

Inside of the iceberg is a boy named Aang ( Noah Ringer) and a flying bison named Appa. While hunting, they discover an iceberg that shoots a beam of light into the sky. The film is even regarded by some as one of the worst of all-time.įourteen-year-old Katara ( Nicola Peltz) and her fifteen-year-old brother, Sokka ( Jackson Rathbone), are near a river at the South Pole. The film and 3D conversion was largely panned by critics and fans alike, and won five Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture in 2011. The Last Airbender opened in second place at the box office behind The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and eventually grossed $131 million domestically and $319 million worldwide. Premiering in New York City on June 30, 2010, it opened in the United States the following day, grossing an estimated $16 million. The Last Airbender was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million. Filming began in mid-March 2009, with locations in Greenland and Pennsylvania. The series from which it was adapted was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano.

Development for a film began in 2007 it was adapted into a film by Shyamalan, who also wrote and produced the film. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. The film stars Noah Ringer as Aang, with Nicola Peltz as Katara, Jackson Rathbone as Sokka, and Dev Patel as Prince Zuko.

It is a live-action film adaptation of the first season to the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and notably the first live-action adaptation of any Nicktoon. The Last Airbender is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film directed by M.
