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A Full Rundown and Update on The Last Airbender Trilogy

2 July 2009 3:36 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

Exactly one year from today, M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender will hit theaters. Today, however, we've got a rundown for you covering all-things-Airbender -- everything we know up until this point about Shyamalan's feature film adaptation of the hugely popular, critically lauded, award winning Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Here's what you need to know: Avatar aired from February of 2005 to July of 2008 and spanned three seasons. While on air, the series won 2 Pulcinella Awards, 5 Annie Awards, 1 Emmy, a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award, and a Peabody. So, to say the least, it's kind of a big deal. Created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, Avatar: The Last Airbender tells the story of Aang, a twelve-year-old who, with the help of his new friends Sokka and Katara, must save the world by defeating the Fire Lord and ending the destructive, worldwide war with the ...

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Twilight and New Moon star Jackson Rathbone's newest film The Last Airbender gets a poster

30 June 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Jackson Rathbone's newest film The Last Airbender just released its theatrical trailer last week (see here). Now, according to On The Flix, this poster for the film was released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Rathbone, Nicole Peltz, Cliff Curtis, Dev Patel, Noah Ringer, Jessica Andres, Seychelle Gabriel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, and Keong Sim. It is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and written by Michael Dante Dimartino (also the writer for 61 episodes of the Nickelodeon series upon which the film is based, "Avatar: The Last Airbender")...

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Teaser trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Last Airbender’

24 June 2009 5:48 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

M. Night Shyamalan has fallen out of favor with the general public as of late. Perhaps this may turn things around for him with his adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Dropping Avatar [thank you James Cameron] it will be titled The Last Airbender and Mns is only responsible for the screenplay this time around; the story and characters were developed by two other guys, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante Dimartino, who worked on the animated show the film is based on. His Dop is Andrew Lesnie who worked with Peter Jackson on all three Lotr and King Kong films. I’m more or less trying to shift around the blame here because I think Shyamalan still deserves a chance to make another good movie again. The film has its detractors already so there is no need right now to heap it on the guy before next summer. Mns does claim

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Mack

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The Last Airbender Movie Trailer

24 June 2009 12:05 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

The first look at “The Last Airbender”, the live-action adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, is online now. You can see the trailer below, courtesy of the film’s producers. The film follows the journey of a young boy named Aang, a member of the Air Nomad tribe, who have power over the wind called airbending. The last airbender, Aang is the Avatar, a physical representation of the world he lives in and able to bend all the elements around him, not just air but also fire, earth, and water. As the brutal firebending Fire Nation seeks him out to destroy him and conquer [...]

Costa Koutsoutis

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Want More ‘Lost’? Here Are Comics-Friendly Projects Where You Can Find The Cast!

14 May 2009 10:31 AM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

Season Five of “Lost” went out with a bang (or lack thereof) last night, leaving many fans wondering where they’re going to get their fix of Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Locke and the rest of the mysterious island’s inhabitants between now and the 2010 season. With a cast and filmmakers that have never shied away from projects close to comics fans’ hearts (and in the case of Brian K. Vaughan, began their careers in comics), the series has carved out a niche for itself in the geek scene that will be sorely missed in the months until its sixth (and final) season kicks off.

But fear not, folks. Here’s a breakdown of some other places you can find your favorite people from the island in and around the world of comics-related fare, from starring roles to blink-and-you-miss-it cameos.

Terry O’Quinn (John Locke): Well before he was healed,

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Rick Marshall

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Al Pacino Prepares To Exercise His Napoleon Complex

8 April 2009 5:55 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Hollywood is famous for putting out competing films about a similar topic or character, which is exactly what’s happening with Napoleon.

The epic French Emperor currently is a figure in two movies that are in pre-production.  The first film is the historical romance Napoleon and Betsy with Harry Potter star Emma Watson attached. The second being Betsy and the Emperor based on the children’s book by Stanton Rabin, which former Godfather star Al Pacino has signed on to play the gutsy Frenchman.

Napoleon and Betsy takes liberties with the story - having a young girl fall in love with the French emperor (which will most likely play out well with “Tweens”). The latter film Betsy and the Emperor will stay closer to the actual known history between Betsy and Napoleon. However, since it is based on a children’s book, the storyline is much more majestic.

According to Cinematical.

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Sabrina Cognata

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Avatar The Last Airbender Set Pics Hit The Web

4 April 2009 12:10 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Slashfilm has sneak peaks of filming from M. Night Shyamalan’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, one of which you can see below. You can find more pictures from the filming here. The film will be an adaptation of the much-loved Nickelodeon cartoon co-created and produced by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko. The story follows a war on a mystical world between element-controlling nations, a young boy named Aang, an “Airbender” who can manipulate wind, who awakens at the South Pole after being frozen for thousands of years. The last Airbender, Aang sets out to stop the war and the warlike flame-controlling Fire Nation, while coming to terms [...]

