The Last Airbender in 3D
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present The Last Airbender, an action-adventure fantasy film scheduled to be released in digital 3D and regular theaters in the Philippines on July 21, 2010 (Wednesday). It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The series, influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles, was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and was adapted by M. Night Shyamalan, who will also direct and produce the film. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano. Filming began in mid-March 2009.
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.
In a world where the elements, Water, Earth, Fire, and Air can be controlled by people known as “benders”, the Fire Nation is waging a ruthless war to control the other great nations. The only hope for stopping the war rests on
the shoulders of a young boy named Aang. The last known Airbender and survivor of the peaceful Air Nomads, Aang is the Avatar. The Avatar is the physical embodiment of the world, with the ability to control all four elements and draw upon the combined power, knowledge, and experience of the Avatar’s previous incarnations. The Avatar’s duty is to maintain peace between the four nations and the spirit realm, ensuring that the world remains in balance. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her warrior brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), and his animal guide Appa; a Flying Bison, Aang begins a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world. Standing in their way is the ambitious Fire Nation Admiral Zhao (Aasif Mandvi) and Prince Zuko (Dev Patel), the banished prince of the Fire Nation who seeks to capture Aang to regain his honor.
THE LAST AIRBENDER is released and distributed by United International Pictures thru Solar Entertainment Corp. In Cinemas 21 July 2010 (Wednesday).