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Syntheisis is fixed. Was that hard? LEAVE THE BUDGET IN THE INFO BOX ALONE. That is the way it is supposed to be.
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The first of a planned trilogy, ''The Last Airbender'' will be produced by [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Nickelodeon Movies]].<ref name="PressRelease1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/paramount-mnight-shyamalan-previews-last-airbender_article_58631.html?campid=0&ssns=29&|title=Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER|last=Sarafin|first=Jarrod|date= June 10, 2008|publisher=Mania Entertainment|accessdate= June 29, 2008}}</ref> Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by [[M. Night Shyamalan]], who also directs and produces. Other producers include [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]], [[Kathleen Kennedy (film producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], [[Sam Mercer]] and [[Scott Aversano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lastairbender.htm |title=The Last Airbender (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> The series from which it was adapted from was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]].
The first of a planned trilogy, ''The Last Airbender'' will be produced by [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Nickelodeon Movies]].<ref name="PressRelease1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/paramount-mnight-shyamalan-previews-last-airbender_article_58631.html?campid=0&ssns=29&|title=Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER|last=Sarafin|first=Jarrod|date= June 10, 2008|publisher=Mania Entertainment|accessdate= June 29, 2008}}</ref> Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by [[M. Night Shyamalan]], who also directs and produces. Other producers include [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]], [[Kathleen Kennedy (film producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], [[Sam Mercer]] and [[Scott Aversano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lastairbender.htm |title=The Last Airbender (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> The series from which it was adapted from was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]].


''The Last Airbender'' was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million.<ref name=budget>{{cite news |title = 'Last Airbender' carries Shyamalan into new territory |first = Claudia |last = Eller |url = http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-airbender-20100625,0,1232454.story |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date = June 25, 2010 |accessdate = June 25, 2010 |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5qkFtBF4y |archivedate = June 25, 2010 }}</ref> Other estimates put the cost between $100 million and $110 million, while various news sources reported the whole ''Last Airbender'' trilogy would be made for around $250 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/04/iron-man-2-leads-the-charge-this-summer.htm |title=Iron Man 2 leads the charge this summer: Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=2010-05-04 |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref><ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i68061ff8eae6a637ce15f10f7be4da48</ref> Filming began in mid-March 2009; the movie will be released in both traditional [[Dimension|two-dimensional]] [[Movie projector|projectors]], as well as in [[3-D film|3D]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52491 |title=Slumdog's Patel Cast in The Last Airbender |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=2009-02-02 |accessdate=2010-05-01}}</ref><ref name="/FILM">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/04/15/m-night-shyamalans-the-last-airbender-gets-release-date-avatar-dropped-from-title/|title=M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, “Avatar” Dropped From Title|last=Stephenson|first=Hunter|date= April 15, 2008|publisher=/FILM|accessdate= June 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name=3D>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/04/22/the-last-airbender-to-get-3-d-treatment/ |title=‘The Last Airbender’ to Get 3-D Treatment |last= Schuker|first=Lauren A.E. |date=April 22, 2010 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
''The Last Airbender'' was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million.<ref name=budget>{{cite news |title = 'Last Airbender' carries Shyamalan into new territory |first = Claudia |last = Eller |url = http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-airbender-20100625,0,1232454.story |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date = June 25, 2010 |accessdate = June 25, 2010 |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5qkFtBF4y |archivedate = June 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=totalbud>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/The-Last-Airbender-Has-A-Total-Budget-Of-280-Million-19238.html |title=The Last Airbender Has A Total Budget Of $280 Million |publisher=Cinemablend.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> Other estimates put the cost between $100 million and $110 million, while various news sources reported the whole ''Last Airbender'' trilogy would be made for around $250 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/may/04/iron-man-2-leads-the-charge-this-summer.htm |title=Iron Man 2 leads the charge this summer: Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=2010-05-04 |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref><ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i68061ff8eae6a637ce15f10f7be4da48</ref> Filming began in mid-March 2009; the movie will be released in both traditional [[Dimension|two-dimensional]] [[Movie projector|projectors]], as well as in [[3-D film|3D]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52491 |title=Slumdog's Patel Cast in The Last Airbender |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=2009-02-02 |accessdate=2010-05-01}}</ref><ref name="/FILM">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/04/15/m-night-shyamalans-the-last-airbender-gets-release-date-avatar-dropped-from-title/|title=M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender Gets Release Date, Director Update, “Avatar” Dropped From Title|last=Stephenson|first=Hunter|date= April 15, 2008|publisher=/FILM|accessdate= June 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name=3D>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/04/22/the-last-airbender-to-get-3-d-treatment/ |title=‘The Last Airbender’ to Get 3-D Treatment |last= Schuker|first=Lauren A.E. |date=April 22, 2010 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>


