Telltale Games

Ooze33 · 06/23/2009, 12:36 pm

Official Site

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

___________________________

I am extremely excited for this!!!

splash1 · 06/23/2009, 01:25 pm

Nice! I've always liked Avatar, it'll be interesting to see it in live action.

patters · 06/23/2009, 01:27 pm

Isn't this the film that the creator described every plot point in detail on Ubisoft's E3 talk?

Secret Fawful · 06/23/2009, 02:20 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by patters

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.

StrongBadinator · 06/23/2009, 02:44 pm

You switched his age. It's 12, not 21.

ig0rpwnwEd · 06/23/2009, 03:39 pm

Not a huge fan of the show (it's a fine show), but I am genuinely excited for this.

Rather Dashing · 06/23/2009, 05:44 pm

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

Ooze33 · 06/23/2009, 05:53 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrongBadinator

You switched his age. It's 12, not 21.

Thanks for noticing. Fixed.

ShaggE · 06/23/2009, 06:40 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

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!

StrongBadinator · 06/24/2009, 12:18 pm

Wow.......I finally understand everything....

the_napoleon · 06/24/2009, 01:22 pm

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 Box · 06/24/2009, 05:17 pm

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.

Darkblade07 · 06/26/2009, 09:31 am

M. Night Shyamalon is one of my favorite directers...but this is going too far.

Marduk · 06/26/2009, 10:07 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkblade07

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 Dashing · 06/26/2009, 10:15 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marduk

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 Box · 06/26/2009, 12:35 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marduk

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!)

Darkblade07 · 06/27/2009, 10:59 am

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

Marduk · 06/29/2009, 05:50 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy in a Box

It's also clear by the trailer he has the ego the size of a horse.

What's wrong with the trailer?

Ooze33 · 07/08/2009, 06:49 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy in a Box

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

Ooze33 · 07/14/2009, 06:12 am

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.

06/23/2009, 12:36 pm	#1
Ooze33 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atheia, The Valley Posts: 147	The Last Airbender - Coming July 2, 2010 Official Site 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 ___________________________ I am extremely excited for this!!! __________________ I'm on the DVD credits for Strong Bad's Cool Game!! Thank you Telltale for supporting everyone here on the forums! Last edited by Ooze33; 04/26/2010 at 01:32 pm.

06/23/2009, 01:25 pm	#2
splash1 Electric Tuna Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jungle Subway Posts: 2,588	Nice! I've always liked Avatar, it'll be interesting to see it in live action. __________________ *inFamous, is the best game ever and you can't say it isn't cause it would a lie!!! SO THERE! Sam: "This goes down to fiery bowls of America's filthiest city." Max*: "You've been listening to my inner bathroom narration again!"

06/23/2009, 01:27 pm	#3
patters Take another photo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: uk, manchester university Posts: 1,390	Isn't this the film that the creator described every plot point in detail on Ubisoft's E3 talk? __________________ Take another photo for your book http://twitter.com/Patters666

06/23/2009, 02:44 pm	#5
StrongBadinator The Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: here. Posts: 170	You switched his age. It's 12, not 21. __________________ Marzipan, did that guy just call me "Hot Pooey"? And invite me inside that bush?

06/23/2009, 03:39 pm	#6
ig0rpwnwEd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 280	Not a huge fan of the show (it's a fine show), but I am genuinely excited for this. __________________ This is a signature.

06/23/2009, 05:44 pm	#7
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,793	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

06/24/2009, 12:18 pm	#10
StrongBadinator The Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: here. Posts: 170	Wow.......I finally understand everything.... __________________ Marzipan, did that guy just call me "Hot Pooey"? And invite me inside that bush?

06/24/2009, 01:22 pm	#11
the_napoleon Some of my buses. Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisco County, Californee Posts: 262	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. __________________ New signature: "No signature yet. Oh wait" Oh wait Days with the same crappy sig (updated almost daily!) I honestly don't know anymore, I regret doing a daily update of my signature every day, I cannot take it anymore.

06/24/2009, 05:17 pm	#12
Guy in a Box More of a lurker nowadays Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Planet Claire Posts: 709	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. __________________ - From Guy in a Box, the Resident Cloudcuckoolander Last edited by Guy in a Box; 06/25/2009 at 04:54 am.

06/26/2009, 09:31 am	#13
Darkblade07 ScrewtherulesIhavemoney Join Date: May 2008 Location: Venice,Ireland,Tokyo,Paris,Cairo-Not a stone bridge Posts: 393	M. Night Shyamalon is one of my favorite directers...but this is going too far. __________________ Always a ninja! I'm back, broseph!I'm friggin back!

06/27/2009, 10:59 am	#17
Darkblade07 ScrewtherulesIhavemoney Join Date: May 2008 Location: Venice,Ireland,Tokyo,Paris,Cairo-Not a stone bridge Posts: 393	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 __________________ Always a ninja! I'm back, broseph!I'm friggin back!

07/14/2009, 06:12 am	#20
Ooze33 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atheia, The Valley Posts: 147	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. __________________ I'm on the DVD credits for Strong Bad's Cool Game!! Thank you Telltale for supporting everyone here on the forums! Last edited by Ooze33; 07/16/2009 at 02:11 pm.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Sam & Max coming to Xbox Live Arcade!	LittleBuddy	Sam & Max Series Discussion	6	02/28/2009 10:17 am
Baddest of the Bands coming to Europe 11/21! (Was: #3 in Europe?)	david.given	Strong Bad General Discussion	31	11/22/2008 04:30 am