It’s here now!

The first official trailer for M. Night’s movie rendition of the popular animated series from Nickelodeon – Avatar: The Last Air Bender – is now out for public viewing.

Noticeably, the film has now been re-titled to The Last Airbender. This is clearly to avoid confusion with another upcoming movie from James Cameron bearing the title Avatar.

Still slated to be released for July next year, this movie has already gotten a lot of mixed reactions from fans of Aang and the other characters from the show. There are considerable concerns on how Shyamalan would handle production of the live action adaptation. Everyone is hoping that the acclaimed director remains loyal to the “spirit” or true essence of the original story line.

There had already been a lot “discussed” about the casting choice for the key roles in the movie. But hard core fans are still worried that the movie might end up having the now almost “distinct” feel from M. Night’s movies.

Here is what’s known so far as cast selection is concerned:

• Noah Ringer, an acting newcomer will play the main protagonist of the story — Aang
• Nicola Peltz, will play Katara of the Water nation
• Jackson Rathbone, from Twilight fame will play Katara’s brother — Sokka
• Jessica Jade Andres, will play Sokka’s Kyoshi warrior love interest — Suki
• Dev Patel, from the recent hit Slumdog Millionaire gets to play the primary antagonist in the story, the exiled prince of the Fire nation — Zuko

Based from this trailer, I think the movie could still be on its way to being a very good one. Hopefully, the feeling eventually translate for the entire movie.

I find myself often spending late nights watching TV. And recently, I caught another replay of the movie ULTRAVIOLET. Although I’m generally not a fan of this film, its action scenes always fascinate me. I simply love how the protagonist (played by Milla Jovovich) gets to effortlessly just fling her guns around and manage to put down all the bad guys and at the same time look so graceful while avoiding getting hit.

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