Costa Koutsoutis

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‘Kung Fu Panda’ Clobbers ‘Wall-e’ at Annie Awards

31 January 2009 2:42 PM, PST | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Kung Fu Panda shut out its competition in every major feature film category at the 36th annual Annie Awards celebrating 2008’s best animated movies.  The DreamWorks Animation pic bested critic favorite Wall-e and other nominee Bolt for “Best Feature.”

The surprise win is the first time DreamWorks has beaten a Pixar film for the top prize since 2001’s Shrek over Pixar’s Monster’s Inc.  Panda took home fifteen statues Friday night and tied for the most wins ever.  The Annie Award has matched the “Best Animated Feature” category at the Academy Awards every single year but one.

I thoroughly enjoyed Kfp, but I was under the impression that Wall-e was a better film all around.  While DreamWorks Animation has stepped up its game in recent years, Pixar’s animation was exceptional.  This is a major upset, especially since Wall-e went home with nothing.  The Oscar race just got even more interesting.

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Jeff Leins

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'Wall-e' Blanked at Annie Awards as 'Kung Fu Panda' Takes Home 11

31 January 2009 12:09 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Photo: DreamWorks Animation Wall-e is the certain frontrunner to win the Oscar Best Animated Feature at the 2009 Oscars as it competes with DreamWorks's Kung Fu Panda and Disney's Bolt for the award, but on Friday night at the 36th annual Annie Awards Wall-e's name was nowhere to be found when looking at the winner's circle. Instead Kung Fu Panda took home eleven Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature and all the way down to Best Animated Video Game. Outside of that, it's DVD counterpart Secrets of the Furious Five won four more Annie's for DreamWorks Animation. I would love to tell you there is more to the story, but it was an absolute domination. I don't think this changes anything in terms of the Oscar race as Wall-e remains the likely winner, but it certainly adds a little more flavor to a rather weird award season. The winners are featured

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Brad Brevet

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Motion Picture Sound Editors Announce Nominations

25 January 2009 9:58 PM, PST | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news

"Cloverfield," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Frost/Nixon," "Iron Man," "Milk," "Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," and "Revolutionary Road" are some of the films vying for the Golden Reel Awards given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors.

Sound editing categories range from sound effects to dialogue.

"Bolt," "Kung Fu Panda," "Madagascar 2," and "Wall-e" are among the nominees for the Best Sound Editing: Animation in a Feature Film category.

The 56th Annual Golden Reel Awards will be held Feb. 21 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Want to know which category "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" was nominated under? Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees.

Feature Film

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and Adr Animation in a Feature Film

Bolt

Fear[s] of the Dark

Horton Hears a Who

Kung Fu Panda

Madagascar 2

The Tale of Despereaux

Wall-e

Waltz With Bashir

Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects,

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Manny

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Curious Open Casting Call for The Last Airbender

23 January 2009 12:25 PM, PST | From /Film | See recent /Film news

/Film reader McGruff sends in this update on the casting of M Night Shyamalan’s big screen live action adaptation of Avatar, The Last Airbender.

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Hey Peter,

I heard you guys discussing Shyamalan’s recent casting decision for Avatar: The Last Airbender on the SlashFilmCast the other week and I thought I could shed some extra light on the situation. I go to school in Philly and our newspaper recently ran an Open Casting Call for extras in the film. Here’s the Link: dailypennsylvanian.com.

So, there are a couple of things about this casting notice:

1) They seem to be compensating for the fact that they cast white kids in the lead roles by asking for numerous multi-ethnic actors to try out for the film. Won’t it be a little weird when Aang, Katara, and Sakka are white, but their tribes-people are all different elasticities? A little odd,

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Peter Sciretta

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Awwww Hell Naw: McG Trying To Get Will Smith To Play Captain Nemo

14 January 2009 8:16 AM, PST | From /Film | See recent /Film news

The other day, we reported on McG’s new directing gig helming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo. On the /Filmcast the other night, we expressed hope that Hollywood would man up and cast an ethnically correct (i.e. Indian) version of Captain Nemo, undoubtedly one of the most psychologically fascinating characters in literature. As usual, it seems our hopes were misplaced, for the most part.

Over at Latino Review, our colleague Kellvin is reporting that at the recent Terminator Salvation event, McG revealed who he really wants in the role of Nemo:

Man I’m trying to get Will Smith to do it, been trying to get a hold of him. I’ve been wanting to work with him for a long time already. That guy’s great.

While this might be better than M. Night Shymalan’s atrocious and much-maligned decision to cast four white leads for Avatar: The Last Airbender,

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David Chen

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