==Premise==
==Premise==

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This article is about the 2010 film The Last Airbender. For the television series, see Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The Last Airbender
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. Night Shyamalan
Written byM. Night Shyamalan
(Screenplay)
Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
(Original Story)
Produced byM. Night Shyamalan
Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Sam Mercer
Scott Aversano
StarringNoah Ringer
Nicola Peltz
Dev Patel
Jackson Rathbone
Shaun Toub
Aasif Mandvi
Cliff Curtis
CinematographyAndrew Lesnie
Edited byConrad Buff
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000,000[2]

The Last Airbender is an upcoming American action-adventure fantasy film scheduled to be released on July 1, 2010.[1] It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The film stars Noah Ringer as Aang, a reluctant hero who prefers adventure over his job as the Avatar. Aang and his friends, Katara and Sokka, journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara the secrets of the craft. At the same time, Fire Lord Ozai, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and the already vanquished Air Nomads. The film also stars Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel.

The first of a planned trilogy, The Last Airbender will be produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.[3] Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by M. Night Shyamalan, who also directs and produces. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano.[4] The series from which it was adapted from was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

The Last Airbender was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million.[2][5] Other estimates put the cost between $100 million and $110 million, while various news sources reported the whole Last Airbender trilogy would be made for around $250 million.[6][7] Filming began in mid-March 2009; the movie will be released in both traditional two-dimensional projectors, as well as in 3D.[8][9][10]

Premise

See also: Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 1)

Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz) a waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.

Cast

See also: List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters
  • Noah Ringer as Aang,[11] who disappeared from public sight a hundred years ago. While chronologically 112 years old, Aang still retains his biological age of 12. He is the latest reincarnation of the Avatar. Though he is capable of bending all four elements, at the beginning of the film he has only learned to airbend. It is also his duty to maintain balance in the world, which conflicts with his easy-going, fun-loving personality.
  • Nicola Peltz as Katara,[11] a 14-year-old girl of the Southern Water Tribe and its last remaining waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. Since the death of her mother, Kaya, she has served as the maternal figure in her family, and is no stranger to responsibility despite her young age. She is Aang's good friend and love interest.
  • Jackson Rathbone as Sokka,[11] a 15-year-old warrior from the Southern Water Tribe and Katara's older brother. He can be condescending, and has no bending powers, but is extremely intelligent and often takes up leadership roles by virtue of coming up with most of the workable plans and tactics. In the animated series, he was also a primary source of comic relief, though this may not be retained in the movie.
  • Dev Patel as Prince Zuko,[12] a 16-year-old Fire Nation prince who travels with his uncle Iroh. The former heir to the throne, he was exiled by his father, Fire Lord Ozai, and ordered to capture the Avatar (who had not been seen in almost a century, making the assignment a wild goose chase) in order to regain his lost honor. He is the primary antagonist of the film.
  • Shaun Toub as Iroh,[13] Zuko's uncle. He is extremely easy-going and friendly, and often acts as a surrogate father to Zuko. Formerly a great general of the Fire Nation, personal tragedies led to his retirement, and the role of heir-presumptive passed to his younger brother Ozai.
  • Aasif Mandvi as Admiral Zhao,[13] a hot-tempered Fire Nation Commander in pursuit of the Avatar. He is Zuko's principal rival.
  • Seychelle Gabriel as Princess Yue,[13] the princess and leader of the Northern Water Tribe. After her father died, she took leadership of the tribe and has committed herself to defending her people against Fire Nation attacks.[14] She is also Sokka's love interest of the film.
  • Jessica Andres as Suki,[11] the leader of the young female warriors, the Kyoshi Warriors.
  • Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai,[13] the leader of the Fire Nation as well as Prince Zuko's father. He is the secondary antagonist of the film, and the main antagonist of the series.
  • Francis Guinan as Master Pakku, known as the greatest waterbender in the entire Northern Water Tribe. He teaches Aang and Katara waterbending.[15][16]
  • Katharine Houghton as Kanna, the grandmother of Katara and Sokka.

