The Last Airbender is an upcoming adventure-fantasy film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. It is a live-action film adaptation of the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, which has its influences from primarily East Asian art, mythology, and Chinese martial arts. The first of a planned trilogy, the film, starring Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel, will be marketed and released in North America by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies on July 2, 2010.
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, oppressive war to control the other great nations. The only hope for stopping the brutal war rests on the shoulders of a reluctant young boy named Aang (Noah Ringer). The last known survivor of the peaceful Air Nomads and the Airbenders, Aang is the Avatar. The Avatar is the physical re-incarnation of the world, with the power to manipulate all four elements and draw upon the power, knowledge, and experiences of the Avatar's previous incarnations. The Avatar is responsible for maintaining balance between the four nations of the world and the spirit world, hence keeping the balance of the world. Aided by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), Aang begins a perilous journey to restore balance to their war-torn world. Standing in their way are the Fire Nation's 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.
Cast:
Noah Ringer as Aang
Nicola Peltz as Katara
Jackson Rathbone as Sokka
Dev Patel as Prince Zuko
Nicola Peltz as Katara
Seychelle Gabriel as Yue
Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai
Jessica Andres as Suki
Shaun Toub as Uncle Iroh
Aasif Mandvi as Admiral Zhao
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