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The Last Airbender
Directed by	M. Night Shyamalan
Written by	Screenplay M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by	M. Night Shyamalan Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Sam Mercer Scott Aversano
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	July 2, 2010
Country	United States
Language	English

The Last Airbender is a live action film based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, coming out July 2, 2010. On January 8, 2007, it was announced that M. Night Shyamalan would write, direct and produce the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, an animated a series influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles. The movie will be produced for Paramount Pictures' MTV Films and Nick Movies. On April 15, 2008, Paramount and Nickelodeon announced the official title for the film will be The Last Airbender.

Development

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 M. Night Shyamalan. "Once I saw the amazing world that Mike and Bryan created, I knew it would make a great feature film."

Avatar co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have come forward to voice 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. Shyamalan has stated he might not direct the two sequels, saying that he "needs to rest."

Production

Filming is set to begin in February of 2009 in Greenland and Vietnam. Shyamalan will need four or five large soundstages for production. It is possible that The Last Airbender and its two sequels will be filmed at the same time.

Release

The film will be released July 2, 2010. The Last Airbender is currently the only movie announced for the July 4th holiday weekend of 2010.

References

1. ^ Stephenson, Hunter (2008-04-15). "M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, "Avatar" Dropped From Title". /FILM. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
2. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2007-01-08). "Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen". Variety.com. Retrieved 2008-06-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
3. ^ Sarafin, Jarrod (2008-06-10). "Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER". Mania Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
4. ^ "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". Viacom, Inc. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
5. ^ Mike Szymanski (2007-03-17). "Avatar Creators Praise Night". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved 2007-03-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
6. Gregg Goldstein (2008-05-11). "Shyamalan Previews Big-Screen Airbender Trilogy". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-05-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. Douglas, Edward (2008-06-10). "Exclusive: M. Night Shyamalan on The Last Airbender". Coming Soon Media. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
8. "Exclusive: Shyamalan On Last Airbender". Bauer Consumer Media. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

See Also

• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• MTV Films
• Nickelodeon Movies

• American films
• English-language films
• 2010 films
• Fantasy films
• Films directed by M. Night Shyamalan
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Animated series navigational boxes