Production

Development

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.[9]

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."[18] He added he was attracted to the spiritual and martial arts influences on the show.[19]

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.[20] Producer Frank Marshall explained that they have high hopes to stick to a PG rating. "I'm not even sure we want to get in the PG-13 realm. Furthermore, Shyamalan said, "I took away a little bit of the slapsticky stuff that was there for the little little kids, the fart jokes and things like that...We grounded Katara's brother...and that really did wonderful things for the whole theme of the movie."[21]

Shyamalan also said he will write the second film while preparing to shoot the first.[22]

Casting

Shyamalan originally offered the roles of Aang to Noah Ringer; Sokka to Jackson Rathbone; Katara to Nicola Peltz; and Zuko to Jesse McCartney.[23] In an interview with People, Shyamalan claimed that he did not want to make The Last Airbender without Nicola Peltz, the actress who plays Katara, "I said that only once before in my career, and that was when I met Haley in The Sixth Sense auditions."[24]

The casting of white actors in the Asian-influenced Avatar universe triggered negative reactions from some fans marked by accusations of racism, a letter-writing campaign, and a protest outside of a Philadelphia casting call for movie extras.[25][26][27][28] Rathbone dismissed the complaints in an interview with MTV, 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."[29] The controversy wasn't well received by critics either, who say that the original casting call expressed a preference for Caucasian actors over others.[30] Movie critic Roger Ebert was one of the critical voices against the casting. When asked about casting a white cast to portray the characters, he said, "The original series Avatar: The Last Airbender was highly regarded and popular for three seasons on Nickelodeon. Its fans take it for granted that its heroes are Asian. Why would Paramount and Shyamalan go out of their way to offend these fans? There are many young Asian actors capable of playing the parts."[31] Jevon Phillips of the Los Angeles Times noted that despite Shyamalan's attempts to defuse the situation, the issue will "not fade away or be overlooked", and that this film exemplifies the need for a debate within Hollywood about racial diversity in its films.[32]

In February 2009, Dev Patel replaced McCartney, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts.[33][34] Katharine Houghton and Seychelle Gabriel are expected to play "Gran Gran", the grandmother of Katara and Sokka, and Princess Yue, another of Sokka's love interests and princess of the Northern Water Tribe, respectively.[35] Isaac Jin Solstein is playing an earthbending boy.[36] 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.[37]

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, where production designers and special-effects crews worked for several weeks, preparing the local site for the film.[38] A production team scouting the area found the Pagoda on Mount Penn, which served as an ancient temple in the film.[38] Reading, Pennsylvania mayor Tom McMahon explained that crews made road improvements and buried electrical lines surrounding the structure.[38]

Filming also took place in Ontelaunee Township and at the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower in Pennsylvania after the production crew finished at the Pagoda. When asked about filming the movie in Reading, Pennsylvania, Pamela Shupp, vice president of Berks Economic Development said, "They needed buildings to shoot all the interiors, and were looking for a group of buildings with high ceilings and specific column spacing. We showed them a number of buildings, but we couldn't come up with enough to meet their requirements. So the interiors will be shot in Philadelphia."[38]

According to Frank Marshall, principal photography for the film has finished and post-production has started.[21]

Visual effects

Industrial Light and Magic is the principal effects house for the film. ILM will be responsible for creating the fire, water, earth, and air effects as well as providing the CGI to create the many creatures that will be seen throughout the film. Pablo Helman will serve as the visual effects supervisor.

