First Glimpse At The Last Airbender Dev Patel is a twisted firestarter Source: USA Today
M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie The Last Airbender doesn't hit our screens until next July, but USA Today has laid its printy mitts on shots of Dev Patel and Noah Ringer as two of the movie's key characters, Crown Prince Zuko and the last airbender himself, Aang, here seen mid-martial artistry.
Deriving its mythology from Nickelodeon show Avatar: The Last Airbender, Shyamalan's latest will be less twisteroo-heavy than normal, although arguably there's a twist right at the start: Dev Patel's exiled crown prince is an imperialistic villain, many miles and several degrees of evilness removed from Slumdog's Jamal, whose motivation is to capture Aang and regain his position at home.
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For much more from Shyamalan on his characters, the art of airbending, and the massive alien spaceship that appears at the end (oops!), check out the July issue of Empire, onsale May 28. The Last Airbender is released on July 2, 2010.
Why are people writing off Mr Night....by my reckoning, he has made four very good films, and two average films (that still have oustanding moments in them). evrey great director has done below par work at somepoint.
I can't wait to see what he's done with this!!!!. ... Read More
This could go either way... but expectations are low
I loved Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. They were really well made films. The Village was good too... though not as much as the previous 2 films. With Signs, Night starts showing cracks in his output... and then the cracks expanded to the wreck level of his last 2 films. This new film needs to really have a great trailer and get good reviews for me to even think of going close to it. Is this even the right material for the director? We'll see what he makes of it... a part of me still wishes for him... Read More
yeah whilst watching it I thought that the fire nation represented the japaneese, earth: china, water: inuits (sp) and air were some sort of buddhas hense the bald heads and meditation.
which is why all the casting is all wrong! regardless of acting ability! ... Read More
Dilemma:
I liked the original series, and everything about this film just screams STAY AWAY, but I liked Patel's performance in Slumdog Millionare and want to see something else with him in because, despite the ridiculousness of casting work done here and how bad the film almost definately will be, I think Patel will give a good performance.
So.................. wait for DVD? ... Read More
I loved the animated serious and I gotta say that I'm sold on those two pics! As a fan, I couldn't as for better casting! Really exited about this movie now! But like others have mentioned hope Shyamalan doesn't balls such a great story up!
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It's a great show for kids and thier parents. My only worry is going to be Night's take on it. If it's not dull and self indulgent it should be just fine. I love signs and unbreakable, but he can be such a risk to a project like this considering his latest track record...fingers crossed he makes something very speical from the source's content (which is vast). ... Read More
To all those who have not watched any of the Avatar episodes, I would say that you are not missing anything terribly great. It takes alot of themes and elements of success franchises and blends it into something children can watch and be entertained with. The first one I saw was the the two hour series finale, Sohzin's Comet, and honestly, it is was a very enjoyable two hours. The fighting scenes are spectacular, very unlike the rest of the series. If the movie can somehow transfer that &quo... Read More
