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Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Social Entropy++
Well, I'm not a huge fan, but I've seen the show a few times and it looked pretty cool.

Well, M. Night Shyamalan is making a trilogy of it. Heres the thing...

It's live action. What a twist!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956950.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Shyamalan's 'Avatar' also to bigscreen
Filmmaker to create his version of Nick series
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK

M. Night Shyamalan
Shyamalan

'Avatar'
'Avatar'
M. Night Shyamalan and Paramount are planning their own "Avatar" project, based on the popular Nickelodeon kids TV series.

The filmmaker has inked a three-picture deal with Par's MTV Films and Nick Movies to adapt animated kiddie skein "Avatar: The Last Airbender" for the bigscreen. He will write, direct and produce the potential kids franchise.

Film version will be live-action.

Nick TV's "Avatar," which is set in an Asian-influenced fantasy world permeated by martial arts and magic, follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars who must put aside his irresponsible ways and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

Created by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, "Avatar" debuted on the Nicktoons lineup in February 2005. Aimed at 6- to 11-year-olds, show has nabbed strong ratings, including outside its intended demo. It is among the top 10 animated series on all of TV among kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14.

Paramount confirmed the pact with Shyamalan just hours after Fox Filmed Entertainment announced it is greenlighting James Cameron's "Avatar," the director's first feature since "Titanic."

Although they may have the same name, the two projects have nothing to do with each other in terms of storylines. Cameron's is a sci-fi action-adventure that he's been working on for 11 years.

Par said it has registered the name of its project with the Motion Picture Assn. of America.

A Fox rep said, "We own the movie title 'Avatar.' There won't be another film called 'Avatar' coming from anyplace."

MTV Films and Nick Movies prexy Scott Aversano, who reports to Paramount prexy Gail Berman, was instrumental in striking the pact with Shyamalan.

“Avatar” marks the first time Shyamalan has taken on a project that didn’t originate from his own source material. He is also shopping other projects, so “Avatar” may not be the first into production.

Shyamalan took "Lady in the Water" to Warner Bros. after a bitter break with Disney, which had passed on the pic. He dissed some at the Mouse House in a book that was published just as Warners opened "Lady," which fell flat at the summer box office.

Shyamalan is repped by CAA.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    the world's coming to an end

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    'Worst director to make worst movie; anyone with testicles unsurprised'

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited January 2007
    he will set it in Philadelphia

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  • Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Im sorry, but Uwe Boll reserves that title.

    At least M night had sixth sense.

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  • PhonehandPhonehand Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Knob wrote:
    'Worst director to make worst movie; anyone with testicles unsurprised'
    He doesn't care for most things

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    this sounds like something that is going to be retarrrrrrded

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  • ham hammerham hammer Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hey if Eragon can do it

    hur hur

    hurrrr

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  • FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Poor Qorzm. He took it so hard when Mako died, and now this.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2007
    I liked unbreakable

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
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    what

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    Filler wrote:
    Im sorry, but Uwe Boll reserves that title.

    At least M night had sixth sense.

    are you trying to imply that the sixth sense was not patently ridiculous

    i mean, if you liked it, that's cool and all i guess


    at least boll realizes that he is making insipid garbage

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    why are they destroying a nice show.


    tell me why.

    (ain't nothin' but a heartache)

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  • Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Knob wrote:
    Filler wrote:
    Im sorry, but Uwe Boll reserves that title.

    At least M night had sixth sense.

    are you trying to imply that the sixth sense was not patently ridiculous

    i mean, if you liked it, that's cool and all i guess


    at least boll realizes that he is making insipid garbage
    It was the best movie in the world knob and I guess I cant expect people like you to understand that.

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  • TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Man, this is confusing.

    I heard that James Cameron was releasing a movie called Avatar in 2008 or 2009, and I thought it was about the Nick cartoon.

    Now there's really gonna be a movie based on the Nick cartoon.


    P.S. from what I've seen of the Avatar cartoon, it's not so bad.

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  • AdimaxAdimax Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    If it has got Joaquin Phoenix's sneering lip in it, I'm sold.

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  • B.C.B.C. is a bee! remember me?Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Avatar is actually a pretty kick ass show, I was pleasently surprised by it.

    A live action version is going to be shit.

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  • Carl with a KCarl with a K Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    WHAT A TWIST

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    why are they destroying a nice show.


    tell me why.

    (ain't nothin' but a heartache)
    Why the fuck does it have to be live action? Couldn't it be full-length animated? I would love that.

    Also, Aang is going to be impossible to cast. No one old enough to play him could possibly manage to pull off how utterly fucking adorable he is without it becoming the most annoying thing ever.

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  • Carl with a KCarl with a K Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    WHAT A TWIST

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    shut up karl

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    The user and all related content has been deleted.

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  • Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I already did that Karl.

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    shyamalan is far from the worst director

    unbreakable was a good movie

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Mr. Shymamalamadingdong has more talent making american express commercials. he should stick to what he knows.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    worst director

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  • Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    People, for fucks sake. Can we please just agree that Uwe Boll is the worst director?

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  • TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I see that some of you are thinking that this Avatar movie will be blasphemy

    that it will be madness, even

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    also worst writer

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  • AdimaxAdimax Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Gafoto wrote:
    shyamalan is far from the worst director

    unbreakable had a god damn shitty ending

    Correct!

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    Filler wrote:
    People, for fucks sake. Can we please just agree that Uwe Boll is the worst director?

    no

    shymalan is worst


    boll makes bad movies on purpose and runs away with a truckload of money

    he's not really a director at all

    more like a clever money fox

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I enjoy reading about how different bending styles are influenced by different styles of the martial arts on wikipedia

    that's a fun way to spend some time

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Skull Man wrote:
    I enjoy reading about how different bending styles are influenced by different styles of the martial arts on wikipedia

    that's a fun way to spend some virgin time

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  • rockmonkeyrockmonkey Little RockRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Screw it since mako isn't around to play uncle Iroh.

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    avatar: the last airbender is a really good cartoon, as a live action movie done by M. Night? meh.

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  • AdimaxAdimax Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I see that some of you are thinking that this Avatar movie will be blasphemy

    that it will be madness, even

    Madness?

    THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    *boot*

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  • B.C.B.C. is a bee! remember me?Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Harrier wrote:
    why are they destroying a nice show.


    tell me why.

    (ain't nothin' but a heartache)
    Why the fuck does it have to be live action? Couldn't it be full-length animated? I would love that.

    Also, Aang is going to be impossible to cast. No one old enough to play him could possibly manage to pull off how utterly fucking adorable he is without it becoming the most annoying thing ever.

    Unless they bring in complete outsiders for this movie, I doubt it will work at ALL.

    Dakota Fanning as Aang!

    Oh dear god.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    OH FUCK WHAT ABOUT TOPH

    THEY'RE GOING TO GET TOPH COMPLETELY WRONG

    SHE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN ANYTHING EVER

    AND THEY ARE GOING TO FUCKING RUIN HER

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I know the twist.

    At the end of the films, it'll turn out that they [spoiler:ca7e987fd9]were just cartoons.[/spoiler:ca7e987fd9]

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  • rockmonkeyrockmonkey Little RockRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Adimax wrote:
    I see that some of you are thinking that this Avatar movie will be blasphemy

    that it will be madness, even

    Madness?

    THIS IS Ba Sing Se!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    *boot*

    :lol:

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    shoe why would you have to say that

    I just like cartoons and martial arts

    and this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFR2C4hfu2Y

    awful music but cool shit regardless

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