Director M. Night Shyamalan and Paramount Pictures are working with a company called Stereo D LLC to convert The Last Airbender into a 3D film. The conversion process costs between $5 million and $10 million; adding to the reported $100 million that already went into the film. This decision comes after an increased amount of movies being made or converted to 3D, such as Avatar, Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans, made a decent profit at the box office.[10]

Music

In December 2008, James Newton Howard was announced the composer for The Last Airbender.[39] This will be the seventh collaboration between Howard and Shyamalan. Howard most recently received acclaim for his work with Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight.[39] On May 13, 2009, producer Frank Marshall announced that Howard was recording music for the teaser trailer that was later released that summer.[40]

Marketing

Promotion

The teaser trailer for the film was attached to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in theaters on June 24, 2009.[41] The teaser trailer was also shown on Entertainment Tonight on June 22, 2009 as an ET network exclusive.[42] The trailer shows Aang airbending in a temple which is being attacked by a multitude of Fire Nation ships. A theatrical trailer was to be released around Christmas 2009, but it was pushed back until February 2010 because not enough visual effects shots were completed.[43][44] This trailer was attached to the Percy Jackson film released on February 12, 2010.[45] A theatrical trailer was later released on March 25, 2010.[46] It was then attached with How to Train Your Dragon. The last theatrical trailer is attached to Iron Man 2 which was released May 7 2010.[47]

The first TV spot for the film aired during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010.[48] It showed parts of the film that were not shown in the teaser trailer and had no diagetic dialogue, but merely narration. On February 10, the theatrical trailer was released online.[49] It shows multiple scenes from the movie and is an expanded version of the first TV spot. McDonald's will be selling Happy Meals to promote the film.

Manga

Two original black-and-white manga will be written by Dave Roman are expected to be released on June 1, 2010.[50] The prequel manga will be illustrated by Nina Matsumoto and the movie adaptation, expected to be published in June 2010, will be illustrated by Joon Choi.

“We’re excited to be working with Nickelodeon to bring these great stories to the manga audience,” says Dallas Middaugh, Associate Publisher of Del Rey Manga. Avatar: The Last Airbender has shown incredible crossover appeal with manga fans. The release of The Last Airbender movie and original tie-in manga gives us the chance to share completely new stories with Avatar fans looking for more about Aang, Zuko, and their favorite characters.”[51]

Action figures

On February 9, 2010, Nickelodeon Consumer Products debuted the upcoming line of toys based on The Last Airbender. It includes various 3 3/4-inch action figures, as well as larger, action-enabled figures, costumes and other props. Among the toys featured in the line were figures based on Aang, Prince Zuko, Sokka, Katara, and a fully ride-able Appa the Sky Bison.[52]

"We worked very closely with M. Night, the rest of the Paramount team and our in-house design team, along with our partner Spin-Master, to come up with the right assortment, the right size for these action figures and make sure we had representation of all the nations within the 'Airbender' series," said Nickelodeon's Lourdes Arocho. The Last Airbender action figures are expected to be released in three "waves"; wave one on June 1, wave two near the movie's July release date, and wave three near the 2010 holiday season.[52]

Release

The Last Airbender was rumored to be released in the summer of 2010 before it received a formal release date of July 2, 2010.[9] In order to avoid confusion with James Cameron's Avatar, the title was changed from Avatar: The Last Airbender to simply The Last Airbender.[9] On June 16, 2010, it was revealed that the film would be released on July 1, 2010, and after questions about the definition of the release being limited or wide, was later confirmed by the studio to be a full nationwide release.[53][1]

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