{"id":4158,"date":"2009-05-21T19:05:26","date_gmt":"2009-05-21T19:05:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-05-21T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2009-05-21T19:05:25","slug":"M-Night-Shyamalan-confirmed-Airbender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4158","title":{"rendered":"M. Night Shyamalan confirmed Airbender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/movies\/news\/2009-05-21-airbender-first-look_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">USAToday<\/a> released pictures of Avatar: The Last Airbender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noah Ringer<\/strong> , 12, makes his feature-film debut opposite <strong>Slumdog Millionaire&#8217;s Dev Pate<\/strong>l in <strong>M. Night Shyamalan&#8217;s The Last Airbender<\/strong>, a live-action version of the show that opens July 2, 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dev Patel<\/strong> is suited for the role. He earned his black belt in tae kwon do before he turned to acting and discovered the television show while filming Millionaire. &quot;I started watching it in my trailer in India,&quot; says Patel, who plays the villain Zuko, a &quot;firebender&quot; (he manipulates flames). &quot;I see why the fan base is so big. It&#8217;s got action but a lot of moral messages.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more on the movie and franchise visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2008\/04\/15\/m-night-shyamalan-talks-about-avatar-the-last-airbender\" target=\"_blank\">www.firstshowing.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USAToday released pictures of Avatar: The Last Airbender. 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