October 7, 2008). "Shyamalan Unveils Airbender Secrets". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved on October 7, 2008.
^ Mike Szymanski (March 17, 2007). "Avatar Creators Praise Night". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved on March 17, 2006.
^ Larry Carroll (November 5, 2008). "Shyamalan Eager To Transform Image With ?Last Airbender? Franchise". MTV Movies Blog. Retrieved on November 5, 2008.
^ George Hatza (April 1, 2009). "'Sixth Sense' director shooting new movie in Reading beginning Thursday; Pagoda to get a close-up". Reading Eagle. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.
^ a b Fernandez, Jay A. (March 15, 2009). "Four more land 'Airbender' roles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.
[edit]External links
The Last Airbender at the Internet Movie Database
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Contents [hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast
2.1 Casting
3 Production
3.1 Filming
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Premise
See also: Universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film's hero, the reluctant young Aang (Noah Ringer), is the "Last Airbender" -- the Avatar, who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her bull-headed brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world.
[edit]Cast
See also: List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters
Noah Ringer as Aang [5], a 12 year-old "Avatar" whose main duties are to protect the world and bend all four elements. He is fun-loving and carefree and would rather have fun than assume his responsibilities.
Jackson Rathbone as Sokka [5], a 15 year old warrior from the Southern Water Tribe and Katara's brother.
Nicola Peltz as Katara [5], the last remaining waterbender from the Southern Water Tribe and a good friend to Aang.
Dev Patel as Prince Zuko[6], a teenager who travels with his uncle and tries to capture the Avatar in order to regain his honor and position as heir to the throne.
Aasif Mandvi as Commander Zhao [7], a hot-tempered Fire Nation Commander in pursuit of the Avatar. He is Zuko's principal rival.
Shaun Toub as Uncle Iroh [7], an older man who is extremely easy-going and friendly and often acts as a surrogate father to Zuko.
Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai [7], the leader of the war and the Fire Nation. He is the primary antagonist in the series.
Jessica Andres as Suki [5], the leader of the young female warriors of Kyoshi Island, The Kyoshi Warriors.
[edit]Casting
Shyamalan originally offered the roles of Aang to karate-trained Texan Noah Ringer; Sokka to Jackson Rathbone (Twilight); Katara to Nicola Peltz (Deck the Halls); and Zuko to Jesse McCartney.[8] The casting of white actors triggered negative fan reaction marked by accusations of racism, a letter-writing campaign, and a protest outside of a Philadelphia casting call for movie extras.[9][10][11] Rathbone dismissed the complaints, saying "I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan. It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."[12] In February 2009, Dev Patel replaced McCartney, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts.[13][14] Aasif Mandvi will play Commander Zhao, Shaun Toub will play Uncle Iroh, Cliff Curtis will play Fire Lord Ozai and Keong Sim has been cast in the role of an Earthbender.[15] Katharine Houghton is expected to play "Gran Gran", the grandmother of Katara and Sokka.[16]
[edit]Production
On January 8, 2007, Paramount Pictures' MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies announced that they had signed M. Night Shyamalan to write, direct and produce a trilogy of live-action films based on the series; the first of these films will encompass the main characters' adventures in Book One. The film was in a dispute with James Cameron's film Avatar regarding title ownership,[17] which resulted in the film being titled The Last Airbender.[18]
According to an interview with the co-creators in SFX Magazine, Shyamalan came across Avatar when his daughter wanted to be Katara for 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," said Shyamalan. "Once I saw the amazing world that Mike and Bryan created, I knew it would make a great feature film."[19] He added he was attracted to the spiritual and martial arts influences on the show.[20]
Avatar co-creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko voiced their opinion within an interview regarding M. Night Shyamalan writing, directing and producing the film. The two displayed much enthusiasm over Shyamalan's decision for the adaptation, stating that they admire his work and, in turn, he respects their material.[21] M. Night Shyamalan said he will write the second film while preparing to shoot the first.[22]
[edit]Filming
Pre-production began in late 2008, while filming began in March 2009 in Greenland. After two weeks, the cast and crew moved to Reading, Pennsylvania to commence filming at the Pagoda on Mount Penn on April 2.[23] Filming will also take place in Vietnam.[24]
[edit]Notes
1.^ Paramount Pictures has budgeted an estimated $250 million for the entire trilogy.[24]
[edit]References
^ McClintock, Pamela; Gabriel Snyder (January 8, 2007). "Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen". Variety.com. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ Sarafin, Jarrod (June 10, 2008). "Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER". Mania Entertainment. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
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^ Stephenson, Hunter (April 15, 2008). "M. Night Shyamalan?s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, ?Avatar? Dropped From Title". /FILM. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ a b c d Nicole Sperling (December 10, 2008). "Shyamalan lines up his cast for 'The Last Airbender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
^ Michael Fleming (February 1, 2009). "Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'". Variety. Retrieved on February 1, 2009.
^ a b c "More are cast in M. Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender". Sci Fi Wire. March 13, 2009. Retrieved on March 13, 2009.
^ Nicole Sperling (2008-12-10). "Shyamalan lines up his cast for 'The Last Airbender'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-12-10.
^ Naomi Tarlow (December 29, 2008). "Protesters oppose "whitewashing" in new Shyamalan film". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved on December 29, 2008.
^ Jeff Yang (2008-12-29). "'Avatar' an Asian thing- why isn't the cast?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.
^ Michael Klein (2008-12-27). "Inqlings: More zzz's for CBS3 newsies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.
^ Larry Carroll (2009-01-15). "'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Hopes To 'Show His Range' In 'Last Airbender'". MTV. Retrieved on 2009-01-16.
^ Michael Fleming (2009-02-01). "Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'". Variety. Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
^ Slumdog Millionaire Star Joins The Last Airbender| /Film
^ "More are cast in M. Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender". Sci Fi Wire. 2009-03-13. Retrieved on 2009-03-13.
^ "Inqlings: For Manuel, a job he can phone in". Philly.com. 2009-04-09.
^ Pamela McClintock (January 8, 2007). "Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved on January 9, 2007.
^ Stephenson, Hunter (April 15, 2008). "M. Night Shyamalan?s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, ?Avatar? Dropped From Title". /FILM. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
^ ""Nickelodeon's Avatar Returns to Restore Peace to The Four Corners of the World and Prepares to Face Off With the Fire Nation Once and for All". January 2009.
^ Mike Szymanski (October 7, 2008). "Shyamalan Unveils Airbender Secrets". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved on October 7, 2008.
^ Mike Szymanski (March 17, 2007). "Avatar Creators Praise Night". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved on March 17, 2006.
^ Larry Carroll (November 5, 2008). "Shyamalan Eager To Transform Image With ?Last Airbender? Franchise". MTV Movies Blog. Retrieved on November 5, 2008.
^ George Hatza (April 1, 2009). "'Sixth Sense' director shooting new movie in Reading beginning Thursday; Pagoda to get a close-up". Reading Eagle. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.
^ a b Fernandez, Jay A. (March 15, 2009). "Four more land 'Airbender' roles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.
[edit]External links
The Last Airbender at the Internet Movie Database
[show]
v ? d ? e
DISCUSS PErsoanlly i think that this one will b 10 times better than dragon ball evolution y because i think its like live movie material[/hide]
