General Film Info:

Film Title: The Last Airbender

Release Date: July 2nd, 2008

Crew:

Executive Producers: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Producers: M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer, Scott Aversano, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
Writer/Director: M. Night Shyamalan

News:

April 17th, 2008 - Producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall join the live action movie; Kennedy and Marshall have produced blockbusters like "Jurrasic Park" and "The Sixth Sense."  Also, Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko join as Executive Producers.

April 15th, 2008 - Release date of July 2nd, 2008 announced for first film; movie to be title "The Last Airbender." Link

March 19th, 2007 - In an interview with Sci-Fi.com, Avatar Co-Creators Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino publicly praise the idea of the live action film and M. Night Shyamalan as well.

"The movie is in the earliest stages, so it is too soon to comment on exactly what we will be doing. However, Mike and I have met with Night and, on top of really admiring his craft, he is a great guy who really respects the material. It means a lot to us that he personally chose to do this project, and we look forward to helping him in any way."
- Co-Creator Bryan Konietzko

March 6th, 2007 - ISEB.net reports M. Night Shyamalan has begun writing the script for the first 'Avatar' live action film!

January 8th, 2007 - Paramount Pictures announced they had agreed to terms with famed director M. Night Shyamalan on a deal which could encompass up to a three-movie franchise based on Nickelodeon's animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The movies would all be live action, as Nick devles into new mediums for expanding their shows' span across the globe. No doubt the live action concept is supposed to appeal to those who don't watch Avatar "because it's a cartoon."

Since the movie is only in the early developmental stages, there is little information available. Who will be cast, when the movie will take place, if and how the Avatar staff and co-creators will be involved, etc. is all unknown. More is likely to come about these films in the coming months. Stay tuned to this page for updates on the movie!

Dongbu Feng will also offer in-depth coverage of the movie(s). At this time there are no real plans to create a guide in the TV.com episode guide for the movies, so this site will serve primarily as our area of concentration for info on the films.

Vital Links:

• Sci-Fi.com Interview with Co-Creators on LA Film (03-19-2007)
• IESB.net: Shyamalan working on 'Avatar' script (03-06-2007)
• Yahoo! Movies Announcement Article
• Variety.com Announcement Article