The last airbender 2 is a possible sequel to the liveaction film the last airbender, following the storyline of book two. The story follows the adventures of a young boy called aang in a world divided into. It aired on nickelodeon for three seasons and was popular with critics and fans of all ages. Wikipedia is usually a pretty good first place to check it currently says that m. Shyamalan promises darker sequel to the last airbender. Four years later, a sequel series was produced titled the legend of korra. While shyamalan had directed two movies prior to the sixth sense praying with anger and wide awake his 1999 supernatural thriller starring bruce willis is commonly mistaken for his debut. On june 24, 2009, producer frank marshall told the nowdefunct starlog magazine that they did not intend to film the last airbender and its sequels backtoback as peter jackson had done with the lord of the rings film trilogy as they. The release of the last airbender movie and original tiein manga gives us the chance to share.
The last airbender back in the spotlight, fans have resumed debating whether the series remains better than its sequel. The last airbender 2 official trailer aang vs the fire. I never watched the series and understood the story plot just fine. The last airbender yielded a sequel, the legend of korra, which kicks off. Some argued that the disastrous premiere would put an end to the movie while the others were sure the story would be renewed. Night shyamalans last word on the subject was in a 2015 interview with uk newspaper the metro, where he said an airbender sequel wouldnt be his next project after 2015s the visit hes since made split, and has committed to making a sequel to it, glass, scheduled for release in january 2019. With zoe saldana, vin diesel, kate winslet, jemaine clement. The art is solid, the pacing is good, but this particular volume wins above the last because we finally get to find out what happened to zukos mother. I havent participated in or viewed any discussions about avatar. Although shyamalans the last airbender didnt get a sequel, its source material has lived on. Its like asking, will a sequel to the jean claude van damme street fighter movie happen. First, i only recently as in the past month watched both korra and avatar and in that order, so i did not enter my viewing of either with overly sentimental views.
The last airbender, with the avatar part dropped for the big screen because of james camerons scifi epic of the same name. In september 2015, shyamalan told metro uk that he may work on the sequel after completing his next thriller, which was. The last airbender liveaction announcement, twitter. We know full well that the movie failed because it was poorly written and directed. When i bought this, i overlooked the small print saying it was a prequel to the movie, and not the cartoon. With noah ringer, nicola peltz, jackson rathbone, dev patel. The last airbender 2 was a proposed sequel to the 2010 film the last airbender, which was going. The last airbender, which was created by bryan konietzko and michael dante dimartino and aired on nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Night shyamalan has had a famously dramatic career arc. Based on the first season of the nickelodeon animated television series avatar. Reception to the last airbender avatar wiki fandom. The movie is based on the childrens animated series avatar. The last airbender, the film stars noah ringer as aang, with dev patel as prince zuko, nicola peltz as katara and jackson rathbone as sokka.
This time it will include a culturally appropriate, nonwhitewashed cast. Avatar sequel release dates set, starting in december. There seems to be a lot of talk from lok apologists saying critics of the sequel series are primarily criticizing it for being different from the original series. Back in between 2005 and 2008, a truly exceptional childrens television series aired on nickelodeon titled avatar. Avatar the last airbender new live action netflix series revealed. The last airbender sequel, the legend of korra, is not available on netflix, enchanted viewers may be able to find the series elsewhere. The last airbender has received negative responses from many critics in the united states, who have criticized it for shyamalans poor direction, pacing, and screenplay. Will there be a sequel to the last airbender 2010 movie. Yes, you read that correctly, book two of the avatar the last airbender series will rear its ugly head with m. The last airbender 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The last airbender, single characters could raise oceans, burn. However, eight years on from the release of the first film. The last airbender fans arguing over sequel series. So much is wrong with this movie, not the least of which is the atrocious acting. The last airbender is a 2010 american actionadventure fantasy film written, coproduced and directed by m. Night shyamalan explains why we didnt get his last. The original movie was met with a very mixed reception but could the last airbender 2 still happen. The franchise began with the animated television series avatar. Shyamalan regrets making last airbender and after earth. The last airbender is a multimedia franchise consisting of television series, a liveaction film, comics, books, video games, home media, and soundtracks. The last airbender is a 2010 american actionadventure fantasy film written, co produced and. The last airbender 2 will be the sequel to 2010s bigscreen adaptation of the emmyaward winning childrens television series.
It currently holds a 6% on the tomatometer from top critics and a 6% from all critics, and a consensus of despite flashy special effects, the last airbender squanders the potential of its popular source material on an. Follows the adventures of aang, a young successor to a long line of avatars, who must master all four elements and stop the fire nation from enslaving the water tribes and the earth kingdom. The last airbender sequel, tron legacy merchandise. Four years later, a sequel series was produced titled the. After the final episode of season 1 aired on television, it was followed by an announcement that the series would be coming back as a feature length film before. The last airbender 2 is a possible sequel to the liveaction film the last. The last airbender and the legend of korra for several years, but since i recently joined this subreddit im seeing a fair bit of them still going on. I would not be so salty about this had shyamalan admitted his failure and promised a much better film but instead he completely and utterly defends his first avatar film. Yes, we all remember the horrible movie adaptation, the last airbender, but this project is different. The film seemingly fell flat on its face, which is strange considering how successful the show was, not to mention the fact that a successful director was taking the reigns. As others have said, the art is a strange mixture of styles, with azula looking as she did in the cartoon, but zuko and iroh keeping their movie designs.
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